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July 12, 2025 Fatality - Fatality Alert

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Accident Report: Fatality Reference

July 12, 2025 Fatality

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MINE FATALITY – On July 12, 2025, a delivery truck driver died when the truck he was driving traveled off the road and crashed into a ravine.

Accident of tipped delivery truck

Best Practices

Maintain control of mobile equipment and follow all posted speed limit and warning signs.
Ensure berms and guardrails are at least as high as the mid-axle height of the largest mobile equipment using the roadway.
Ensure braking systems can stop and hold the equipment with its typical load on the maximum grade it travels.
Always wear a seatbelt while operating mobile equipment.
Perform thorough pre-operational inspections of mobile equipment. Correct any defects that create a hazard.

Additional Information

This is the 15th fatality reported in 2025, and the sixth classified as “Powered Haulage.”