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2021 - July
NZ Alert - Near miss - Crane wedge and socket - 23 July
NZ Alert - Worker injured after ingesting fuel - 23 July
A stabiliser on a truck extended and struck another vehicle - 23 July
Failure to correctly isolate plant - 23 July
Suspension trauma cause for rescue of an at height drill person - 23 July
NSW Summary - Watercart collided with a truck - 23 July
NZ Alert - Competency or supervision required when operating cranes - 16 July
Two near misses involving the delivery of concrete - 16 July
Incident animation video - 2019 fatality at Snapper Mineral Sands Mine - 16 July
Potential hazard to road users created by rocks trapped between tipper’s tyres - 16 July
Rope sheave guard fell from top of drill rig’s mast - 16 July
Empty oil drum found burning wedged between conveyor return belt - 16 July
NZ Alert - Quarry fatality from rock fall - 9 July
Arm crushed between outrigger leg and safety cage - 9 July
Fatality caused by explosion of corroded fire extinguisher - 9 July
Importance of wearing correct eye PPE - 9 July
Fatality Alert - Miner engulfed by raw material - 9 July
NSW Summary - Vehicle rolled away during hot seat changeover - 9 July
NZ Alert - Failure to comply with inspectors runs risk of legal enforcement - 2 July
Investigation Release - Collision between an excavator and dozer - 2 July
Worker knocked off ladder - 2 July
Potential crush point on personnel transport vehicle - 2 July
Crawler utility vehicle runaway - 2 July
NSW Summary - Unmanned dump truck travelled 30metres in an arc - 2 July
2021 - June
WorkSafe Alert - Wellington region is at Alert Level 2 - 25 June
Roller emergency stop brake failure - 25 June
Excavator tipped onto its side whilst lowering and placing a load - 25 June
Tail drum adjuster frame fell and hit worker on the face - 25 June
Contact with saw blade cause of laceration to nose - 25 June
Inadequate restraint cause of radiator cowling and fitter to fall - 25 June
NZ Alert - Neurodegenerative diseases - 18 June
Fatality Alert - Worker Struck by light vehicle at quarry - 18 June
Excavator observations and common issues found from tests - 18 June
Vehicle incidents video - Heading in the wrong direction - 18 June
Sudden tyre failure ejects rock shrapnel through a dozer’s cabin - 18 June
NSW Summary - A piece of roof bratt fell on worker - 18 June
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled movement of loader - 11 June
Operator crushed between two light vehicles - 11 June
Fatality Alert - A piece of rock fell and struck worker - 11 June
Fatality Alert - Runaway trailer struck contract labourer - 11 June
Building failures during severe weather events - 11 June
NSW Summary - An excavator collided with a dozer - 11 June
NZ Alert - Contact between excavator and DT - 4 June
Plant operator runs over his foot - 4 June
Dragline boom point sheaves fall to ground - 4 June
Fatality Alert - shuttle car struck by second shuttle car - 4 June
Prevention of rollovers IRTE Guidance May 2021 - 4 June
NSW Summary - Slumped edge cause of dump truck wheels to drop off the edge - 4 June
2021 - May
NZ Alert - Broken link arm on loader - 28 May
WorkSafe Alert -Risky work requires effective and current risk management - 28 May
WorkSafe Video - Shaving Lives: Perfectly fitted masks save lives - 28 May
Hazards associated with the use of e-cigarette devices - May
Person at risk from flyrock at quarry - 28 May
NSW Summary - Dozer and Haul truck near miss - 28 May
NZ Alert - Trespassers on site - 21 May
Fatality Alert - Gate pole entered trucks windshield -21 May
Worker struck by material when entering plant operating zone - 21 May
Failure of a road tanker pressure valve - 21 May
Mixed chemicals used to clean portable toilet released toxic fumes -21 May
NSW Alert - Workers leg crushed between steel beams - 21 May
NZ Alert - Sprain from lifting crane boom - 14 May
NZ Alert - Tow balls should be checked as part of the prestart checklist - 14 May
NZ Alert - Working in unsafe conditions in a deep trench - 14 May
Worker sustains critical injuries after driving loader over stope edge - 14 May
Skip lorry driver trapped between skips - 14 May
NSW Summary - Fingers crushed while operating a roof bolting rig - 14 May
NZ Alert - Worker exposure to hazardous substances - 7 May
WorkSafe Alert - New classification system for hazardous substances - 7 May
Surface mining & quarrying programme for secondary school students - 7 May
Fatality Alert - Miner pinned between haul truck and personal vehicle - 7 May
Insulation tape used to bypass an operational function button on a piling rig - 7 May
NSW Summary - Surface drill-rig operators hit with ballast - 7 May
2021 - April
NZ Alert - Potential hydraulic injection of worker - 30 Apr
WorkSafe Alert - New Classification system for hazardous substances - 30 Apr
Over pressurised piping causes line failure - 30 Apr
Arm trapped following uncontrolled movement of an outrigger - 30 Apr
