Two heavy vehicle operators learnt the hard way not to make sure an adequate perimeter is established before performing high-risk work. A 36 tonne excavator began stockpiling hammered material for...
Tag - ACCIDENT
Authorities shared grim news that workplace accidents are rising and some incidents were so severe they claimed the lives of relatively young workers. Total serious lost time injuries (LTIs) rose...
A multinational resources company recently suspended work due to a heavy vehicle incident. BHP recently paused operations at its Nelson Point yard after a train became derailed. The locomotive and...
Authorities are examining incidents at two mining operations in New South Wales. The state government is investigating a recent truck accident at an undisclosed open-cut coal mine. The single-trailer...
A maintenance worker learnt the hard way not to park in a way that obstructs heavy vehicles from moving freely. A mobile mechanic recently thought it was a good idea to park his utility truck in...
A company flight was forced to make an emergency landing after an equipment malfunction. The Star Aviation, twin-turbo propeller aircraft recently experienced a landing indicator problem while...
Two companies have been fined $750,000 following a worker crushed to death by an industrial pile driver at a Port Augusta solar farm in 2018. Lightforce Asset Pty Ltd and Civil and Allied Technical...
The NSW Resources Regulator has reported a dangerous fire incident that occurred in an open cut coal mine. According to the report, a fuel cart was refuelling a drill rig when a cracked fuel tank...
A mine worker has been rushed to hospital this afternoon following a light vehicle crash at the Glencore Itochu Ravensworth mine. According to reports from NSW Ambulance services, a light vehicle...
GLENCORE MINE ACCIDENT Two workers are dead and five are missing after a geotechnical failure at Glencore’s Katanga mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday. The failure occurred on the...
