The NSW Resources Regulator has reported a fire on underground haul truck at a metalliferous mine in the past week. According to the Regulator, a bearing collapsed on the drive train and grease was...
Category - MINING HAZARDS
This section covers hazards associated with surface and underground mining.
Macmahon Mining services have been fined $375K for a fatal mining incident following an appeal against the original $75K fine by the NSW Attorney General. The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal upheld the...
With the global mining industry moving towards the legislated adoption of Proximity Detection Systems, they are becoming a critical control measure for improving safety in mobile mining equipment...
An operator buried the boom of an excavator while clearing material from a highwall. The incident has highlighted the need for effective ground control plans despite the working conditions. The NSW...
Work on a cross-grade of an old bund has resulted in another dozer rollover at a mine and operators have been reminded to examine work areas and minimise cross-graded work before proceeding...
In a dangerous incident this week a 50-tonne crane rolled on a ramp at NSW mine after losing its’ brakes. The NSW Resources Regulator has reported that a 50-tonne slew crane rolled while...
In a recent dangerous incident at a NSW coal mine, a dozer ended up with a large rock on the bonnet after it entered the swing radius of an excavator. Dozer hit with Rock The NSW Resources Regulator...
An underground blasting accident in a Brazilian gold mine on Friday killed two workers and left others hospitalised last week. The blasting accident occurred at Leagold Mining Corporation‘s...
Long term exposure to diesel fumes could well be the next biggest occupational health threat since asbestos, exposing the Australian and world mining and trucking industries to multiple public...
The Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy have issued an alert to advise of incidents concerning drill strings where the drilled surface casing plug lodged between the drill...
Hastings Deering has issued a safety bulletin (01-2019) highlighting the potential for fractures in grader wheel spindles on large motor graders. Mine operators with large motor graders are advised...
BREAKING NEWS: A grader operator has been killed following a collision with a personnel carrier at Anglo American’s Moranbah North underground. AMSJ understands that a grader and a...
