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...
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.
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...
An inattentive truck worker passed away from serious crush injuries. Authorities recently examined how a concrete pump operator became pinned by heavy machinery on 2 December 2023. “A truck...
A mine worker died shortly after coming into contact with a heavy conduit. Authorities recently examined how a crew member became fatally struck by a pipe at an undisclosed mine on 1 March 2024...
A driver passed away while exiting a large transporter. Authorities recently examined circumstances leading up to an operator being trapped and killed by a bus door. Investigators suspect the worker...
Ineffective air circulation took a subterranean mine worker’s life, an investigation found. Authorities recently examined why Christopher Finley drowned to death at Twin State Mining’s...
A truck driver tragically passed away during a severe accident. Authorities recently examined what circumstances led to a heavy vehicle flipping over and killing the operator at an undisclosed coal...
A mineral producer reallocated occupational health and wellbeing responsibilities prior to a deadly subterranean collapse. Victory Minerals recently confirmed it shifted safety compliance ahead of...
An employee passed away after a subterranean operation caved in. Authorities are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a crew member at Victory Minerals’ Mount Clear mine...
