ENVIRONMENT

Miners need to wake up to microsleep danger

A LOADED dump truck at a Queensland open pit coal mine has hit and mounted the centre bund after its operator had a microsleep. The impact woke up the operator who stopped the truck.

About 80% of coal mine workers involved in microsleep incidents were operating rear dump trucks.

About 80% of coal mine workers involved in microsleep incidents were operating rear dump trucks.

The Queensland Mines Inspectorate said no injury was sustained. In the first eight months of 2023, 25 high potential incidents reported to the coal inspectorate resulting in either a collision or unplanned...

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