Why Do Haul Truck Fatal Accidents Keep Occurring?

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• Personal Author:
  Bellanca, Jennica L. ; Burgess-Limerick, Robin ; Orr, Timothy J. ; Ryan M
• Description:
  The use of powered haulage at mine sites continues to be hazardous, with haul-truck-related accidents being the most common. To better understand why haul-truck-related accidents continue to occur and what we can do to prevent them, researchers reviewed U.S. haul-truck-related fatal accidents from 2005 to 2018. Researchers constructed bow-tie representations of each event using the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA's) final fatality reports. The analyses explored the context of the accidents with a focus on the initiating event, event outcome, hazards present, and possible preventative and mitigative controls. The results of this study suggest a need to focus on improving low-level defensive controls, especially related to haul truck operation, and a need for further investigation into operator decision-making and organizational controls. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Behavior Decision Making Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mining Mortality Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accident Prevention Case Reports Decision Making Fatalities Haulage Haulage Vehicles Hazard Controls Heavy Machinery Machine Operation Machine Operators Miners Mine Safety And Health Administration Mining Equipment MSHA Regulations Safety Research Traumatic Injuries Truck Drivers Worker Safety Work Operations

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059788
• Citation:
  MineXchange: 2020 SME Annual Conference & Expo, February 23-26, 2020, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 20-003. Englewood, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2020 Feb; :1-7
• Contact Point Address:
  J. L. Bellanca, CDC NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  MineXchange: 2020 SME Annual Conference & Expo, February 23-26, 2020, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 20-003
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215290/cdc_215290_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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