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Highwall collapse leaves two operators injured

TWO dump truck operators were injured and badly shaken after a highwall collapse at a New South Wales coal mine.

 The highwall where the failure occurred was not excavated back to the presplit wall.

The highwall where the failure occurred was not excavated back to the presplit wall.

While a dump truck was being loaded at the toe of a highwall, material from in front of the presplit fell from the highwall and landed in the rear of the truck tray. The truck tray head-board lifted...

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