Mines safety alert no. 237 | 18 December 2009 | Version 1
Based on the preliminary investigation the following recommendations are made:
Investigations are ongoing and further information may be published as it becomes available. The information in this publication is what is known at the time of writing.
We issue Safety Notices to draw attention to the occurrence of a serious incident, raise awareness of risks, and prompt assessment of your existing controls.
Many incidents involving heavy and light vehicles interaction, including several fatalities, have occurred in the mining industry (Refer to Safety Alerts 205, 218 and 232).
Safety Alert 194 highlights the use of rills to separate vehicles to reduce the likelihood of collisions.
All surface mines
During dayshift, a loaded Cat 785D Rear Dump Truck was travelling off a bench towards the intersection with the ramp leading out of the pit. At the same time, a supervisor was travelling down the ramp in a Toyota Troop Carrier. The supervisor stopped at the intersection to let the truck exit the bench and to turn right onto the ramp. As the truck entered the ramp, the right front wheel (off driver's side) ran over the bonnet of the troop carrier on the driver's side. The truck continued up the ramp and only stopped after the supervisor contacted the truck driver via the two way radio. Nobody was injured in this incident.
Cat 785D rear dump truck and Toyota Troop Carrier.
Interaction of a light vehicle and heavy vehicle where the heavy vehicle operator has a restricted field of vision.
Preliminary investigations have revealed the following:
Contact: minesafetyandhealth@dnrm.qld.gov.au
Issued by Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
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