Mineral processing machinery killed a worker. Authorities recently examined how an employee became fatally injured at an undisclosed operation. Investigators revealed the crew member had tried to...
Category - MINING INCIDENTS AND ALERTS
A mineral producer is disturbed by circumstances surrounding a workplace death. Mineral Resources (MinRes) recently expressed shock and sadness about Kieren McDowall’s fatality at the Onslow...
Authorities formally accused a Townsville driver of killing his passenger in the Whitsunday region. A 40-year-old man was recently charged with dangerously operating a vehicle causing death in Bogie...
A truck driver plunged to his death after his employer allegedly failed to take safety measures. Authorities recently investigated a heavy vehicle fatality at an undisclosed mine site. The operator...
A resources employee became fatally ill while performing duties. Alan Walsh recently died after feeling unwell at an undisclosed mine site near Perth. “It is with deep sadness that we announce...
Deadly weapons forced a multinational mineral producer to declare an emergency shutdown. A group carrying axes recently caused a lockdown at South32’s Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO)...
A resources decision-maker became fatally crushed due to not using his heavy vehicle’s stopping device. Jimmy Wooten Senior died shortly after a 2018 Komatsu D65PX-18 accidentally ran over him...
Authorities are investigating a workplace fatality near a fossil fuel operation in Queensland’s South Burnett region. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) confirmed an operator became...
Part of a heavy vehicle could have avoided bursting into flames and becoming airborne, an investigation found. Authorities recently examined circumstances that led to a road train’s wheel...
A truck driver complained about feeling strange after suffering a workplace accident. The heavy vehicle operator recently tried to deliver construction materials to an undisclosed site. He parked too...
A machine tragically hit and killed an employee. Authorities recently investigated how a worker became fatally struck by an excavator. WorkSafe is examining circumstances surrounding the incident...
A heavy vehicle crushed a resources worker to death after a rapid descent in the Whitsunday region. Authorities recently released conclusive findings from Adam Malone’s tragic workplace...
