Incident
During normal haul truck operations at an open pit mine, a
female operator was found on the ground at a location directly
below the access ladder to the driver’s deck of a Caterpillar
777D haul truck.
The truck was stationary in a designated park-up area at the
time of the accident.
The work area on the deck was clear of obstructions.
The operator subsequently died in hospital the following day.
Although there was no direct witness to the accident, the
circumstances revealed by the investigation indicate that the
operator fell from the deck while cleaning the windscreen of
the truck.