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What happened?
A mechanic was on his way to sign off the pre-shift checklist for an excavator.
When entering the loading area, he overtook a stationary rigid dump truck (RDT), presumed to be isolated.
The RDT operator suddenly turned to reverse park the RDT and collided with the mechanic’s vehicle.
No injuries were sustained during the incident.
The collision caused damaged to a property with a high potential risk to life.
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Why did it happen?
Poor communication between operators.
Not following communication procedure.
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What did they learn?
Enforce communication protocols so that drivers:
- communicate amongst themselves.
- follow communication procedures.
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Ask yourself or your crew
How can something like this happen here?
What other actions could have been taken?
How do you check if the stationary vehicles are isolated and there is no risk of collision when overtaking/passing them?
What is our current communication procedure? How can we improve the way we communicate?
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What happened?
A mechanic was on his way to sign off the pre-shift checklist for an excavator.
When entering the loading area, he overtook a stationary rigid dump truck (RDT), presumed to be isolated.
The RDT operator suddenly turned to reverse park the RDT and collided with the mechanic’s vehicle.
No injuries were sustained during the incident.
The collision caused damaged to a property with a high potential risk to life.
Why did it happen?
Poor communication between operators.
Not following communication procedure.
What did they learn?
Enforce communication protocols so that drivers:
- communicate amongst themselves.
- follow communication procedures.
Ask yourself or your crew
How can something like this happen here?
What other actions could have been taken?
How do you check if the stationary vehicles are isolated and there is no risk of collision when overtaking/passing them?
What is our current communication procedure? How can we improve the way we communicate?
A vehicle collided with a rigid dump truck (RDT) in the loading area of a mining site. The accident happened due to lack of communication between the drivers.