Fatality investigation reveals deficiencies in safety procedures - 30 Apr
NSW Summary - Frictional ignition of methane gas incident - 30 Apr
NZ Alert - Snatch block failure during lift - 23 Apr
Chain block failure during positioning of catenary wire - 23 Apr
Forklift stability when carrying loads - 23 Apr
Team inspector fatally trapped between metal plates - 23 Apr
Safety Systems on bitumen storage tanks - 23 Apr
NSW Summary - Loss of control caused truck overturn - 23 Apr
WorkSafe Alert - Excavator tip-overs - 16 Apr
WorkSafe Alert - Trucking induction video - 16 Apr
Finger cut with grinder while working on aggregate dredger - 16 Apr
Boom line caught injuring worker - 16 Apr
Dropped drill pipe incident - 16 Apr
NSW Summary - Haul truck laceration incident - 16 Apr
NZ Alert - Worker walks behind operating loader - 9 Apr
NZ Alert - Driver hit by transporter ramp - 9 Apr
NZ Alert - Raised bucket drops - 9 Apr
NZ Alert - Tipping trailer contacts overhead power - 9 Apr
Worker injured falling off equipment - 9 Apr
NSW Summary - Shuttle car collision - 9 Apr
2021 - March
NZ Alert - H&S Workshops Kerikeri, Dargaville & Te Kuiti - 26 Mar
NZ Alert - Edge protection must be inspected and maintained - 26 Mar
Fatality Alert - Excavator rolled into body of water - 26 Mar
A fall whilst descending a ladder resulted in a fractured leg - 26 Mar
Near miss when excavator fell from crane during lifting operation - 26 Mar
NSW Summary - Grader operator makes contact with haul truck performing a u-turn - 26 Mar
NZ Alert - Rockfall damages excavator - 19 Mar
Operator working at height on top of loader with no fall restraint - 19 Mar
Machinery overturning incidents - 19 Mar
Uncontrolled release of bitumen from gantry hose - 19 Mar
A boom lift slides during stabilisation phase - 19 Mar
NSW Summary - Excavator engulfed by fire -19 Mar
NZ Alert - Loader collides with light vehicle - 12 Mar
WorkSafe Alert - On the job? Your seatbelt should be too - 12 Mar
Fire on RC drill rig from compressed air system - 12 Mar
Failure of battery isolator and braking system - 12 Mar
Falls from walkways and platforms - 12 Mar
NSW Summary - Unplanned movement of stacker hits light vehicle - 12 Mar
NZ Alert - Worker sprayed with battery acid - 5 Mar
NZ Alert - Worker struck by excavator - 5 Mar
Failure of a loadbearing part of lifting equipment - 5 Mar
Piling rig bolts fall within exclusion zone - 5 Mar
Building partially collapsed after excavation work - 5 Mar
NSW Summary - Evasive action taken to avoid collision - 5 Mar
2021 - February
NZ Alert - Register for our regional Health & Safety workshops - 26 Feb
NZ Alert - Ashburton Health & Safety workshop date set for 3 June - 26 Feb
NZ Alert - Care for customers should be a priority when managing health and safety - 26 Feb
Operator injures foot while replacing the cutting edge on loading shovel bucket - 26 Feb
Miner fatally injured at dump point - 26 Feb
NSW Summary - Worker hospitalised after attempt to connect a pipe to a manifold - 26 Feb
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled stored energy release - 19 Feb
Unattended haul truck rolls 65 metres - 19 Feb
Operator injured whilst undertaking maintenance on conveyor - 19 Feb
Rockfall injures jumbo operator - 19 Feb
Fatal incident occurred removing a down-the-hole hammer - 19 Feb
NSW Summary - Water truck lost control on ramp and rolled - 19 Feb
NZ Alert - Injury while breaking rock - 5 Feb
Two miners die while pumping sealing grout underground - 5 Feb
Bitumen manufacturing acid sprayed onto face and eyes of operator - 5 Feb
Dangers of unguarded machinery and plant - 5 Feb
Elevated work box falls from integrated tool carrier - 5 Feb
NSW Summary - Dump truck veered onto a windrow and rolled - 5 Feb
2020 - December
NZ Alert - Drive safely over your break - 18 Dec
WorkSafe - Seatbelt and helmet could have saved life - 18 Dec
Hazards in surface mining operations video - 18 Dec
Worker received crush injury to foot from hydraulic jack - 18 Dec
Managing the risks of working in heat - 18 Dec
NSW Summary - Cab lowered onto worker during maintenance - 18 Dec
NZ Alert - Excavator uncovers misfire - 11 Dec
WorkSafe - Certificates of Competence update - 11 Dec
Marine aggregate dredger lifting operation incident - 11 Dec
Worker suffers severe finger injury while using core-drill - 11 Dec
Marine aggregate dredger scaffold incident - 11 Dec
NSW Summary - Inexperience and speed cause of jack-knife - 11 Dec
NZ Alert - Too many NZ workplace fatalities - 4 Dec
WorkSafe seeking feedback on good practice guidelines for PCBUs - 4 Dec
Investigation release - Collision between dozer and haul truck - 4 Dec
Methane detectors bypassed - 4 Dec
QLD Mineral Mines & Quarries Inspectorate September 2020 - 4 Dec
NSW Summary - Worker found semi-conscious in underground mine - 4 Dec
2020 - November
NZ Alert - Worker falls exiting dump truck - 27 Nov
Mobile elevating platforms tip over - 27 Nov
Oxy-Acetylene set caught under counterweight of crane - 27 Nov
Worker fractured ankle after missing ladder rung - 27 Nov
