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Regulator taking closer look at serious Cadia incident

HOW drill components are changed on jumbo drill rigs as well as their operation and mechanical condition will be a key part of the New South Wales Resources Regulator’s investigation of an incident that severed a contractor’s arm at Newcrest Mining’s Cadia East underground mine.

 Jumbo drill rig DD022 at the incident scene.

Jumbo drill rig DD022 at the incident scene.

The regulator is looking at isolation points too and the instruction, training, experience and supervision of workers will also be examined. It revealed the jumbo offsider injured during drilling work...

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