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Fifth crash at QLD mine sites in six months

ANOTHER crash at a Queensland mine site has prompted the regulator to reiterate the importance of health and safety management across the industry.

 According to Mineral Mines and Quarries Inspectorate officers, this was the fifth crash at a Queensland mine site in as little as six months.

According to Mineral Mines and Quarries Inspectorate officers, this was the fifth crash at a Queensland mine site in as little as six months.

  In mid-February, a dump truck was backing up to tip its load at an overburden dump, when it collided with a wheel loader that was pushing off. The crash is the fifth in just under six months and...

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