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Mines Safety Significant Incident Report No. 91
An underground employee died from crush asphyxia when a stack of 15 sheets of wire mesh fell onto him. The deceased was in the process of moving a sheet of mesh from the stack in order to place it in... Read more
AS 3007.1-2004 Electrical Installations - Surface Mines and Associated Processing Plant
The Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2006 (NSW) and the Mining Health and Safety Regulation 2006 (NSW) state that: The operator of a mine must ensure that electrical installations at the mine comply with the requirements of AS 3007 and... Read more
AS 3007.4-2004 Electrical Installations - Surface Mines and Associated Processing Plant
The Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2006 (NSW) and the Mining Health and Safety Regulation 2006 (NSW) state that: The operator of a mine must ensure that electrical installations at the mine comply with the requirements of AS 3007 and... Read more
MSB No. 050 Crushed by mesh sheets - fatal accident
A mining fatality which took place in January 1998 has recently been the subject of a Coronial inquest. The deceased was crushed under the weight of 15 sheets of steel mesh intended for use in a ground support program. The 2.4m... Read more
CONCRETE BLOCK WALL COLLAPSES
Concrete blocks were stacked vertically to construct a series of bays to separate sales products. The structure that collapsed was the back wall of a bay that was full of material. Normally, another bay of material was stored up against... Read more