It found that a total of 292 vehicles were involved in 172 collisions, and the leading collision cause was parked-up or stationary secondary vehicles, causing 26 collisions, while reversing was the leading vehicle activity at the time of collisions, with 42.
“Of the 42 collisions that occurred during reversing, visibility and communication issues were factors in two-thirds of these,” said WA Director Mines Safety Andrew Chaplyn.
The report(link is external) follows two previous reports released by the department, one that analysed fatality data from 2000 to 2012(link is external) and another that looked at more than 600 serious injuries across a six-month period in 2013(link is external).
Both reports were later supplemented by hazard registers which detailed investigation findings and enabled sites to better identify and address hazards that have previously resulted in serious injuries and fatalities in Western Australia.
Chaplyn said the department would continue to look at ways to increase awareness across the industry of safety issues in Western Australia’s mining industry.
“It is important that includes looking at what injury data is telling us and using it as a guide for industry to develop better systems and reduce harm in the State’s mining industry,” Chaplyn said.
As well as the vehicle collision report, the department also released a series of graphs(link is external) based on the data from the report.
Image: Loader reversed over light vehicle – Queensland Incident June 2017
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