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Safer shovel system call after Collie death

THE death of a miner at Collie has sparked calls for safer systems of work for shovel and excavator operators.

Circles indicate where the accident happened, showing the ladder in the final (left) and upright (middle) positions with the handrail, platform and emergency shutdown (A) and ladder (B) switches (close-up, right).

Circles indicate where the accident happened, showing the ladder in the final (left) and upright (middle) positions with the handrail, platform and emergency shutdown (A) and ladder (B) switches (close-up, right).

More details have emerged about the tragic death of a face shovel operator at Griffin Coal's Ewington site in Collie. The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety revealed the worker was...

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