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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Quecreek Mine Inundation, July 24, 2002, Report of
On July 24, 2002 miners working in the 1st Left Section of the Quecreek No. 1 Mine (in Somerset County, Pennsylvania) cut into Saxman Coal and Coke Company s Harrison 2 Mine, a flooded adjacent abandoned mine. Nine men working... Read more
Fatal Powered Haulage Accident County Quarry Sevier County Highway Department Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee Mine I.D. No. 40-00088
What A 62 year-old laborer with 20 years mining experience was fatally injured at a crushed stone operation. The victim exited a building during a heavy rain and was crossing a plant roadway when he was apparently struck by the bucket... Read more
Surface Nonmetal Mine (Limestone) Fatal Powered Haulage Accident Locust Mt. Quarry Washington County Highway Department Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee Mine
What A 20-year-old truck driver, with one year of experience, was fatally injured at a crushed stone mine. The victim backed his dump truck under a bin to receive material being washed from the bin. He exited the truck and stood... Read more
Surface Nonmetal Mine (Limestone) Fatal Powered Haulage Accident Locust Mt. Quarry Washington County Highway Department Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee Mine
What A 20-year-old truck driver, with one year of experience, was fatally injured at a crushed stone mine. The victim backed his dump truck under a bin to receive material being washed from the bin. He exited the truck and stood... Read more
Purchase, Operation and Maintenance of Underground Diesel Engined Mining Equipment
A comprehensive guideline for the design and maintenance of diesel engined equipment to be used in underground mines. The guide covers a wide range of specifications relevant to safety and fire prevention on diesel vehicles. A list of applicable Australian... Read more
Serious Spinal Injury
What An inexperienced mine worker suffered severe spinal injuries when crushed between the mine roof and a continuous mining machine. Why Department of Primary Industries Safety Operations staff is investigating the circumstances of the incident. Recommendations Mines review the adequacy of training, assessment and supervision... Read more
Load Haul Dump Operator Fractures Wrist
What An operator fractured his wrist when he slipped and fell to the ground after checking the radiator header tank water level. Why Due to the location of the machine standard cooling system header tank the operator could not check it from ground... Read more
Queensland Fatality During Wheel Removal
What In February 2004, one person died and another was injured at a mine in Queensland. The two were changing wheels on a truck when a split rim became dislodged and caused the tyre to move uncontrollably. It struck one person... Read more
Failure of Flameproof Enclosure - Thread Repairs
What Failure of a number of thread repairs on a flameproof motor. Why Both the Department and the workshop, which conducted the original repairs to the motor, sponsored professional investigations to analysis the failure. In addition the investigation considered the viability of thread... Read more
Fatal truck accident at quarry
What A truck driver was fatally injured at a quarry when the truck he was driving failed to negotiate a corner and rolled down an embankment. Why The Lower Hunter Police investigated and concluded that the incident was an accident and that it... Read more
Fitness for Mine Rescue Personnel
This Department of Industry and Resources guideline offers a practical approach for mine managers and supervisors to assist in ensuring that mine rescue personnel are appropriately medically and physically fit, so reducing the risk of injury, or sudden incapacity during... Read more
Queensland Fatality - Prime Mover Rim Assembly Failure
What A person suffered fatal injuries while changing a dual tyre and rim assembly on a drive axle bogey of a road train prime mover. The Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines have issued the following information regarding the accident.... Read more
Defective Restrained Back-to-Back Couplers
What A Department of Primary Industries inspection of two Crouse Hinds – Macey 425A, 660/1100V back to back couplers at an approved cable repair workshop has identified two potentially dangerous situations. A 425 ampere (A) back to back coupler had a... Read more
Licensing
GNC-010 This guidance note has been issued by NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) to assist industry in fulfilling its statutory obligations as outlined in the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002 and Coal Mine Health and Safety Regulation... Read more
Mobile equipment contact with high-voltage overhead powerlines
The Western Australian Department of Mining and Petroleum released Safety Bulletin 85 on 4 June 2009 about mobile equipment contact with high-voltage overhead powerlines. In the current year, four cases have been reported to the Western Australian Department of Mining... Read more
SB 42 Residual Current Devices (R.C.D.)
The use of 30 milliampere R.C.D.s has been commonplace in mines and quarries in Queensland for many years; R.C.D.s used to be called E.L.C.B.s – earth leakage circuit breakers. They have now become mandatory throughout Queensland in industrial, commercial and... Read more
Consultation at Work- Code of Practice
This code of practice is to be used in the compilation of a mine plan for each mining operation. The legislative basis for the code is outlined in Appendix 1, and definitions and abbreviations are listed in Appendix 2. A mine... Read more
Plant Item Registration
GNC-006 This guidance note has been issued by New South Wales Department of Primary Industry (NSW DPI) to assist industry in fulfilling its statutory obligations as outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 as amended by the Occupational Health... Read more
Construction Work at Coal Workplaces
GNC-007 This guidance note has been issued by New South Wales Department of Primary Industry (NSW DPI) to assist industry in fulfilling its statutory obligations as outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 as amended by the Occupational Health... Read more
High Risk Activity: Use of Non-Flameproof Vehicles in Underground Coal Mines
This guidance note has been issued by NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) to assist industry in fulfilling its statutory obligations as outlined in the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002 and Coal Mine Health and Safety Regulation... Read more
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