Lack of communication causes CM shuttle car collision

A CONTINUOUS miner collided with a loaded shuttle car, which damaged the glass on an explosion protected enclosure in a New South Wales underground coal mine.

There was no positive communication between the shuttle car operator and the CM operator.

08 April 2021
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The shuttle car had pulled away from the CM towards the boot-end of the longwall when the operator stopped to correct an issue with the supply cable.

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