MINE FATALITY – On March 22, 2023, a miner died when the personnel carrier he was riding overturned. Another miner riding on the personnel carrier accidentally actuated the emergency stop causing the personnel carrier to drift backwards down a grade. The personnel carrier struck a coal rib and overturned, pinning the victim beneath it. The victim was not riding in a designated seating area.
Best Practices:
Maintain steering and braking components.
Perform functional tests of brakes and other safety devices during the pre-operational examination.
Tag out and remove equipment from service when defects affecting safety are found.
Do not exceed the maximum designed seating capacity of personnel carriers.
Operate mobile equipment at speeds consistent with roadway conditions.
Task train miners on all equipment they operate.
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Miners and mine operators can find safety and health information on MSHA.gov. Click here for the final report on this fatality as reported at MSHA.
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