Wet weather and substandard construction claimed the lives of more than a dozen subterranean employees. Authorities recently investigated what caused an underground mine to collapse and kill at least...
Category - MINING INCIDENTS AND ALERTS
Authorities are investigating a worker who passed away in Queensland’s Bulloo shire. Queensland Police officers are examining circumstances that led a Condor Energy employee to die in Durham...
A heavy vehicle incident is suspected of prompting a resources giant to halt production in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Authorities recently started examining what killed a contractor at...
A damaged barrier prompted a major mineral operation to suspend production. Work could be delayed for up to six weeks until structural issues are resolved at Newmont Corporation’s Telfer mine...
Authorities examined a movement controller after machinery failed to stop. Resources Safety and Health Queensland recently investigated what caused remote equipment to operate uncontrolled at an...
Authorities are examining a blast believed to have targeted a mine train. Investigators are trying to determine how a heavy vehicle became bombed near Glencore’s Cerrejon coal operation. The...
Almost a dozen subterranean employees plunged to their death. Authorities are examining how lifting machinery fatally dropped 11 night shift workers at Implats’ Impala mine. Investigators are...
Workplace unrest continued for several days with dire consequences at a subterranean operation. Authorities are examining why hundreds of employees stayed underground for more than 96 hours. The Gold...
A resources employee became fatally injured while repairing subterranean equipment. Authorities recently investigated how a roof bolting machine killed an underground mine worker at an undisclosed...
A sustainable mineral producer conceded it could have done more to avoid a major workplace incident. Sandfire Resources recently pleaded guilty for failing to shield workers from hazards at the...
A heavy vehicle reversed into and killed a worker, resulting in severe penalties for the responsible company. Authorities recently examined how a contracted truck driver became fatally struck by a...
Unsafe practices ended a mine worker’s life, an investigation found. Authorities recently examined an underground employee’s fatal fall from a mobile work platform. Alejandro Castaneda...
