Mobile Equipment Hazards

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Mobile Equipment Hazards
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Machinery, equipment, and tools
30 CFR 56.14205 Machinery, equipment, and tools
shall not be used beyond the design capacity
intended by the manufacturer where such use may
create a hazard to persons.
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Warnings prior to starting or moving equipment
30 CFR 56.14200 Before starting crushers or
moving self-propelled mobile equipment, equipment
operators shall sound a warning that is audible
above the surrounding noise level or use other
effective means to warn all persons who could be
exposed to a hazard from the equipment.
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Safety defects examination, correction and
records
30 CFR 56.14100 (a) Self-propelled mobile
equipment to be used during a shift shall be
inspected by the equipment operator before being
placed in operation on that shift.(b) Defects on
any equipment, machinery, and tools that affect
safety shall be corrected in a timely manner to
prevent the creation of a hazard to persons.
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Safety defects examination, correction and
records
30 CFR 56.14100 (c) When defects make continued
operation hazardous to persons, the defective
items including self-propelled mobile equipment
shall be taken out of service and placed in a
designated area posted for that purpose, or a tag
or other effective method of marking the
defective items shall be used to prohibit further
use until the defects are corrected.
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Safety defects examination, correction and
records
30 CFR 56.14100 (d) Defects on self-propelled
mobile equipment affecting safety, which are not
corrected immediately, shall be reported to and
recorded by the mine operator. The records shall
be kept at the mine or nearest mine office from
the date the defects are recorded, until the
defects are corrected. Such records shall be made
available for inspection by an authorized
representative of the Secretary.
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October 17, 2002, a 45-year-old front-end loader
operator, with 11 years mining experience was
fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation.
The victim and a coworker were positioned on a
conveyor attaching lifting chains suspended from
the bucket of a track mounted back hoe. The
victim was caught between the back hoe bucket and
the conveyor frame when the boom and bucket moved
unexpectedly
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December 9, 2002, a 47-year-old truck driver with
1 year10 months mining experience was fatally
injured at a crushed stone operation. The victim
was in the process of removing a 12 foot long
section of a walkway attached to a portable
inclined conveyor. As he was cutting a metal
attachment using an acetylene torch, the section
of walkway collapsed on him.
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April 24, 2002, a 22-year-old mechanic with five
months mining experience was fatally injured at a
crushed stone operation. The victim was
conducting a performance test on the parking
brake. He drove the loader up a 16 percent ramp
when it stopped, rolled backwards and struck the
edge of a waste pile. The loader rolled on its
side and the victim, who was not wearing a seat
belt, was thrown out of the cab.
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July 2, 2002, a 51-year-old laborer with 21 weeks
mining experience was fatally injured at a
surface crushed stone mine. He was removing a
support structure on a portable conveyor. The
conveyor was positioned on a hydraulic jack
supported by two wooden blocks when it shifted
and fell crushing the victim
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October 12, 2002, a 52-year-old co-owner of a
sand and gravel operation was fatally injured.
The victim accompanied her husband to the mine to
assist in setting up a new weighing facility
while he used a front-end loader to fill in dirt
around the newly installed truck scales.
Apparently the victim inadvertently walked into
the path of the loader as it was backing.
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February 9, 2002, a 38 year-old equipment
operator with four months mining experience was
fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation.
The victim had exited the cab of the bulldozer
that he was operating and was run over by the
machine.
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January 21, 2002, a 51 year-old loader operator
with 6 weeks mining experience was fatally
injured at a sand and gravel operation. The
victim and a coworker were in the process of
draining the water from the log washer at the end
of the shift. The victim climbed inside the
machine to remove debris and was crushed by the
paddles when a third employee inadvertently
started the machine from the plant control consol.
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February 8, 2000, a 60-year-old mine foreman with
23 years mining experience was fatally injured at
a sand and gravel operation. The victim, who was
scurrying to move his pick-up truck out of the
way, was run over by a scraper as it was backing
up.
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April 25, 2001, a 39-year-old front-end loader
operator with 2 years mining experience was
fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation
while helping to assemble the plant. A front-end
loader and a chain were being used to raise a
conveyor. The rigging failed and the conveyor
fell, striking the victim.
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Do NOT operate or continue to operate any
equipment if

• The seat belt is defective.
• The service brakes cant stop it on grades.
• Any guards are missing.
• The air compressor doesnt keep up.
• The engine stalls for no reason.
• The accelerator or hydraulic controls are not
  completely free.

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