ENVIRONMENT

Serious Myuna incident could have been averted

A LACK of effective communication and situational awareness contributed to a serious incident at Centennial Coal’s Myuna underground coal mine in New South Wales in which a coal mine worker suffered multiple injuries.

 Centennial Coal's Myuna colliery in NSW.

Centennial Coal's Myuna colliery in NSW.

The 45-year-old mine worker was helping install roof bolts using a continuous miner when it needed to be repositioned. The worker moved aside but as the continuous miner trammed forward, a conveyor boom...

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