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More information about NSW underground overshot drill injury probe released

Regulator releases more information about serious safety incident

Photo of the drill rig, control panel, overshot and jump-up stand at incident site. Photo courtesy NSW Resources Regulator.

Photo of the drill rig, control panel, overshot and jump-up stand at incident site. Photo courtesy NSW Resources Regulator.

A driller's assistant who was seriously injured by an errant overshot was a contract worker for HMR Drilling Services at the CSA underground mine in Cobar, central New South Wales, it has been revealed....

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