Fatality - Tipper truck rolled over mechanic - 27 Nov
NSW Summary - Brakes failed causing light vehicle to crash - 27 Nov
NZ Alert - Winner of Health & Safety Initiative award announced - 20 November
NZ Alert - Asbestos must be removed by a licensed removalist - 20 November
NZ Alert - Quit removing machine guarding, says WorkSafe - 20 November
Simple ways to reduce the risk of pedestrian contact - 20 November
Injury sustained using scaling bar in attempt to free up a jammed drill rig - 20 November
NSW Summary - Operating procedures need to be followed throughout the task - 20 November
NZ Alert - Another ADT rollover incident - 13 November
Collision incident at a surface mine - 13 November
Explosives incident at underground mine - 13 November
Worker violently hit by hull plate during removal work - 13 November
Excavator access ladder causes foot injury - 13 November
NSW Summary - Tyre blow-out knocked operator to the ground - 13 November
NZ Alert - Worker falls while exiting loader -6 November
Two companies charged for health and safety failings - 6 November
Fitter burned by bitumen during planned maintenance - 6 November
Dual lift operations using forklifts not recommended - 6 November
Miner died after being struck by a battery powered scoop - 6 November
NSW Summary - Dozer backed into bucket of excavator - 6 November
2020 - October
NZ Alert - Fire destroys loader - 30 October
WorkSafe Video - YOU can sense it YOU can stop it - 30 October
Excavation in trench severed power cable - 30 October
Cement grout entered workers gloves and caused burns to hands - 30 October
Investigation Video - Serious injuries sustained at gold mine - 30 October
NSW Summary - Timber wedge struck worker on the head - 30 October
NZ Alert - Cutting edge falls injuring worker - 23 October
Confined space - Safety alert - 23 October
Exiting plant - Fall from height learning - 23 October
Truck driver fatally crushed by excavator bucket - 23 October
Video - Loading and unloading mobile plant - 23 October
NSW Summary - Worker injures wrist jumping from plant - 23 October
NZ Alert - Potential fall from height - 16 October
NZ Alert - Always use the right machinery for the job - 16 October
Fall of ground - Dislodged rock strikes two workers - 16 October
Fatality Alert - Truck moved while driver adjusted axle brakes - 16 October
Fatality Alert - Preparing mobile jaw crusher for shipping off site - 16 October
NSW Summary - Haul truck and light vehicle near miss - 16 October
NZ Alert - Bar hits worker in face - 9 October
NZ Alert - Machine guarding separates people from machinery - 9 October
Laceration to palm after using wrong attachment on rattle gun - 9 October
Bruised hand from release of stored energy while trying to free davit - 9 October
FRAS rated equipment not compliant with testing requirements - 9 October
NSW Summary - Drill rig contacted energised power lines - 9 October
NZ Alert - Crushed finger injury - 2 October
NZ Alert - Cranes rear outrigger sank, tipping crane - 2 October
Inherent instability of some concrete placing boom trucks - 2 October
Uncontrolled truck movement due to brake fade - 2 October
Investigation Release - Fatality not work-related - 2 October
NSW Summary - Electrical tradesman's head caught between a lift cylinder and truck - 2 October
2020 - September
NZ Alert - Worker injures ankle in fall - 25 September
NZ Alert - Don’t let your standards for operating machinery slip - 25 September
Assessing risks associated with concrete pump lines - 25 September
Shattered rail saw fragment flew 23m into drivers windscreen - 25 September
Laceration injury to forearm from angle grinder - 25 September
NSW Summary - Material build up in gear box output shaft - 25 September
NZ Alert - Near Miss: Failure to lockout - 18 September
NZ Alert - Don't be scared of WorkSafe - 18 September
Vest caught on lever when operating excavator - 18 September
Worker sustained injury when trying to relieve the hydraulic lock - 18 September
Significant Incident Report - Manned loader fell into open stope - 18 September
NSW Summary - Integrated tool carrier basket incident - 18 September
NZ Alert - Mine fined for rock fall injury - 11 September
NZ Alert - Ensure machines are guarded to the highest standard - 11 September
Failure to identify corroded ladder rung before using ladder - 11 September
Structural Failure: Security of suspended objects - 11 September
Working in proximity to conveyor belts - 11 September
NSW Summary - Track rode up onto rock pile & overturned excavator - 11 September
NZ Alert - Worker falls off dozer track - 4 September
Alluvial Gold H&S Management Plan Template - 4 September
Injuries received from rib spall while working on continuous miner - 4 September
Adequacy of windrows (bunds) for vehicle impact - 4 September
Structural Failure: Overburden drill mast - 4 September
NSW Summary - Make sure to secure plant that has potential to move - 4 September
2020 - August
NZ Alert - Dump truck reversed into loader - 28 August
