Dec. 5. 2024 – MSHA reported that recent accidents highlight the risks associated with dump points and stockpiles, especially where stockpile stability and visibility are of concern. Fatalities and serious injuries have occurred when heavy equipment operators traveled or dumped material too close to a stockpile edge or worked too close to the toe of an over-steepened stockpile. MSHA recommends…
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MSHA Issues Haul Truck Roll Over Safety Alert
MSHA reported that on Oct. 9, a 60-ton haul truck was dumping a load of material when the dump point sloughed off, causing the haul truck to slide down and overturn, coming to rest upside down 15 ft. below. The driver was rescued from the truck through the side window of the cab with minor injuries. MSHA recommends the following…
Read MoreStockpile Reports Asks: Are You Still Clicking Piles Manually?
Tired of searching for piles in GIS data? With Stockpile Reports, the company knows where your stockpiles are, no clicking required.
Read MoreAccuracy in Stockpile Measurement Impacts Bottom Line
The accuracy of your stockpile inventory measurements directly impacts your company’s bottom line. Is measurement accuracy truly such a big deal? It’s common for bulk materials companies to have massive 30% to 40% deviations on their perpetual inventories.
Read MoreCEMEX Adopts New Stockpile Management Program
CEMEX has adopted Kespry’s platform for stockpile management, project monitoring and topographic mapping among other operational tasks. The company is using Kespry’s technology across its U.S. network of 10 cement plants, more than 54 strategically located distribution terminals, 50 aggregate quarries and nearly 269 ready-mix concrete plants.
Read MoreAggregate Producers Tout Use of Kespry Aerial Intelligence
Aerial intelligence solutions provider Kespry showcased the work of more than 170 aggregates customers at AGG1 in Houston, March 6-8. These organizations, including new Kespry aggregates customers CSA Materials, Stoneco of Michigan (a division of Oldcastle) and York Building Products, all use the Kespry industrial drone-based platform to manage stockpile inventories, plan mining operations and maximize revenue.
Read MoreSuperior Builds Longest Road-Portable Telescoping Conveyor
Superior Industries Inc. has manufactured the first-ever 210-ft. (64m) road-portable telescoping radial stacking conveyor. The TeleStacker Conveyor, designed and built for a frac sand operation in Texas, is the longest one of its kind ever built. The conveyor has a stockpiling capacity of 400,000 U.S. tons (363,000 Mt), 30 percent more than any other telescoping conveyor on the market. According to…
Read MoreStockpile Reports Gathers Insights From Measurement Data
Stockpile Reports Inc., an inventory management system for stockpiled materials, announced its 2016 year-end report highlighting several data-driven trends and near-term predictions. Insights were extracted from the measurement of $44 billion dollars worth of stockpiled materials by customers in 24 countries capturing more than seven million images from drones, airplanes and iPhones.
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