An employee became hospitalised after hired equipment detonated during use. An operator required urgent medical attention after his trailerised water blaster exploded. The force was so great he lost...
Category - MINING INCIDENTS AND ALERTS
An underground employee literally copped a mouthful after mine equipment suddenly ejected a large shrapnel piece. Authorities recently examined exactly what caused barring steel to fly out of a jaw...
A multinational resources company confessed to unlawfully causing one employee death at a mine site. A Rio Tinto subsidiary recently pleaded guilty to failing to enforce speed limits, resulting in a...
A former employee accused a colleague of endangering her life with a blade at a major mining operation. Anneka Truter claims a coworker raped her at knifepoint at CITIC Pacific Mining’s Sino...
A rural community is mourning one life lost at a mining operation. Police and WorkSafe Victoria recently launched an investigation into a death at Agnico Eagle Mines’ Fosterville Gold Mine...
Authorities are examining circumstances surrounding an equipment-related workplace death. Police, WorkSafe Western Australia and the State Department of Fire and Emergency Services recently...
A foreign-owned company vowed to stamp out poor work conditions after authorities launched an investigation into its Australian operations. Netherlands-headquartered Mammoet Australia promised there...
Authorities are questioning a foreign-owned company after reports emerged of a substandard work environment. Investigators from the Western Australian Police Force and State Department of Mines...
Officials are examining whether a mine site fostered substandard employment conditions. Police and representatives from the Western Australian Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety...
A mining operation reported a structural failure that battered machinery and hurt one employee. A raw water tank recently failed at a Queensland coal mine, releasing large volumes of water across the...
A sudden movement caused part of a heavy vehicle to come crashing down onto an underground employee. During routine maintenance a fitter accidentally bumped a stay that was holding up a truck cabin...
Authorities are investigating how a mine employee became injured despite safeguards in place. Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) wants to know exactly how a runaway, light vehicle recently...