Video - Dangerous blasting incident - 28 August
Release of energy from hydraulic loading crane struck dogman in cheek - 28 August
Working at Height Risk - Ladder slipped causing rigger to fall - 28 August
Fatality - Aerial lift basket shot upwards with miner in it - 28 August
NSW Summary - Worker hit on back of head by falling access ladder - 28 August
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled movement of truck - 21 August
Installation and maintenance of temporary generators - 21 August
Managing gas on open cut coal mines - 21 August
Steel plate fell through open mesh with operator below - 21 August
Investigation Release - Worker contracts pneumoconiosis - 21 August
NSW Summary - Haul truck rolled over the side of a haul road - 21 August
NZ Alert - COVID-19 resources on MinEx website - 14 August
NZ Alert - Failure to Lock Out plant - 14 August
Near Miss - Ruptured pressure vessel at demolition site - 14 August
Hand Sanitiser stored in inappropriate containers - 14 August
Australian company fined for workers death - 14 August
NSW Summary - Tub overturned after reversing onto tip pile - 14 August
NZ Alert - We need to look out for each other - 7 August
NZ Alert - Truck collided with traffic sign and stopped in live lane - 7 August
Significant ARC flash injury - 7 August
Lone working - Plant maintenance - 7 August
EFFER vehicle loading crane incident - 7 August
NSW Summary - Vehicle towing trailer lost power on steep slope - 7 August
2020 - July
NZ Alert - Drill rods fall from underground strata - 31 July
WorkSafe - Risk posed by powerlines must be considered - 31 July
Miner died while inspecting an oversized stockpile - 31 July
Video - Truck rollover prevention - 31 July
Worker entangled in conveyor tail drum - 31 July
NSW Summary - Locking pin obstruction caused crushed finger - 31 July
NZ Alert - Severe weather events - 24 July
WorkSafe - New resource: Induction video - 24 July
Work vehicle pushed by flood water off causeway - 24 July
Risks associated with workers being crushed by plant - 24 July
A bracket breaks and flies 5m into public space - 24 July
NSW Summary - A worker suffered fluid injection injury to finger - 24 July
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled movement of excavator boom - 17 July
WorkSafe - Updated hazardous substances guide - 17 July
A worker performing pre-start checks slipped and fell from a digger - 17 July
Chain recoil causes fatal injuries to excavator operator - 17 July
NSW Investigation - Worker injured while repairing jaw crusher - 17 July
NSW Summary - Miner knocked unconscious by falling roof material - 17 July
NZ Alert - Bucket falls from excavator - 10 July
Contractor severs fingers on conveyor belt - 10 July
Dangers of applying heat to sealed hydraulic cylinders - 10 July
Worker crushed when excavator boom moved unexpectedly - 10 July
Worker struck by excavator that entered exclusion zone - 10 July
NSW Summary - A towed sub-station rolled 50 metres - 10 July
NZ Alert - Falls result in serious knee injuries - 3 July
Failure to deploy a deck restraint device on trailer unit - 3 July
Recent increase in fall of person accidents - 3 July
25t Terex articulated mobile crane rollover - 3 July
Worker’s arm injured in belt press filter - 3 July
NSW Summary - Trucks brakes fail causing driver to turn into wall - 3 July
2020 - June
NZ Alert - Trucks slide in wet conditions - 26 June
Finger dislocation on induction tour of aggregate dredger - 26 June
Fall from height fatality - Contract driver fell from top of trailer - 26 June
Queensland Coal Mines Inspectorate - Incident Periodical May 2020 - 26 June
Video Learnings - Tyre handler fatality, Bengalla coal mine - 26 June
NSW Summary - A light vehicle collided with a bund - 26 June
NZ Alert - Damaged electrical cable - 19 June
Metal shard projectile from excavator track sprocket - 19 June
Effective use of respiratory protective equipment fact sheet - 19 June
Internal inspections of exhaust conditioner inlets show reduced integrity from corrosion - 19 June
Increased reports of coal Mine workers being struck by polyethylene pipe - 19 June
NSW Summary - Blast cap blows off while a crew member was undoing clamps - 19 June
NZ Alert - Fall of ground damages excavator - 12 June
WorkSafe - Reminder that children are always at risk on worksites - 12 June
Hand sanitiser ignition injures haulier and caused vehicle fire - 12 June
QSA pods fall off dolly car flat top and slide down drift - no one was harmed - 12 June
Investigation Information Release - Partial collapse of ventilation shaft - 12 June
NSW Summary - A falling hopper wing on a mobile impact crusher injures apprentice -12 June
NZ Alert - Worker cracks tooth - 5 June
Excavator topples into trench while being backfilled - 5 June
Repeat health and safety offender fined - 5 June
Paste Plant operator climbed onto a structure without fall protection - 5 June
Fuse failure on Bitumen weigh system causes spillage - 5 June
