NSWRR: Dangerous incident report

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 supervisor was assisting another worker identify the source of an oil leak. When the hydraulics were activated, the oil escaped from a threaded fitting on the manifold block.

Recommendations to industry: The circumstances around this incident are similar to those detailed in SB13-01 Fluid injections result in surgery. This bulletin should be reviewed to confirm the recommendations have been reviewed and actioned.