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Lynwood Quarry incident leaves worker with broken leg

A WORKER at Lynwood Quarry in New South Wales ended up with a broken leg after a bucket holding pin came loose and hit the worker.

 A worker at an open cut mine has been badly injured when a bucket pin struck their leg.

A worker at an open cut mine has been badly injured when a bucket pin struck their leg.

According to a Resources Regulator investigation, the worker was removing a bucket from an excavator when the pin holding it in place came loose. The pin was being pushed from one side of the bucket...

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