Accident Report: Fatality Reference
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METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On May 5, 2010, a 21 year-old old contract driller with 1 year of experience was fatally injured at a crushed stone operation. The victim was repositioning a truck mounted drill. He lowered the mast and raised the leveling jacks to move the drill. The drill then rolled down a grade and struck him.
Best Practices
- Maintain parking brakes to ensure proper function.
- Always set parking brakes when leaving a vehicle unattended.
- Ensure parking brake will hold the vehicle before exiting cab.
- Use tire chocks when parking equipment on grades.
- Never attempt to enter the cab of a runaway vehicle.
Additional Information
This is the 5th fatality reported in calendar year 2010 in the metal and nonmetal mining industries. As of this date in 2009, there were 10 fatalities reported in these industries. This is the 1st Machinery fatality in 2010. There were 3 Machinery fatalities in the same period in 2009.