February 13, 1998
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Thompson Creek Mining Company · Struck against a moving object
THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING A VOLVO BM-A30J, 30 TON TRUCK HAULING MILL TAILINGS. HE WAS RETURNING EMPTY DOWN A HAUL ROAD WITH A 20% GRADE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.THE TRUCK RAMMED THROUGH A 7-FOOT HIGH BERM AND DOWN TO AN ACCESS RAMP, APPROXIMATELY 15 FT BELOW. HE HAD COMPLETED EIGHT LOAD CYCLES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE VICTIM WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.