The DMIRS have issued a significant incident report involving the collapse of a stacker conveyor at a site believed to be resulting from corrosion damage. We stress that the DMIRS investigation is...
Category - MINING HAZARDS
This section covers hazards associated with surface and underground mining.
Three mine workers have been killed in an underground equipment fire at Glencore JV owned Mopani Copper Mine in Zambia. The company has confirmed that three of its miners died after an underground...
The US Mine Safety and Health Administration have released a report into a fatal mine accident where a maintainer was killed by a relief valve while jacking a shovel at a New Mexico mine on 6th March...
Police are preparing a report for the coroner following a fatal helicopter crash in South Australia’s far North at the OZ Minerals Carrapateena Mine. Police said that at about 10.50am, police...
The WA Mines Regulator is examining the latest autonomous truck incident at Jimblebar mine. ‘The two vehicle’s collided due to a traction event caused by a fast-moving weather...
Many across the mining industry have recognised that extended night shift work has long been associated with impaired alertness and performance. The probability of health-related complications and...
A speeding haul truck incident at a NSW mine in the last week has sent shockwaves through the industry after another close call. The NSW Resources Regulator says ‘a large haul truck was...
BHP has confirmed that two autonomous mining trucks collide at the Jimblebar mine on Saturday evening at around 11.pm. A spokesperson for BHP confirmed that the autonomous mining trucks collide...
The NSW Resources Regulator has raised concerns with metalliferous mines over the number and frequency of mining vehicle-related collisions at sites. In an attempt to draw attention to the issue, it...
A USA based regulator has released a Safety and Health Information Bulletin warning employers and workers of potential fire and explosion hazards stemming from lithium batteries used to power small...
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) latest project is the Hovermap product, a system that uses autonomous drones in mining to investigate underground areas to...
The US Mine Safety & Health Administration has released an accident investigation report outlining a fatal incident where a 20-year veteran mine worker was hit in the chest with stemming...
