Analysis of truck-related fatalities and disabling injuries at metal and nonmetal surface mines

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6052769· OSTI ID:6052769

Miller, W. K.

Haulage accidents involving trucks at metal and nonmetal mines resulted in 24 fatalities during 1973. Most truck haulage fatal injuries occurred in the limestone mining industry, which accounted for 12 fatalities, or 50 percent of the total deaths for the year. In 1973, there were 643 disabling injuries involving truck haulage. Of this total, 410 injuries were evaluated, with copper mining (31 percent), limestone mining (28 percent), and sand and gravel operations (17 percent) accounting for 76 percent of the total. Human error, possibly a result of inadequate training, or negligence, must be considered a major factor in the cause of truck haulage accidents that result in fatal and nonfatal injuries to operators and associated personnel.

• Research Organization: Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration, Denver, CO (USA). Health and Safety Analysis Center
• OSTI ID: 6052769
• Report Number(s): MESA-IR-1022; ON: DE83903045
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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