June 10, 2020 - On June 1, 2020, a contract truck driver died after falling from the top of his trailer.  The victim received first aid/CPR at the scene and passed away after being transported to a local hospital.

Best Practices:

• Discuss work procedures; identify all potential hazards to do the job safely.
• Train everyone to recognize fall hazards and ensure that safe work procedures are discussed and established.
• Include safe truck tarping requirements in site-specific hazard training.
• Provide truck tarping safe access facilities where needed.
• Provide an effective fall arrest secure anchorage system.  Ensure that people wear and attach fall protection connecting devices where there is a danger of falling.
• Use automatic tarp deploying systems to prevent people from working from heights.

Miners and mine operators can find safety and health information on MSHA.gov.