A health and safety regulator is examining what caused an employee to suffer severe injuries. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) recently launched an investigation into a worker who was...
Category - MINING HAZARDS
This section covers hazards associated with surface and underground mining.
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 driver had to go on leave because his work space was unbearable. A heavy vehicle operator was recently declared unfit for duty for weeks because his seat was too uncomfortable. Authorities found...
A volatile surface claimed the life of a mine worker. Authorities recently examined what caused a haul truck to fatally overturn at an undisclosed operation on 22 May 2023. “The edge of the...
A multinational company expressed condolences after a fatal truck accident occurred at one of its operations. Hanson Construction recently pleaded guilty to failing to maintain a safe work...
Officials are examining what caused autonomous machinery to crash. The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) is still trying to determine how a driverless train suffered an accident...
An environmental demonstrator was accused of unlawfully igniting property in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Coedie McAvoy recently shared a social media post of himself standing near a...
Mining equipment dangerously swayed after a lapse of judgement. Authorities recently suspected an incorrect instrument, lack of care and poor leadership of hospitalising a worker at an undisclosed...
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 faulty stopping device is likely to have caused an underground employee fatality. Authorities recently examined circumstances surrounding a mine worker who was unresponsive and died on 28 April...
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...