NSW Summary - Highwall failure at open cut mine - 5 June
2020 - May
NZ Alert - Fatal loss of control of vehicle - 29 May
Register NOW to our last two MinEx webinars of the series - 29 May
Miner dies while clearing a sand and gravel bin - 29 May
Fall from height - Truck driver's hand slips from the access ladder rail - 29 May
NSW Bulletin - Five electric shock incidents notified in April - 29 May
NSW Summary - Sediment pit gives way while being dug out - 29 May
NZ Alert - Failure to isolate hydraulics - 22 May
NZ Alert WorkSafe - Ensure your PPE is to standard - 22 May
Excavator rolled onto its side after front right track dropped into hole - 22 May
Alcohol Based Hand Sanitiser precautions - 22 May
Worker injured while conducting hydrovac operations - 22 May
NSW Summary - Haul truck rollover incidents - 22 May
NZ Alert - Fall from height hazard - 15 May
NZ Alert - COVID-19 Avoid close contact -15 May
Extra demand leads to fake respiratory protective equipment - 15 May
Worker sucked into auxiliary fan ventilation tube - 15 May
Fibreglass ladder failure, frequent inspection required - 15 May
NSW Summary Boilermaker suffers electric shock - 15 May
NZ Alert - COVID-19 Toolbox video - 8 May
NZ Alert - COVID-19 Keep up the good work - 8 May
COVID-19 posters for the workplace - 8 May
Miner struck by rockfall, while preparing secondary firing - 8 May
Truck collision - Failure to give way at T-intersection - 8 May
Serious underground incident - Gas ignition event - 8 May
NZ Alert - COVID-19 Hand sanitising - 1 May
NZ Alert - COVID-19 Some myths - 1 May
Electrician touches electrical circuit, suffers serious burns - 1 May
Incorrect slinging of pipe causes accident during drainage works - 1 May
Fire suppression system fails to activate - 1 May
NSW Summary - Dozer slides off a walk back near excavator - 1 May
2020 - April
NZ Alert - COVID-19 Learnings - 22 April
NZ Alert - COVID-19 Health questionnaire - 22 April
Serious crush injury highlights lack of risk assessment of plant - 22 April
High potential incident - Mobile Plant - access entrapment - 22 April
Best practices for working on or near surge piles - 22 April
NSW Summary - Dump truck reversing to a tip head breaches windrow - 22 April
NZ Alert - COVID-19 is just another hazard - 17 April
NZ Alert - WorkSafe approach to Level 4 lockdown - 17 April
Welding-related electric shocks increase - 17 April
Worker electrocuted and falls from height - 17 April
Rope access contractor injured in fall from height - 17 April
NSW Summary - Small coal burst occurred on a longwall face - 17 April
NZ Alert - COVID-19 Management Plans
NZ Alert - Notify WorkSafe about your blasting
MinEx Webinar - Innovation - 1 hour CPD - closing soon
Worker trapped in horizontal screw auger conveyor
Ongoing Investigation - Paste wall failure
NSW Summary - Nose to tail contact between haulage trucks
NZ Alert - We need to look after each other - 3 April
NZ Alert - Sledgehammer injures worker - 3 April
FREE AUSIMM webinar - Resource sector update from an OHS perspective - 3 April
A14 Excavator injury - Arm hits operative in the face - 3 April
Queensland Report - High potential incidents: Lessons learnt - 3 April
NSW Summary - Bolting rig dislodges and hits workers wrist - 3 April
2020 - March
NZ Alert - Another ADT rollover
NZ Alert - Surveyor nearly hit by dozer
Track press cylinder failure at coal mine
Health & Safety Snapshot - Mine maintenance
Best Practice: Preventing failures of welded connections
NSW Summary - COVID-19 related worker complaints
NZ Alert - Loader bucket hits truck - 20 March
NZ Alert - Company fined after truck rolls onto worker - 20 March
Fall from height while accessing mobile plant - 20 March
Truck tailgate hits worker's head - 20 March
Brakepad dislodged from calliper during winder testing - 20 March
NSW Summary - Two haul trucks collide at open cut coal mine - 20 March
NZ Alert - Quarry fatality - 13 March
NZ Alert - Company fined after worker loses three fingers - 13 March
NZ Alert - Worker falls in to post trench when exiting truck - 13 March
Tyre puncture results in uncontrolled movement of ADT load bin - 13 March
Continuous miner buried by roof fall in coal mine - 13 March
NSW Summary - Preventing fires on mobile plant - 13 March
NZ Alert - Injury stepping off loader - 6 March
Truck tailgate hits worker's head - 6 March
Overhead power line struck by an excavator - 6 March
Coal mine worker struck by Load Haul Dump - 6 March
Investigations - Retractable hydraulic access ladders - 6 March
Investigation release - Worker seriously injured from fall - 6 March
2020 - February
NZ Alert - Plant operated without guard - 28 Feb
NZ Alert - Workplace preparedness for coronavirus - 28 Feb
Coal mine examiner found unresponsive - 28 Feb
Near miss lifting / slinging accident - 28 Feb
Quarry hot works fire - 28 Feb
NSW Summary - managing bodies of water on site - 28 Feb
NZ Alert - Fire destroys excavator - 21 Feb
Company ordered to pay fine after fatal excavator incident - 21 Feb
