ENVIRONMENT

Runaway feeder breaker

A FEEDER breaker went for a 4m roll in a New South Wales underground coal mine after a trainee stopped tramming.

The feeder breaker moved down the hill towards the workers.

The feeder breaker moved down the hill towards the workers.

The feeder breaker was being trammed up a grade in a development panel by the trainee operator and a trainer. The feeder breaker rode up onto a rock on the ground that started to crack and break. ...

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