ENVIRONMENT

Winder brakes not fit to operate

AN INSPECTION of a man-riding shaft winder at an underground mine in New South Wales found it was missing an upper brake calliper pin.

 The Regulator's image of the incident

The Regulator's image of the incident

During the walk-around inspection it was noticed the pin had split and worked its way out of the calliper, with the pin and retaining washer nowhere to be found. The opposite side calliper was still...

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