A resources decision-maker suffered fatal consequences after a momentary lapse of judgement. A mine manager recently passed away from an abrupt machine accident at the Wooten operation, 258km...
Tag - ACCIDENT
Colleagues and loved ones paused to remember a remote employee who died in a horrific heavy vehicle accident. MACA workers, family and friends recently mourned the sudden loss of utility vehicle...
Authorities revealed remote resources employees were among the industry’s latest fatalities. The Western Australian Police Force recently confirmed a MACA employee who died at Capricorn...
A surface mining incident was blamed for causing many months of interruptions. A dozer recently fell down the side of an open pit at Premier Coal’s Collie Coal Mine, 200km southeast of Perth...
A multinational resources company fast-tracked its autonomous roll-out following a drop in workplace incidents. BHP recently accelerated automating nearly its entire heavy vehicle fleet because...
A resources employee became hospitalised after multiple heavy vehicles crushed him. A driver was recently pinned between a stationary fuel truck and front-end wheel loader at an undisclosed...
Mineral producers should order workers to cease hazardous and unlawful indicator use, an industry group said. Politely signalling for other drivers to overtake could be illegal and, in some cases...
A multinational resources producer is examining what caused autonomous machinery to crash. Rio Tinto wants to know exactly how a driverless train became involved in an accident after departing from...
A open-cut mine employee was so busy chatting his machinery overturned. Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) recently examined how a dozer rolled over at an undisclosed Queensland coal mine...
A mine employee needed urgent medical attention after being sidetracked during a heavy machinery manoeuvre. An excavator operator recently spent several days in hospital due to a serious accident...
