Mineral processing machinery killed a worker. Authorities recently examined how an employee became fatally injured at an undisclosed operation. Investigators revealed the crew member had tried to...
Category - Dropped objects
A resources operation continues to experience anxiety and discontent after employee fatalities. Production has not been the same since two workers died and one contractor was seriously injured at...
A resources multinational did not break the law when toxic material was misplaced in transit. Authorities recently cleared Rio Tinto of wrongdoing when a tiny radioactive capsule fell while being...
A resources employee became covered in tonnes of material at an operation. A Komatsu PC350 excavator operator was recently buried alive at an undisclosed open-cut coal mine. The worker had tried to...
Load lifting equipment became unbalanced and fatally struck a worker. Authorities recently examined how a forklift mast weighing up to 2.7 tonnes topped and fell onto a technician performing...
A heavy stone killed a mine worker while fitting equipment. A rock slab recently shifted and fatally struck a distracted resources employee. Investigators revealed the object measured 3.7 metres...
A national contractor failed to maintain a safe employment environment, killing a team member on the job. Hansen Yuncken recently entered into an enforceable undertaking after two large steel pipes...
A structural failure ended a resources employee’s life. Authorities recently investigated how a roof collapse killed a mine worker. Investigators revealed the incident occurred while a standing...
Multiple resources workers perished in an underground equipment tragedy. Colleagues, friends and loved ones recently mourned the sudden deaths of four employees at Sibanye-Stillwater’s...
Dozens of anti-mining demonstrators were detained after delaying fossil fuel operations. Climate change protestors were recently arrested for trespassing and stopping a coal train for four hours near...
A resources multinational temporarily stopped relocating toxic material and gave away employee housing. Rio Tinto confirmed it recently paused transporting radioactive parts and donated a mobile...
A mining materials company will be questioned about a major failure. SafeWork is widely expected to examine what caused a 42 metre tall domesilo to suddenly collapse at Hallett Group’s Port...
