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Arccing from continuous miner cable

Continuous miner cable arcing

The NSW Regulator has drawn attention to potential arcing issues with continuous miner cables after an arc incident. According to the regulator, a damaged continuous miner cable arced when a worker...

shuttle car strikes mineworker in US mine

Mine worker struck and killed by shuttle car

The US Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) have reported a fatality where a mineworker was struck and killed by a shuttle car in an underground mine roadway. MSHA said that on Monday...

runaway vehicle

Underground worker pinned by runaway vehicle

The NSW Resources Regulator has confirmed that thirty incidents occurred at mines across the state. One incident this week occurred where a mine worker was injured while trying to stop a runaway...