Bench failure at Qld open cut mine

DRAGLINE operators have been warned to regularly check the integrity of their working benches after a bench at a Queensland open cut coal mine failed and the machine listed towards the pit void.

Dragline on a bench in a Queensland open cut mine bench that was constructed on unsuitable base material.

12 November 2019
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The Queensland Mines Inspectorate said the speed of failure prevented the operators moving the dragline to stable ground, requiring them to evacuate to safety.

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