October 1, 2022 Fatality - Fatality Alert

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Accident Report: Fatality Reference

October 1, 2022 Fatality

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MINE FATALITY – On October 1, 2022, a miner died while using a crane to remove a haul truck engine. The auxiliary line broke, causing the hook and ball assembly to fall and strike the miner.

Accident scene where a miner died while using a crane to remove a haul truck engine. The auxiliary line broke, causing the hook and ball assembly to fall and strike the miner.

Best Practices

Make sure cranes have functional anti-two blocking devices to automatically shut off the crane when the rigging on the hoist line gets close to the sheave at the end of the crane boom.
Make sure miners stay clear of suspended loads and use taglines when necessary for steadying or guiding suspended loads.
Make sure miners conduct thorough pre-operational inspections of all machinery, equipment, and tools prior to use.

Additional Information

This is the 23rd fatality reported in 2022, and the eighth classified as “Machinery.”