Serious injury | SinNot 2018/01344 Summary: A trespasser entered a mine site and fell down an embankment suffering head, rib and ankle injuries. Recommendations to industry: Mines should review site...
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Dangerous incident | SinNot 2018/01345 Summary: A worker was installing scaffold about 11 m above the ground when a 1.5 m piece of scaffold was dropped. As it fell, it ricocheted down a staircase...
One in ten underground coal miners who have worked in coal mines for at least 25 years in the USA were identified as having black lung, according to a report by the National Institute for...
Brisbane based Anglo American – Grasstree Mine is leading the way in mining innovation in health and safety, taking out the top accolade at this year’s 30th Queensland Mining Industry Health and...
Energy Networks Australia has welcomed the release of the National Hydrogen Roadmap, which sets out a blueprint for the development of a hydrogen industry in Australia, showing a cost competitive...
New job ads across the nation have recorded a year on year rise of 8.7 per cent to July, according to the latest data from SEEK. Across Australia, the sectors with the greatest growth in employment...
Serious injury | SinNot 2018/01290 Summary: A haul truck driver was admitted to hospital with neck pain after the truck was loaded. The incident was not immediately reported. Recommendations...
Dangerous incident | SinNot 2018/01295 Summary: A light vehicle rolled onto its roof while travelling on the surface of an underground coal mine. The driver had previously stopped the vehicle...
Serious injury | SinNot 2018/01297 Summary: A worker suffered lacerations, bruising and an injured jaw when he was hit by falling grout tubes. Three workers were installing tubes into a cavity in the...
Dangerous incident | SinNot 2018/01303 Summary: A supervisor was sprayed with hydraulic oil from a load haul dump manifold block and transported to hospital where he was cleared of injury. The...
Dangerous incident | SinNot 2018/01312 Summary: An underground coal mine operator identified indicators of spontaneous combustion in the goaf of a longwall panel. The mine has recently...
The Anglo American Grasstree underground coal mine has won the top Mining Safety Innovation Award at this years Queensland Mining Industry Health & Safety Conference with a development dust...
