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Lessons Learned from Near-Miss Events: Use of the Critical Decision Method to Identify Strategies to Improve Haul Truck Safety in Mining

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  • Description:
    Accidents involving powered haulage and mobile equipment such as haul trucks often account for the greatest number of fatalities in the mining industry each year. Despite previous analyses that have identified root causes and other contributing factors, there is still a need to better understand the events leading up to these types of accidents, what lessons may be learned, and what strategies can be employed to prevent fatal accidents from occurring. This study examines Naturalistic Decision Making (NDM) using the critical decision method (CDM). The CDM is a retrospective interview approach used to explore time-limited, high-stakes, decision-making. In this study the CDM is used to obtain more information about what happens prior to, during, and after a potentially fatal situation such as a near-miss event, loss of control, or minor accident involving equipment damage. Researchers captured first-hand accounts from 21 haul truck operators involved in near-miss events from mine sites of various sizes and commodities throughout the United States. These accounts provide rich and detailed narratives from the perspective of haul truck operators themselves and reveal insights into what decisions haul truck operators make, what sensory cues they perceive, and what strategies they employ during challenging and non-routine situations. Decision-related themes that emerged from the data are presented and discussed. These results, along with potential solutions offered by study participants, can help to inform future research, raise awareness about hidden hazards, and build more creative interventions and realistic training scenarios for use by the industry to address haul truck safety issues. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Series:
    Mining Publications
  • Publisher:
    Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME)
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Genre:
    Proceedings
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  • 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:
    1-11
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20069444
  • Citation:
    MineXchange: 2024 SME Annual Conference & Expo, February 25-28, 2024, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 24-057. Englewood, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2024 Feb; :1-11
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2024
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Source Full Name:
    MineXchange: 2024 SME Annual Conference & Expo, February 25-28, 2024, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 24-057
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    urn:sha-512:49cf84142d71036f54d9c3fb16fe36c464b073ba4e63c225c08531c278e2ebb3b812f4e8a0794dd5c87f6a6091c0d7f2725ece4fbedfa494256191ccc5d869ae
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