WHILE removing the transmission from a dozer, two bolts attaching the lifting device to the transmission failed, allowing the transmission to fall onto the ripper frame of the dozer at a New South Wales open cut coal mine.
A preliminary investigation suggested incorrect-sized bolts were used.
The NSW Resources Regulator said nobody was injured. "A preliminary investigation suggested incorrect-sized bolts were used to connect the lifting rig to the transmission," it said. "When procedures...
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