A METAL shard ejected from the track sprocket of an excavator at a Queensland open cut coal mine has broken the side window of a truck 35m away and entered its cabin.
coal mine workers have suffered serious injuries from flying metal shards.
The excavator had just had an undercarriage track change prior to the incident. The Queensland Mines Inspectorate said that in this incident, the metal shard ejected in line with the track frame, however,...
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