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Faulty isolation system fails to stop longwall belt

A REMOTE isolation point at a cut through at a New South Wales underground coal mine failed while an underground mine worker was standing on the longwall belt.

Lou Caruana
Another worker pulled the lanyard that operated a switch and stopped the belt.

Another worker pulled the lanyard that operated a switch and stopped the belt.

During a maintenance period, two separate crews were working on the longwall belt. The first crew, at #5 cut through, isolated and locked out using the remote isolation system. The second crew, at...

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