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Hazelwood fire fighter wins Victorian Supreme Court appeal

AN EXCAVATOR operator left with a serious lung disease after working to contain the 2014 Hazelwood mine fire in Victoria without any respiratory protection had his successful WorkCover claim upheld by the Victorian Supreme Court.

David Briggs spent 12 weeks helping to contain the Hazelwood open cut mine fire.

David Briggs spent 12 weeks helping to contain the Hazelwood open cut mine fire.

David Briggs spent 12 weeks helping to contain the open cut mine fire that took hold in Victoria's Latrobe Valley in early 2014. Maurice Blackburn principal Sally Weir said his employer, RTL Mining...

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