August 2, 2019 Fatality

Accident Classification: Powered Haulage

Location: Smoky Canyon Mine, Park County, WY

Mine Controller: Scott Simplot

Mine Type: Surface

Mined Material: Phosphate Rock

Incident Date/Time: August 2, 2019 12:00 am

PUBLIC NOTICE

This posting serves to provide a public notice to employees of the mine, employees of the mining company(s), employees of independent contractors with any connection to the mine, persons with any connection to the mine, and any person with information regarding the cause or contributing factors of this accident. Please provide any information to:
Clayton Johnson, Lead Investigator:
Phone: 1-303-231-5465

PRELIMINARY REPORT

A contract mine employee was fatally injured while descending the main haul road in a 1982 Peterbilt Fuel/Lube truck. The victim radioed and advised that he had lost all braking power near the top of the contractor equipment staging area. The truck subsequently traveled approx. 1 mile down a 7percent grade and struck the right-hand side berm of a runaway truck ramp causing it to overturn.

The information provided in this notice is based on preliminary data ONLY and does not represent final determination regarding the nature of the incident or conclusions regarding the cause of the accident.