ENVIRONMENT

Dragline comes out swinging

A DRAGLINE came into contact with a tractor after the dragline operator failed to hear requests to stop swinging at a Queensland open cut coal mine.

 The cable tractor operator exited the tractor and waved at the dragline operator to get his attention.

The cable tractor operator exited the tractor and waved at the dragline operator to get his attention.

Coal mine workers were using a cable tractor to position the dragline's power cable. The cable tractor moved a loop of cable and was repositioned to move another cable loop. The dragline operator...

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