Accident Report: Fatality Reference
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MINE FATALITY – On August 11, 2024, a miner died while clearing spillage around a belt conveyor head roller. During this process, the belt conveyor moved forward causing the miner to fall 37 feet down a transfer chute, onto a belt conveyor, where he landed on the top of a stacker tube and fell approximately 60 feet onto a coal stockpile.
Best Practices
- Lock out, tag out, and block belt conveyors against hazardous motion before performing repairs or maintenance.
- Evaluate for possible stored energy and other hazards before beginning work.
- Provide safe access where miners work.
- Task train miners on safe work practices.
Additional Information
This is the 13th fatality reported in 2024, and the eighth classified as “Powered Haulage.”