Accident Report: Fatality Reference
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METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On November 7, 2013, a 46-year old equipment operator with 27 years of experience was killed at a granite mine. The victim was operating a haul truck when it veered off the left side of a haul road and traveled through a berm. The haul truck went over an embankment and overturned in a settling pond.
Best Practices
- Provide and maintain adequate berms or guardrails on the banks of roadways where a drop-off exists.
- Conduct pre-operational checks to identify and correct any defects that may affect the safe operation prior to operating mobile equipment.
- Always wear a seat belt when operating self-propelled mobile equipment.
- Maintain control of self-propelled mobile equipment while it is in motion.
- Operate mobile equipment at speeds consistent with the conditions of roadways, tracks, grades, clearance, visibility, curves, and traffic.
- Stay alert while operating mobile equipment.
- Ensure traffic rules, signals, and warning signs are posted and obeyed.
Additional Information
This is the 15th fatality reported in calendar year 2013 in metal and nonmetal mining. As of this date in 2012, there were 16 fatalities reported in metal and nonmetal mining. This is the 7th Powered Haulage fatality in 2013. There were 6 Powered Haulage fatalities in the same period in 2012.