Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver

Haul truck driver was going to pit to get loaded, traveled over berm, truck landed on cab in water

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On August 25, 2025, at 7:20 a.m., Ethan Amberger, a 26-year-old haul truck operator with over 6 years of mining experience, died when the haul truck he was operating drove over a berm on the pit ramp, fell 39 feet, and landed with its cab submerged in water. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not: 1) ensure that operators of self-propelled mobile equipment maintain control of the equipment while it is in motion, 2) ensure that seat belts were worn in haul trucks, 3) provide signs warning of hazardous conditions on the pit ramp, and 4) construct a berm along an elevated roadway capable of moderating or limiting the force of the haul truck with regard to traveling over the bank of the roadway.

1. The mine operator did not ensure that operators of self-propelled mobile equipment maintained control of the equipment while it is in motion.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator held training on maintaining control of mobile equipment along with updating company policy.

2. The mine operator did not ensure that seat belts were being worn in haulage trucks.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator held training on the use of seat belts along with updating company policy.

3. The mine operator did not provide signs warning of hazardous conditions on the pit ramp.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator installed signs for reduced speed, steepness, and curve in haul road.

4. The mine operator did not construct a berm along an elevated roadway capable of moderating or limiting the force of the haul truck with regard to traveling over the bank of the roadway.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator has reshaped the berms of the pit ramp roadway to have a steeper berm.

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

Actividad al momento del incidente

Haulage Or Dump Truck

Subunidad / ubicación

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Tipo de accidente

Golpeado contra un objeto 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

6 years

Experiencia en esta mina

0 years

Experiencia en este puesto

6 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY