MINE FATALITY – On February 22, 2025, a contractor died when the bridge providing access into the kiln shifted, causing the skid steer loader he was operating to fall backwards into the clinker chute.
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Best Practices
- Provide safe access to all working areas.
- Follow the manufacturer’s installation instructions for bridges and ramps.
- Routinely examine metal structures for indications of structural weakness (corrosion, fatigue cracks, bent/buckling beams, braces or columns, loose/missing connectors, broken welds, etc.).
- Train miners on their assigned tasks, including how to identify, report, and correct hazards.
- Examine work areas at the beginning and throughout the day for changing conditions that may affect safety.
Additional Information
This is the seventh fatality reported in 2025, and the third classified as “Powered Haulage.”
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Original article published by MSHA