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Title: 2002 Sand and Gravel Fatalities


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2002 Sand and Gravel Fatalities
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  • January 21, 2002, a 51 year-old loader
    operator with 6 weeks mining experience was
    fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation.
    The victim and a coworker were in the process of
    draining the water from the log washer at the end
    of the shift. The victim climbed inside the
    machine to remove debris and was crushed by the
    paddles when a third employee inadvertently
    started the machine from the plant control
    consol.
  • Power disconnect switches should be locked out
    and posted with signed tags by the individuals
    performing work prior to work commencing.
  • Wherever possible, startup switches should have a
    time delay along with simultaneous audible and
    visual warnings to alert persons of impending
    hazardous motion.
  • Companies should develop and implement procedures
    that address possible hazards for all maintenance
    tasks.
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  • January 24, 2002, a 62 year-old laborer with 20
    years mining experience was fatally injured at a
    crushed stone operation. The victim exited a
    building during a heavy rain and was crossing a
    plant roadway when he was apparently struck by
    the bucket edge of a front-end loader.
  • When visibility is restricted by inclement
    weather, mobile equipment operators should turn
    on all exterior lights and keep the cab windows
    free of condensation or other obstructions that
    affect visibility.
  • Signs or signals that warn of pedestrians should
    be installed where persons routinely cross plant
    roadways on foot.
  • Operating speeds should be consistent with
    conditions of the roadway, visibility, and
    possible pedestrian traffic.
  • Equipment operators should keep buckets, forks or
    booms close to the ground when traveling.

4
  • February 9, 2002, a 38 year-old equipment
    operator with four months mining experience was
    fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation.
    The victim had exited the cab of the bulldozer
    that he was operating and was run over by the
    machine.
  • Equipment operators should disengage the
    transmission and set the park brake before
    leaving the cab.

5
  • February 13, 2002, a 50-year-old contract
    carpenter with 11 years construction experience
    was fatally injured at a cement operation. The
    victim was a member of a crew building a new
    processing plant. A construction access elevator
    was mounted outside the corner support structure
    of the building and was positioned several floors
    above where the victim was working. The victim,
    who was secured by a safety belt and line, was
    standing at the outside edge of the structural
    steel taking measurements. The elevator was
    subsequently lowered and caught the victim
    between the conveyance and the structural steel.

6
  • Areas where health or safety hazards exist that
    are not immediately obvious to employees should
    be posted with signs warning of the nature of the
    hazard or barricaded to prohibit access.
  • When machinery or equipment movement can injure
    persons, the machinery or equipment should be
    de-energized and locked out prior to entering the
    area.
  • Where the movement of or equipment could cause
    injury, an audible alarm should be used to warn
    persons of impending movement.
  • Procedures that evaluate possible hazards and
    assure prompt corrective action should be
    implemented prior to work beginning.

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  • March 29, 2002, a 53 year-old truck driver
    with one year mining experience was fatally
    injured at a sand and gravel operation. The
    victim was struck by the bed of a haul truck when
    it lowered unexpectedly. He had been standing at
    the rear of the cab, reaching across the frame
    trying to free one of the hoist control cables.
  • Persons should not work under a raised component
    of mobile equipment until the component has been
    blocked or mechanically secured to prevent
    accidental lowering.
  • Mechanical blocking can be achieved by installing
    a hinged prop leg.
  • Formal procedures that address possible hazards
    should be implemented for all maintenance tasks.
  • Manufacturer's service guides should be obtained,
    referenced and followed.

8
  • May 16, 2002, a 43-year-old supervisor with
    25 years of experience at this mine, was fatally
    injured at a sand and gravel operation. The
    victim was using a dozer to level material at the
    end of a pipe that discharged waste sand into a
    water filled pit that had been dredged. Heavy
    rains had caused the water level in the pit to
    raise several feet above normal. A large section
    of the material sloughed and the dozer fell into
    the water-filled pit. The victim surfaced but was
    unable to swim to the shore.
  • Evaluate the stability of any uncompacted ground
    prior to operating mobile equipment on it,
    especially after heavy rains.
  • Require flotation devices be maintained in the
    operator's cab on mobile equipment working in the
    vicinity of water.

9
  • September 10, 2002, a 58 year-old contract
    drill operator with 15 years drilling experience
    was fatally injured at a crushed stone operation.
    The victim had positioned the truck-mounted
    chassis drill, set the jacks and raised the truck
    chassis off the ground. He was raising the drill
    mast into position when a previously damaged jack
    foot connection may have allowed the "ball end"
    to suddenly drop into the receiving socket. This
    caused the drill to become unstable, tip over and
    crush the operator inside the operator's cab.

10
  • Ensure pre-operational checks are conducted and
    identified needs for maintenance are properly
    addressed.
  • Establish procedures that ensure jack components
    are locking in position properly and the unit is
    level before positioning mast.
  • Use adequate cribbing to prevent the jacks from
    sinking into the ground.
  • Know the limitations of your drill and follow the
    procedures in the operators manual.

