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Spate of Qld dozer rollovers get alarms ringing

THE Queensland Mines Inspectorate will be targeting mines and suspending operations when risk is not acceptable after noticing an increase in bulldozer rollovers, including two in the past week.

Prior to executing the task, the work area inspections had not identified the hazards present.

Prior to executing the task, the work area inspections had not identified the hazards present.

There have been 19 dozer rollover incidents from January 2022 to August 2023. On August 7 a coal mine worker in BHP Mitsubishi Alliance's Blackwater was required to push high waste material down using...

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