An inrush has occurred at a Queensland mine during a roadway development to a ventilation shaft. According to an alert issued by the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines, the inrush...
Category - MINING HAZARDS
This section covers hazards associated with surface and underground mining.
On 10 October 2016, the operator cabin of a 250-excavator dislodged and fell onto the tracks of the machine at the Mangoola Coal Mine. The operator had to be rescued from the cabin by the mine’s...
Dust issues in all aspects of mineral mining and processing are commonplace and a nuisance and danger to workers and equipment. MARC Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ALS Limited, has the...
A mining accident in northern China left seven people dead, local authorities in the city of Tangshan, Hebei Province said last Friday. The accident occurred at about 12:30 p.m. in a coal mine of the...
The US Based Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a Fatality Alert after an electrician was electrocuted during a linkage adjustment on a lever in a live panel at Blackhawk Mining...
Effective inspections on conveyors for minimising the risk of fire and unplanned downtime. Cool Mine Pty Ltd has established its brand as an innovative mining support company through the development...
Connec was established in 2014 with a specific objective to rethink the design and manufacture of High Voltage Coupler Systems and modernize equipment that had not been upgraded for over 40 years...
The NSW Mining Regulator is on the scene of a fatality this morning involving a collision with a light vehicle and a dozer. A mineworker was killed in the incident around 4.45 pm on Monday at the...
The Queensland Mines Inspectorate has released an alert on retractable access ladders. The report comes following the death of mine worker, Jack Gerdes at the Baralaba Mine on 7th July 2019. The...
A haul truck has been involved in an incident which saw the truck tip backwards onto its’ tailgate following loading. The incident occurred at around 9 am Wednesday at the Mount Arthur mine. In...
A 62-year-old coal mine worker has sustained pelvic injuries after he was involved in a light vehicle-pedestrian interaction at BMA’s Blackwater Mine Site. Emergency services were called to the...
A light vehicle has driven over an open face at a NSW mine leaving the drivers shaken and an excavator operator facing an investigation. According to the NSW Resources Regulator, a light vehicle was...