Parked truck rolls backwards and collides into truck - 21 Feb
Contract tyre fitter fatally injured at open cut coal mine - 21 Feb
Investigation release - A light vehicle drives over open edge - 21 Feb
NSW Summary - Tipper truck's axle trailer tips - 21 Feb
NZ Alert - Don't work if you are not well - 14 Feb
Chain blocks prevent inboard 'slip flange' dredge pipe from falling - 14 Feb
Mine fatality - A Miner fell into a portable load out bin - 14 Feb
Apprentice auto electrician fatality - 14 Feb
Recommendation to inspect the secondary exit release mechanism - 14 Feb
NSW Summary - Throat injury caused by inhaling hydrated lime - 14 Feb
NZ Alert - Water Cart hits service vehicle - 7 Feb
Worker's fall protection equipment entangles with elevator horns - 7 Feb
Thumb amputated while deploying Geobor barrel into the casing - 7 Feb
'The Fatal 6' Working at height - high potential near hit - 7 Feb
Queensland Mines Inspectorate report January 2020 - 7 Feb
NSW Summary - Failure of highwalls, low walls and dumps - 7 Feb
2020 - January
NZ Alert - Excavator rolls on its side - 31 Jan
NZ Alert - Injury from flying object - 31 Jan
Isolation failure - Successful use of 'Try Out' - 31 Jan
Two incidents of crane rope sheave failures - 31 Jan
Worker receives burns to hand while removing cap - 31 Jan
NSW Summary - Excavator hits a dozer lift ram - 31 Jan
NZ Alert - We have always done it this way - 24 Jan
NZ Alert - Breach of lateral safety zones - 24 Jan
NZ Alert - Traffic sign knocks worker unconscious - 24 Jan
Telehandler fatality caused by riding outside of cabin - 24 Jan
Coal miner faces court over mine intersection crash - 24 Jan
NSW Summary - Truck tips while descending ramp - 24 Jan
NZ Alert - Crush injury while welding - 17 Jan
UHF radio transmitter causes MEWP to move - 17 Jan
Excavator hits operator causing injuries - 17 Jan
Electrical shock incident while tidying cables - 17 Jan
NSW Summary - Rock fall traps underground miner - 17 Jan
NSW Summary - Rock fall hits excavator - 17 Jan
2019 - December
NZ Alert - Truck rollover during tipping - 20 Dec
NZ Alert- "Are you safe to drive?' - Video - 20 Dec
NZ Alert - Fatal injury water pump blow out - 20 Dec
NZ product recall - Protex disc brake rotor part- 20 Dec
Never operate or work on unguarded machinery - 20 Dec
NSW Summary - Haul truck collision - 20 Dec
NZ Alert - Drive safely over your break - 13 Dec
Management of safe drinking water at mine sites - 13 Dec
Hoist rope unravels over head sheave - 13 Dec
NSW Summary - Burst Porta-power hose hits worker - 13 Dec
Hydraulic Tipper Door Injury - 13 Dec
NSW - Quarterly Safety Report July to September - 13 Dec
NZ Alert - Excavator uncovers misfire - 6 Dec
NZ Alert - Reparation paid for worker fall - 6 Dec
Fatality Alert - Service truck flipped onto side - 6 Dec
NSW Resources - Respirable dust in quarry operations - 6 Dec
Fire on explosive charge vehicle at charged face - 6 Dec
NSW Summary - Rock fall occurs metres from worker - 6 Dec
2019 - November
NZ Alert - Dangerous access to crusher - 29 Nov
Conveyor LTI - Laceration to arm - 29 Nov
Common construction noise hazards - 29 Nov
Fatality alert Spotter steps in front of bulldozer - 29 Nov
Learning video Workers evacuated after gas levels rise - 29 Nov
NSW Summary -Falling scissor clamp misses eye socket - 29 Nov
NZ Alert - Worker fall from conveyor frame - 22 Nov
NZ Alert - Product recall - Particulate Respirator - 22 Nov
Worker fractures finger removing rods from borehole - 22 Nov
Dislodged unsecured bucket strikes worker - 22 Nov
Rapid face bolters incidents - 22 Nov
NSW Summary - Light vehicle overturns - 22 Nov
NZ Alert - Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica -15 Nov
Fatal Incident - Falling trailer ramp fatality - 15 Nov
Falling skid steer tynes narrowly misses worker - 15 Nov
Burst water main collapses excavation trapping worker - 15 Nov
Haul truck meets light vehicle overtaking loader - 15 Nov
Dangerous incident excavator slides off bench - 15 Nov
NZ Alert - Wheel bearing failure causes fire - 8 Nov
WorkSafe Video - RCS dust & accelerated silicosis - 8 Nov
Unqualified operators cause truck overturn - 8 Nov
Twin drum roller overturns compacting backfill - 8 Nov
Video - ejection of axle pin under force - 8 Nov
Platform failure- worker suffers injuries - 8 Nov
NZ Alert - Fall of Axle Assembly - 1 Nov
Operator's Hair Ripped Out by Borer - 1 Nov
Worker Killed Tyre Exploded while Inflating - 1 Nov
Fatal Accident Trailer Tarpaulin Cover Failure - 1 Nov
QMI Incident Report October 2019 - 1 Nov
NSW - Workers Caught in Release of Water Overflow - 1 Nov
2019 - October
NZ Alert - Injury from Brush using Grinder - 25 Oct
Stanley Knife Cuts through Glove Lacerating Finger - 25 Oct
Worker in Direct Line of Fire in Battery Explosion - 25 Oct
Operator Cabin of a 250 Excavator Dislodges and Falls - 25 Oct
Serious Burns Suffered Refueling Mobile Plant - 25 Oct
Workers Fingers Crushed while Installing a Monorail- 25 Oct
NZ Alert - Damage to Diesel Fuel Nozzle - 18 Oct
