September 12, 2024 - On January 29, 2024, a miner died when his haul truck traveled over the edge of a stockpile and overturned.

Best Practices:

• Examine dumping locations before work begins to identify hazardous conditions, especially after heavy rain, or other significant weather changes.
• Always wear a seatbelt.
• Provide adequate illumination at dumping locations.
• Ensure dumping locations are properly designed, constructed, and maintained.
• Dump material at a safe distance from the edge and push the material over the edge with a bulldozer.
• Construct substantial berms as a visual indicator to prevent overtravel at dumping locations.  Clearly mark dumping locations with reflectors and/or markers.
• Do not remove material from the toe of stockpiles when it would create instability at dumping locations.

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