A multinational mining company was sought to compensate an employee who suffered a respiratory injury at work. Kylie Anne Bresnehan recently sued Rio Tinto and Rio Tinto Alcan Yarwun for more than $2...
Tag - INJURY
Earth material became loose and caused part of a heavy vehicle to drop without notice. A highwall section recently collapsed, sending a large volume of rocks onto a dump truck below at an undisclosed...
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...
An employee who used equipment as a ladder died after being crushed. One worker recently thought it would save time to stand on a forklift while performing tasks at height. However, he failed to...
A mining services company confessed it should have done more to protect one heavy vehicle operator from being fatally crushed. VDM Engineering and director David Van De Meeberg recently pleaded...
A resources worker tragically passed away and a remote employee suffered injuries. Clare Merriam recently died from a horrific road crash in Wye, 30km southeast of Mount Gambier. Major crash officers...
An employee became hospitalised after hired equipment detonated during use. An operator required urgent medical attention after his trailerised water blaster exploded. The force was so great he lost...
An underground employee literally copped a mouthful after mine equipment suddenly ejected a large shrapnel piece. Authorities recently examined exactly what caused barring steel to fly out of a jaw...
A mining operation reported a structural failure that battered machinery and hurt one employee. A raw water tank recently failed at a Queensland coal mine, releasing large volumes of water across the...
An outsourced employee thought his livelihood and safety was at risk when he rode an animal into a crowd of environmental protestors in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Clinton McDonald...
