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

At time of filing it is believed a front-end loader struck the back of the tractor trailer. The position of the victim at the time of the accident is still under investigation. The victim was found under the rear driver's side tires of the tractor.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On March 9, 2023, at 1:55 p.m., Don Reynolds, a 60 year-old delivery truck driver with over five years of delivery truck driving experience, died when a front-end loader struck his truck and trailer. Reynolds was underneath his truck; the impact caused his truck’s left rear dual wheels to roll onto him. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not ensure that the front-end loader operator maintained control of the front-end loader.

1. The mine operator did not ensure that the front-end loader operator maintained control of the front-end loader.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator retrained all mobile equipment operators on maintaining line of sight while operating equipment.

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

Actividad al momento del incidente

Unknown

Subunidad / ubicación

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Tipo de accidente

Atrapado en, bajo o entre un objeto en movimiento y uno fijo

Fuente de la lesión

HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK

Naturaleza de la lesión

CRUSHING

Parte del cuerpo afectada

TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS

Experiencia minera total

0 years

Experiencia en esta mina

0 years

Experiencia en este puesto

5 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY