ENVIRONMENT

Door blows off hinges

A SPIKE in ventilation at an underground mine in New South Wales caused a vent brattice door to blow off its hinges, narrowly missing a worker who was sitting in a nearby light vehicle.

 The Regulator's image of the incident

The Regulator's image of the incident

According to the NSW Resources Regulator, the dangerous incident happened when the mine was in shutdown mode, with two primary ventilation fans switched off. This caused the air pressure to change and...

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