MINE FATALITY – On May 19, 2025, a miner died when the haul truck he was operating traveled through a berm and over an approximately forty-foot highwall to the bench below.
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Best Practices
- Maintain control of self-propelled mobile equipment while it is in motion.
- Ensure berms and guardrails are at least as high as the mid-axle height of the largest mobile equipment using the roadway. The effectiveness of a berm depends not only on its height, but also on its base width and compaction.
- Always wear a seatbelt and remain in the cab with your seatbelt on while operating mobile equipment. Never attempt to exit or jump from an out-of-control vehicle.
- Ensure miners are adequately task trained in the safe operation of all equipment they use.
- Perform pre-operational examinations of mobile equipment.
Additional Information
This is the 13th fatality reported in 2025, and the sixth classified as “Powered Haulage.”
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Original article published by MSHA