Summary: A coal burst occurred during longwall mining. Ejected coal was found in the walkway of the longwall. Face pressure was lost. Recommendations to industry: The Work Health and Safety (Mines...
Tag - MINES
Our mines archive provides information on relevant mines throughout Australia and internationally. Information in our mines archive may extend to aspects of mine production, exploration, development, mine safety.
Summary: An operator on a continuous miner had his arm trapped between the rib protection and a rib bolter. A piece of rib 0.5 metre wide by 2.8 metre high slumped down under the bolting platform...
Date: 07 May 2018 Summary of incident In February 2017, two underground workers were using an integrated tool carrier (IT) to complete a task at the intersection of a decline and a link drive. To...
Summary: An articulated dump truck has rolled. The truck was tipping its load when the incident occurred. Recommendations to industry: Areas where vehicles are raising a load should be monitored for...
Resource Minds, a social and emotional wellbeing program for all mine sites Do you have a mental health and suicide prevention program on your site? Is it well-intentioned but ad hoc? Do you have...
In just over 10 years the vehicle modification industry has undergone quite a transformation. Driven initially buy legislative reform and corporate policy requirement for additional safety products...
MineARC System Intelligence: Smarter Technologies for Safer, More Productive Mine Sites Safety needs to embrace technology in order to keep up with the continual changes to production and...
New Strike Alert HD LD4000 Field Portable Lightning Detector introduced for safety from dangerous weather conditions. Strike Alert Inc has developed the new standard for outdoor safety with...
MINE, QUARRY, TUNNELING & CONSTRUCTION SITES Background: Respirable mine dust* is an unseen hazard that impacts on the health of mine workers later in their career or after their career has...
Be water wise Electrical accidents are a common cause of mining incidents, and the presence of water or damp has been identified as a contributing factor. Luckily, there’s a simple, reliable and...
