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Five hour rescue for Mt Arthur haul truck driver

A HAUL truck operator needed to be rescued after a dump gave way under their truck at BHP’s Mt Arthur open cut coal mine in New South Wales.

 BHP's Mt Arthur mine in NSW.

BHP's Mt Arthur mine in NSW.

On April 13 the haul truck was reversing into a dump corner when the edge of the dump appeared to collapse. The truck has ended up on a 45-degree angle over the edge of the dump. The operator could...

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