EMERGENCIES & MINES RESCUE • Injury Prevention • LATEST NEWSMiner Breaks Foot at Mount Kembla MineJanuary 16, 2015Mining Editor1 Min Read A mine worker has broken his foot 5 kilometres underground at the Dendrobium mine at Mount Kembla in New South Wales.According to the Illawarra Mercury the incident occurred this morning when a heavy coal bucket came down on his foot, breaking several bones.The 25-year-old plant operator was quickly brought to the surface and taken by a waiting Ambulance to Wollongong Hospital for treatment.The exact cause of the accident is yet to be determined. Tagsbreaks foot broken foot Dendrobium mine foot mine worker miner Mount Kembla You may also like New management awards tender at Bowen Basin coal mine1 day ago1 Min Read Disaster shuts down mine until 20251 day ago2 Min Read Employers race towards fully electrified mine sites2 days ago2 Min ReadAdd CommentClick here to post a comment Cancel replyCommentName * Email * Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Δ Miner Sacked For Drug Use Claims Drink Was Spiked More Drug Raids at Western Australian Mine Sites CommentFollow UsfacebooktwitterlinkedininstagramSearch Recent Posts New management awards tender at Bowen Basin coal mine1 Min Read Disaster shuts down mine until 20252 Min Read Employers race towards fully electrified mine sites2 Min Read Mineral producers should put worker safety first says authority2 Min Read New $1B Central Qld coal operation opens2 Min Read Employer cancels driverless truck plan at coal mine2 Min Read Authority approves phasing out majority of coal2 Min Read Unsecured cable drum falls, kills worker2 Min Read FIND OUT MORE
According to the Illawarra Mercury the incident occurred this morning when a heavy coal bucket came down on his foot, breaking several bones.The 25-year-old plant operator was quickly brought to the surface and taken by a waiting Ambulance to Wollongong Hospital for treatment.The exact cause of the accident is yet to be determined.
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