SAFETY

Continuous miner incidents could have been fatal: inspectorate

The three specific incident reports indicate a variety of factors were at play

 A continuous miner being prepared to go underground at the former Bounty Mining's Cook Colliery in Queensland. Photo courtesy Bounty

A continuous miner being prepared to go underground at the former Bounty Mining's Cook Colliery in Queensland. Photo courtesy Bounty

The Queensland Mines Inspectorate has drawn attention to continuous miner safety with three incidents involving the ejection of cutter head stop pins from continuous miners at Queensland underground coal...

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