Utility Man

An employee was fatally injured when EE was struck by a third-party truck driver who failed to stop at a posted, lighted, STOP sign and made a sudden turn off the primary travel way. Local law enforcement arrested the third-party truck driver and charged the driver in connection with the accident.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On August 3, 2021, at 5:14 a.m., Reyes Lovington Jr., a 62 year-old utility worker with approximately 15 years of mining experience, died when a tractor-trailer operated by a mine customer struck him while he walked to his assigned work area. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not: 1) establish and follow rules to provide for the safe movement of self-propelled mobile equipment where a change to the traffic pattern occurred, and 2) provide site-specific hazard awareness training to alert truck drivers of the hazards associated with a change to the traffic pattern.

1. The mine operator did not establish and follow rules to provide for the safe movement of self-propelled mobile equipment where a change to the traffic pattern occurred.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator conducted a traffic flow assessment and established rules to provide for the safe movement of self-propelled mobile equipment. The mine operator trained all miners and drivers on the rules. Additionally, the mine operator now transports all miners to their assigned work areas.

2. The mine operator did not provide site-specific hazard awareness training to alert truck drivers of the hazards associated with a change to the traffic pattern.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator provided site-specific hazard awareness training for the truck drivers.

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Hallazgos del informe final de investigación de la MSHA, que sustituye la narrativa preliminar anterior.

Actividad al momento del incidente

Walking, Running

Subunidad / ubicación

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Tipo de accidente

Golpeado por objeto motorizado en movimiento

Fuente de la lesión

HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK

Naturaleza de la lesión

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Parte del cuerpo afectada

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Experiencia minera total

14 years

Experiencia en esta mina

12 years

Experiencia en este puesto

12 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY