MSHA Mobile Equipment - Safety Alert

"Since 2020, six miners have died and 61 have suffered lost time injuries from being struck by mobile equipment in underground production areas.

Best Practices

Mine operators should evaluate currently available and emerging technologies, such as Proximity Detection Systems, and consider adopting them to enhance safety.

Slow down and sound audible devices when approaching hazardous areas and before proceeding through ventilation curtains or flypads, intersections, and blind corners.

Always communicate your position and intended movements to mobile equipment operators and wait for their acknowledgement before moving.

Wear reflective clothing and lighted visual indicators, such as strobe lights.

Install and maintain clear ventilation curtains or flypads in all intersections.

Provide hand-held radios for persons on foot or when dismounting a vehicle; make sure these devices are used.

Minimize pedestrian traffic in known haulage routes..."

https://www.msha.gov/mobile-equipment-safety-alert