An unexpected movement injured and ended the lives of multiple subterranean employees. Authorities recently examined how two workers passed away, and a further six suffered lost-time injuries at an...
Tag - Fatality
Information on fatal mining accidents across the globe are contained in Australasian mine safety journal archives. read detailed accident investigation reports and other reports ranging from on the scene reporting of fatal accidents to information on court proceedings associated with fatal mining accidents.
Hydraulic lifting machinery tipped over and killed a resources employee. Authorities recently investigated how an all-terrain telehandler tipped over and fatally struck an untrained worker at...
Allowing mineral producers to fully disclose incidents without risking potential legal action could prevent employee deaths, an advocacy said. A group representing global resources companies urged...
Mineral processing equipment detached and killed a resources employee. Authorities recently investigated how a steel lifting lug became loose and fatally came into contact with a maintenance worker...
Mine equipment collapsed onto and killed a worker. Authorities recently examined how a conveyor fatally struck a resources crew member on 15 April 2024 at an undisclosed coal operation. “A...
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...
A mining fatality is being mourned just 18 months after a different workmate passed away. Colleagues, friends and family are reeling after Eli Kelly died at Gold Fields’ Saint Ives mine...
A loose wire spool unexpectedly toppled, fatally crushing an employee. Authorities recently investigated how a 2.3 metre wide cable drum detached from two steel stands and killed a worker at an...
An accident involving multiple remote workers has set back a major mineral company. Rio Tinto recently confirmed its five year fatality free streak is over, following a fly-in fly-out plane crash...
An employee suffered a deadly fall in suffocating conditions. A 3.8 metre deep chamber had inadequate and untested air circulation when a crew member fatally collapsed. Authorities recently examined...
