Forensic image analysis is underway for two resources employees who became lost in northwest Queensland. MMG recently deployed drone technology to help locate a light truck operator and passenger who...
Category - Vehicle Safety
A heavy vehicle striking and killing a resources employee is simply the beginning of more tragedies to come, an advocate warned. Coworkers and loved ones are still reeling from the sudden loss of...
A mine worker who was fatally struck by a large locomotive will be fondly remembered. Colleagues and loved ones are mourning the tragic loss of Jody Byrne who died on 7 February 2023, shortly after a...
Authorities are investigating how a large locomotive struck and killed a resources employee. WorkSafe, the Office of National Rail Safety Regulator and Western Australian Police Force are trying to...
A multinational resources producer paused operations after an employee was unable to free himself in Queensland’s Isaac region. Peabody Energy temporarily suspended its Moorvale Coal Mine in...
A mine employee is receiving urgent medical attention after earthmoving machinery overturned in Central Queensland. A Caterpillar D11R dozer recently rolled over at BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s...
A young man quickly realised a major mining thoroughfare is no place for ‘monkeying’ around in Central Queensland. The 15-year-old thought it was a great idea to climb the Aurizon coal...
Officials are examining circumstances surrounding a workplace fatality in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WorkSafe) and the Queensland Police Service...
Authorities are examining whether a lifting accident involving a heavy vehicle killed a resources employee. Investigators are trying to determine whether anti-two blocking devices could have...
Two resources multinationals were litigated over serious workplace concerns. BHP Coal was recently sued for allegedly failing to manage occupational health and safety risks at the Goonyella Riverside...
Part of a heavy vehicle carrying hazardous chemicals burst into flames and became airborne for a great distance. An investigation found a 25 kg piece of shrapnel from a road train recently flew 800...
A truck carrying hazardous chemicals burst into flames and shrapnel on an Outback road. Authorities are investigating how a road train carrying a mine blasting substance ignited and exploded along...
