February 26, 2025 - On January 30, 2025, a miner died when a front-end loader operator unknowingly lowered a pallet of stone onto him.

Best Practices:

• Develop traffic rules for mobile equipment and miners on foot. Ensure the Safety Program for Surface Mobile Equipment includes actions taken to identify hazards and risks to reduce fatalities.
• Install collision warning technologies and added safety features such as cameras, sensors and radar.
• Ensure adequate clearance and visibility when operating mobile equipment and be aware of where all persons on foot are located.
• Wear high visibility clothing and communicate your location and intended movements to mobile equipment operators.  Ensure they acknowledge your presence before you travel near mobile equipment.
• Train all persons to recognize the limited visibility and blind areas inherent to the operation of self-propelled mobile equipment.