ENVIRONMENT

Haul truck operator steers into bund to stop sliding truck

WET weather conditions at a New South Wales open cut coal mine lead to a haul truck sliding through an intersection in a dangerous incident.

 As the truck was descending the ramp, the rear wheels started to slide.

As the truck was descending the ramp, the rear wheels started to slide.

The haul truck operator was assigned to a different digger mid-shift. The operator went to travel down a ramp that had not been used since recent wet weather. As the truck was descending the ramp,...

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