We’ve recently begun to understand that talking openly about mental distress and suicide doesn’t just reduce stigma, it actually reduces the risk of suicide. Research confirms that when we seek help for mental distress, we have a significantly...
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It’s clearly recognised we need clean air to survive and that exposure to toxins could cause irreparable damage to our health, but sometimes respiratory risks are not obvious with damage to lungs...
Summary: A haul truck was reversing into the pit dump behind a dozer that was positioned and working perpendicular to the haul truck. The dozer reversed into the haul truck making contact between the...
Summary: The operator of a bobcat was picking up overflow spillage (mud, coal, magnetite) that was spread around the collection sump. The operator had picked up and loaded about 15 to 20 loads of wet...
Summary: A hire drill rig had completed drilling a hole as part of a shot pattern and was in the process of removing the steels from the hole and racking them in the carousel. The operator lifted the...
Summary: A small fire was reported on a contractor’s shotcrete machine. The fire occurred in the electrical (24 volt) componentry on the left-hand side of the machine and was extinguished using the...
Summary: A driller’s index fingertip was crushed and amputated when the door of a blast hole drill rig was closed onto his finger. The operator had his hand resting on the door frame of the non...
All energized electrical equipment carry the danger of potential arc flash at any moment. • Each year, more than 2,000 people are admitted to burn centers with severe arc flash burns. • Arc flashes...
Surface – Dimension Stone – On Monday, October 23, 2017, the boom of a Pellegrini stiff leg derrick failed while lifting a muck bucket. The crane operator and the foreman were in the operator’s...
One mine worker’s story “On the days following the event, I reflected on how my loss would have affected my wife and two children, who were both under 5 years. It was a very sobering thought!” John...
There are a variety of traumatic injuries that can occur in mining, the most common being to the hands and head. Heads are at risk of falling objects, while hands are often injured whilst using...
The most effective tool in preventing respiratory diseases in mining is to minimise the exposure to industrial dust. While this may not be considered a practical approach, considering the amount of...
Hearing loss due to occupation is one of the biggest problems facing miners with it being the second most common injury reported in the industry. This should come as no surprise to those in the...
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