A mine employee passed away after coming into contact with an electrified dump truck. Authorities recently investigated how a resources worker became fatally electrocuted after touching an energised...
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A major mineral producer will roll out environmentally friendly technology at a $3 billion project. Mineral Resources (MinRes) recently approved purchasing one of its largest Komatsu E1850-3 electric...
A mine truck kept moving despite already having an alternate stopping system. Authorities recently examined a heavy vehicle brake failure at an undisclosed operation. “The service brake system...
Authorities examined a movement controller after machinery failed to stop. Resources Safety and Health Queensland recently investigated what caused remote equipment to operate uncontrolled at an...
A resources mogul began rolling out eco friendly locomotives at a major mine. Gina Rinehart recently ordered what was touted to be the first 100 per cent battery powered, heavy-haul train. The heavy...
A resources decision-maker became fatally crushed due to not using his heavy vehicle’s stopping device. Jimmy Wooten Senior died shortly after a 2018 Komatsu D65PX-18 accidentally ran over him...
A heavy vehicle crushed a resources worker to death after a rapid descent in the Whitsunday region. Authorities recently released conclusive findings from Adam Malone’s tragic workplace...
Officials are examining what caused autonomous machinery to crash. The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) is still trying to determine how a driverless train suffered an accident...
A faulty stopping device is likely to have caused an underground employee fatality. Authorities recently examined circumstances surrounding a mine worker who was unresponsive and died on 28 April...
A mining giant cannot be faulted for one workplace fatality, a court found. Brisbane Magistrates Court recently ruled Anglo American was never responsible for the death of Bradley Hardwick at the...
