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

The pile gave away.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On June 8, 2017, James H. Mangus, Jr. (age 56), truck driver, was fatally injured when his truck overturned due to a stockpile foundation failure. The accident occurred because management did not have proper procedures in place to ensure: berms, bumper blocks, safety hooks or similar impeding devices were provided at dumping locations; dumping locations were visually inspected before work commenced; loads were dumped at a safe distance back from the edge where the bank or area was unstable; task training was given when a miner was assigned a task and had no past or similar experience with; seat belts were worn in all haulage trucks.

1. The operator's procedures and controls were inadequate. The mine operator failed to ensure berms, bumper blocks, safety hooks or similar impeding devices were provided where there was a hazard of over traveling or overturning.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator has installed berms and trained miners in the requirements of the standard and instituted policy to ensure future compliance. They have implemented procedures closing stockpiles with physical barriers when material is being removed.

2. The mine operator failed to ensure dumping locations are visually inspected before work begins at those locations.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator implemented a policy ensuring visual inspections occur before work begins at dumping locations and as ground conditions warrant. Mine management has included this in their work place examination.

3. The mine operator failed to ensure miners were dumping loads at a safe location back from the edge of an unstable area.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator has implemented a policy and has trained miners to ensure all loads will be dumped at safe location.

4. The mine operator failed to provide task training for miners performing stockpiling activities.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator provided task training to miners who perform stockpiling and work on dump sites.

5. The mine operator failed to ensure miners wore seat belts when operating haulage trucks.

   Acción correctiva: Miners were re-trained in the requirements of seat belt usage.

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

UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED

Parte del cuerpo afectada

HEAD,NEC

Experiencia minera total

3 years

Experiencia en esta mina

3 years

Experiencia en este puesto

3 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY