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the shearer transporter jackknifed

Inexperience and speed cause of jack-knife

The NSW Resources Regulator has published an incident regarding a loaded shearer transporter that jack-knifed in an underground coal mine. An operator was using a heavy lift loader to move a loaded...

A worker was trapped under the cab of a loader

Worker trapped under loader during maintenance

The NSW Resources Regulator has reported a dangerous incident where a worked was trapped under a loader during maintenance. According to the report, a worker was trapped under the cab of a loader...

Manned loader falls into open stope

Manned loader falls into open stope | fatal accident

Western Australia’s Department of mines industry regulation and safety (DMIRS) has released a report regarding to manned loader falling into an open stope. In July 2020, an operator was driving...

springvale underground coal mine

Mineworker dies beside loader at Springvale

A mineworker has passed away at the Centennial Coal Springvale mine in New South Wales after being discovered unresponsive by his colleagues beside a loader. At this stage, investigators are seeking...

Rescue teams search for Tasmania Mineworker missing at Henty Gold mine

Mine worker missing at Henty Gold mine

Police, mine safety officials and mine search and rescue are currently on the scene in Tasmania’s northwest where a mine worker has gone missing following a fall of ground ( mine accident) in...

Lifting incident involving a loader axle assembly for a mine loader

Lifting Incident | Loader Axle

A recent lifting incident involving a loader axle assembly has highlighted the requirement for the effective assessment of lifting methods during maintenance operations. According to the Minex NZ...

An inquest into a Mount Lyell mining accident will begin again after the court ruled against copper mines of tasmania

Inquest into Mount Lyell death to resume

An inquest into the death of a mine worker at the Mount Lyell mine in Tasmania will resume almost six years after the tragic mining accident. 53-year-old Michael Welsh died when his loader was caught...