Longwall flipper knocks operator's head

A MINE operator was taken to hospital for treatment after a dangerous incident at a New South Wales longwall mine in which a flipper knocked his head.

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Longwall flipper incident causes injury.

While installing roof mesh on a longwall, during bolt up, an unintended activation of the flipper occurred on roof support 12 when an operator manually operated the same roof support that he was