Summary: A troop carrier rolled away from a lighting plant park-up area. The vehicle travelled about 200 metres before hitting a centre dividing bund at an intersection and then rolled over. No one was in the vehicle. The operator reported that the vehicle was parked fundamentally stable, the park brake applied and the vehicle was shut down.
Recommendations to industry: Mine operators should review their training packages associated with ‘parking fundamentally stable’ and the minimum time required to establish this control. The review should also consider the benefit of a light vehicle being parked in gear compared to neutral.
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