An opal miner has received fatal injuries whilst working in the shaft of an underground opal mine. Attempts to revive the worker were unsuccessful. The...
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Rescue teams dug with their hands to reach the body of a 62-year-old opal miner who became trapped underneath rubble after a collapse. Sidney Cuddy was killed...
An opal miner has suffered a spinal injury after being struck by falling mullock when attempting to close a hopper door with a star picket. A safety alert...
NSW – Resources Regulator Three recent incidents have generated significant concern regarding the implementation and use of safe systems of work...
Three recent incidents have generated significant concern regarding the implementation and use of safe systems of work associated with accessing and egressing...
Summary: The owner/operator of an opal mine suffered spinal injuries when he fell down a shaft. He was fixing a ladder to the shaft wall when it gave way and...
The NSW Quarterly Safety Report for October to December 2020 has been released to assist the industry to improve safety management systems and undertake risk...
Mining serious injury | SinNot 2018/01385 Summary: A mining serious injury occurred when an opal miner severed three fingers at the first knuckle on the right...
More fatalities could be avoided if every worker spoke up when they saw a problem, a safety leader revealed. Authorities urged every employee to report...
A faulty stopping device is likely to have caused an underground employee fatality. Authorities recently examined circumstances surrounding a mine worker who...