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September 10, 2002, a 57 year-old equipment
operator with 25 years mining experience was
fatally injured at a crushed stone operation. The
victim was approaching the stone load out when
apparently the rear brake line ruptured. The
truck left the road, traveled several hundred
feet and struck a tree. The victim, who was not
wearing the seat belt provided, was found on the
ground near the truck.
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  • Ensure pre-operational checks are conducted and
    identified needs for maintenance are properly
    addressed.
  • Establish procedures that require scheduled
    inspection and maintenance of mobile equipment.
  • Ensure that service brakes will stop and hold
    equipment prior to operating mobile equipment.
  • Enforce policies that require seat belts be worn
    by mobile equipment operators.

13
September 16, 2002, a 42 year-old welder with 2
years mining experience was fatally injured at a
crushed stone operation. The victim was lying on
a wet, metal screen deck welding a wear plate in
a confined area when he apparently touched the
energized welding rod to his chest and received
an electrical shock.
  • Establish procedures that require welders to
    cover metal with approved insulated mats or dry
    wood when lying to weld in confined areas.
  • Ensure that maintenance activities are planned
    and possible hazards are eliminated.
  • Provide the proper supplies and equipment to
    complete all tasks.

14
October 12, 2002, a 52-year-old co-owner of a
sand and gravel operation was fatally injured.
The victim accompanied her husband to the mine to
assist in setting up a new weighing facility
while he used a front-end loader to fill in dirt
around the newly installed truck scales.
Apparently the victim inadvertently walked into
the path of the loader as it was backing.
  • Establish procedures that prohibit entering the
    work area of mobile equipment unless the operator
    is aware of your presence.
  • Ensure that you make eye contact with mobile
    equipment operators before approaching their work
    areas.

15
October 14, 2002, a 25-year-old front-end loader
operator, with 3 months mining experience was
fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation.
The victim parked his loader near the toe of a 33
foot highwall and left the operator's cab when
material sloughed off the highwall and buried him.
  • Train all employees in hazard recognition and
    ensure they follow all safety requirements.
  • Ensure that loose ground and overhanging material
    is taken down or block all access to those areas.
  • Adopt mining methods that will maintain wall,
    bank or slope stability in all work areas.

16
October 17, 2002, a 45-year-old front-end loader
operator, with 11 years mining experience was
fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation.
The victim and a coworker were positioned on a
conveyor attaching lifting chains suspended from
the bucket of a track mounted back hoe. The
victim was caught between the back hoe bucket and
the conveyor frame when the boom and bucket moved
unexpectedly.
  • Identify possible hazards and take necessary
    action to ensure safe operation prior to
    beginning repair or maintenance tasks.
  • Block all equipment or machinery components to
    prevent possible movement.
  • Establish procedures that require mobile man
    lifts be used where safe access is not provided.

17
October 21, 2002, a 48-year-old equipment
operator with 11 years mining experience was
fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation.
The victim was operating a front-end loader
feeding a power screen plant when he backed one
of the wheels over a drop-off. The loader, which
was not provided with a ROPS cab, rolled over,
crushing the victim.
  • Establish procedures that restrict the use of
    front-end loaders manufactured prior to June 30,
    1969 to flat ground.
  • Ensure that berms are provided on elevated edges
    of roadways where a drop-off exists.
  • Ensure adequate pre-operational checks are
    conducted on all self- propelled mobile equipment
    and defects are promptly corrected.

18
October 21, 2002, a 52-year-old truck driver with
24 years mining experience was fatally injured at
a sand and gravel operation. The victim was
hauling overburden and dumping it into an old,
water filled pit. The truck was backing toward
the dump berm when the ground sloughed off,
causing the truck to slide into the water.
  • Ensure dumping locations are visually inspected
    prior to dumping the first load and as ground
    conditions warrant.
  • Waste material with a high percentage of fines in
    a saturated condition can develop excess internal
    water pressure that reduces the stability of the
    pile.
  • When signs of instability are present, ensure
    material is dumped a safe distance from the edge.

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December 9, 2002, a 47-year-old truck driver with
1 year10 months mining experience was fatally
injured at a crushed stone operation. The victim
was in the process of removing a 12 foot long
section of a walkway attached to a portable
inclined conveyor. As he was cutting a metal
attachment using an acetylene torch, the section
of walkway collapsed on him.
  • Analyze maintenance tasks and identify possible
    hazards prior to the commencement of work.
  • Establish job procedures to eliminate hazards and
    ensure personnel are trained to utilize the
    proper equipment and tools.
  • Secure all equipment or machinery components to
    prevent movement.
  • Ensure personnel are adequately trained and
    assisted as necessary when performing maintenance
    work.

20
TEMPLATE!
  • On June 6, 2000, a 43-year-old boiler maker
    with 20 years construction experience was fatally
    injured at a cement operation. The victim had
    stepped from the walkway onto a steel I-beam to
    help position a component being installed. He
    lost his balance and fell about 63 feet. The
    victim was wearing a harness attached to a
    lanyard, but he had not connected his lanyard to
    the wire rope static line that was provided.
  • Persons should always tie off when working in
    elevated work areas.
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