Disaster & Accident: 4 of 19

 The rock in question
ENVIRONMENT

NSW miner felled by rock hit

Rock hits miner in back of head.

11 March 2020

 Worksafe warns quarry operators to have proper controls in place when carrying out hot works.
MANAGEMENT

Hot works spark quarry fire

Fire sparked by worker using oxy-acetylene torch to cut bolts.

11 March 2020

 The tipper truck in question
FLEETS

Tipper truck hits power line

Regulator not sure why tray was in the raised position.

10 March 2020

  The red arrow shows where the truck driver’s head was when it was hit. Note: the tray was in a raised position when the incident occurred.
FLEETS

Another swinging tailgate warning

Driver's head caught between truck body and tailgate.

09 March 2020

Macfarlane says industrial manslaughter legislation could lead to unintended consequences
ENVIRONMENT

Macfarlane warns industrial kill bill unsafe

Macfarlane says changes needed to make sure legislation meets its purpose.

03 March 2020

 The incident's aftermath
ENVIRONMENT

Gas bottle bollard fail

Near miss when loader hits gas bottle used as bollard in NSW.

27 February 2020

Underground shaft at the Co-O mine
ENVIRONMENT

Two dead after Philippines rock fall

Tragedy on Mindanao with 2 dead and another seriously injured after underground rock fall.

27 February 2020

 The Talang Santo gold mine
ENVIRONMENT

Talang Santo slip up

Wall slip brings operations to a halt at Indonesian gold mine.

19 February 2020

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