Dump Truck Tips Climbing Tunnel Wall - 18 Oct
USA - 3 People Killed from Electrical Incidents since Aug - 18 Oct
Position Paper - Preventing Fires on Mobile Plant - 18 Oct
Fully Loaded Concrete Agitator Truck Overturn - 18 Oct
NSW Weekly Incident Summary - 18 Oct
NZ Alert - Worker Injured using grinder - 11 Oct
NZ Alert - What NZ'ers don't know about cancer - 11 Oct
Video - Autonomous dozer collision - 11 Oct
Dozer Incidents increase despite warnings - 11 Oct
TAP Report - Diesel Exhaust Emissions - 11 Oct
NSW Weekly Incident Summary - 11 Oct
NZ Alert - Truck tyre blowout - 04 Oct
Fall through ventilation shaft - 04 Oct
Engineer crushed by reversing excavator - 04 Oct
Falling bucket strikes worker - 04 Oct
Grease itself is a dropped object - 04 Oct
NSW weekly incident summary 20 September - 04 Oct
2019 - September
NSW weekly incident summary 13 September - 27 Sep
NSW weekly incident summary - Excavator fire - 27 Sep
Workplace findings top 3 injuries and diseases - 27 Sep
Micro Sleep vehicle accident - 27 Sep
Water Cart Engine Fire - 27 Sep
NZ Alert - Fire risk on excavator - 27 Sep
NSW weekly incident summary 06 September - 20 Sep
Mixing spindle accident results in broken arm - 20 Sep
Fatal Accident - Worker hit by toppled scaffold - 20 Sep
Fatal Accident - Haul truck over open pit wall - 20 Sep
Truck Driver Fall - Cracked ribs punctured lungs - 20 Sep
NZ Alert - Safety chain saves trailer - 20 Sep
NSW weekly incident summary 30 August 2019 - 13 Sep
Worker killed when trapped by retractable ladder 13 Sep
Worker Struck by reversing excavator - 13 Sep
Preparing for a storm checklist - 13 Sep
NZ Alert - Bullying is not OK - 13 Sep
NZ Alert - Crowbar severs electrical cable - 13 Sep
NZ Alert - Failure of seatbelt bracket
NZ Alert - Cable strike at Mt Roskill Substation
Flight bar hits worker while installing conveyor chain
Insecure load - tandem roller comes off low loader
Management of heat in underground coal mines
NSW Weekly Incident Summary - 23 August 2019
2019 - August
NZ Alert - Reports of misfires in NZ increase
NZ Alert - Workers hand trapped between rollers
NZ Alert - Accelerated silicosis
NZ Alert - Ignored warnings leads to amputation
NZ Alert - Fine for perverting the course of justice
NZ Alert - Faulty machinery leads to workers death
NZ Product Recall - Powercon Jump Starters
NZ Alert - Nut failure on truck drawbar
NZ Alert - Liebherr loader seatbelt attachment failure
NZ Alert - New Be a Safe Guy videos released
NZ Alert - Truck rollover while spreading material
NZ Alert - Silica dust in the workplace
Fatality - Isolation failure causes electrocution
Fatality - Worker trapped by retractable ladder
Miner killed by methane ignitions
Worker receives flash burns repairing fuel tanker
Operator using stone cropper breaks finger
Receiving hopper collapses under tipped sand
Part failure causes heavy machinery fall
Lack of bunding on accessible edges
Welder suffers third degree burn
Worker killed by falling hydraulic breaker
Fatality Report: Worker crushed by airlock doors
Workers foot trapped in scraper conveyor
Continuous miner slides into workers
Safety critical system failures on road registered vehicles
Serious traffic accident as vehicle rolls
Fire Safety Alert - Recent fires in mining equipment
Product Recall - Twin-leg self retracting lifelines
Workers put at risk with isolation breach
Objects enter cabins of underground equipment
Flight bar ejects hitting worker
Worker injured by pin injected under pressure
Serious injury involving mobile screening plant
Operator sustains cement/lime burns cleaning mixer
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 26 July 2019
2019 - July
NZ Alert - Faulty pressure gauge
NZ Product Recall - VGP Gas Safety Shut-Off Valve
NZ Alert - Split fuel hose covers worker
NZ Alert - High profile enforceable undertaking
NZ Alert - Flyrock endangers workers
Fatality - Contractor falls under wheels
Investigation Report - Worker dies from fall
Worker injured by exploding tyre rim
Object dropped from height causes shoulder injury
Exposure to potential electrical shock
Foot injury after standing on rotating winch drum
Release: Semi-auto dozer & manned excavator collide
Worker suffers arc flash injury
Investigation Report - Dump truck collision
Video Report - Dump truck collision
Worker outside safety of basket
Scaffolder with no fall arrest protection
Fatality incident - excavator engulfed after pit wall failure
Fatality while recovering bogged vehicle
Death of a visitor at a NSW coal mine
Video Report - Workers evacuated as gas levels rise
Investigation Report - Workers evacuated as gas levels rise
Hand injured during wire tensioning
Haul truck rollover on edge of stockpile
NSW Weekly Incident Summary - 5 July 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary - 12 July 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary - 19 July 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 26 July 2019
2019 - June
NZ Alert - Vehicle collision near misses
NZ Alert - Recall of Macbook Pro laptops
NZ Alert - Gas shut off valves recalled
NZ Alert - Stockpile tip hazards
NZ Alert - Worker dies after injuries sustained in fall
NZ Alert - Flyrock damages utility
NZ Alert - Two workers seriously injured
NZ Alert - WorkSafe highlights recent truck collisions
NZ Alert - Lacerated wrist requiring stitches
NZ Alert - Lack of guarding results in amputation
NZ Alert - Beware of sunstrike
NZ Alert - Accelerated silicosis
NZ Alert - Worker sustains electric shock
Collision between semi-auto dozer & manned excavator
Worker killed falling under wheels of truck
Fatality Report - worker pinned against concrete
Man dies after wall collapse at QSLD coal mine
Worker fatality during snubbing activity
Front end loader backs over highwall
Safety Flash: Electrical Safety Alerts
Safe access to high voltage powerline corridors
Worker fatally trapped in conveyor
Two miners die in sand collapse
Fall from height after failure of retractable type lanyard
Operators hi viz becomes entangled in machinery
Fingertip pinched between jack handle and bow shackle
NSW Quarterly Safety Report Jan - Mar 2019
China coal mine accident kills 9, injures 10
Gas masks used for dust protection
Conveyor guard falls and hits contractor
Worker injured releasing jammed conveyor chain
Safety when working in confined spaces
Worker killed by falling excavator bucket
Falls from fixed ladders with cages
Hazardous area - Conformity of equipment
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 7 June 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 14 June 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 21 June 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 28 June 2019
2019 - May
NZ Alert - Loader over-balance incident
NZ Alert - Dump truck fatality
NZ Alert - Company sentenced over vehicle fatality
NZ Alert - Water cart roll over
NZ Alert - NZTA urges checks of truck park brakes
NZ Alert - Faulty installation causes fire with extensive damage
NZ Alert - Scaffolding collapses holding seven workers
Worker crushed by electrical switchboard
High Pressure Fluid Injection Risk Alert
Mechanic dies from high pressure fluid injection in eye
Dust safety in the metals & extractives industries
Electrician receives 1000V shock and burns
Worker injured releasing jammed conveyor chain
VIDEO: PPE for airborne contaminants
Worker fatally injured after fall from steel stillage
Fatality Report - Worker killed when struck by shuttle car
Miner suffers serious burns from superheated gases
Faulty isolator switch discovered
Gear box fails causing roller door to drop
Newsflash! Failure of electrical protection circuit
Uncontrolled release of LPG at mine camp
Drivers falling while entering or exiting their cabs
Possible defect in 3M Fall Protection Harness
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 2 May 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 10 May 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 17 May 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 24 May 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 31 May 2019
2019 - April
NZ Alert - Yet another ADT rollover
NZ Alert - Rock fall injures worker
NZ Alert - Reading instruction manuals help avoid injury
NZ Alert - Worker fatally injured by fall steel beam
NZ Alert - Distraction causes vehicle collision
NZ Alert - Welding slag injury
NZ Alert - Two die from exposure to organic solvents
NZ Alert - Worker injured by boiling liquid
Safety Alert - Truck catches fire underground
Near Miss - Worker almost struck by reversing sprayer
Critical Incident - moxy rollover causes injury
Safety & Health Snapshot - Electric shocks
Crane topples over while unoccupied
Using non-slewing mobile cranes
Crane Incidents - safety alerts & advice
Safety guard falls during maintenance
Australian mine prosecuted over work-place death
US Fatality Report - Haul truck runs over pickup truck
US Fatality - Worker crushed removing a push beam
US Fatality Report - Miner buried by cemented rock fill
US Fatality Report - Miner run over underground
US Fatality Report - Highwall crushes operator cab
US Fatality Report - Hydraulic pressure sensor impacts head
Welded flange failure on SMBS pump
Rise in vehicle collisions cause for concern
Casual investigation into elevated gas levels at coal mine
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 5 April 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 12 April 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 19 April 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 26 April 2019
2019 - March
NZ Alert - Severe weather events
NZ Alert - Loss of control of dump truck
NZ Alert - Potential for unattended trucks to roll away
NZ Alert - Rock falls from excavator bucket
NZ Alert - Fatigue Fact Sheet released by MinEx
NZ Product Recall - PurpleAir air quality sensor power supply
NZ Alert - Mental Health in the workplace booklet
NZ Alert - Severed thumb due to poor guarding
NZ Alert - Gas leak could have been deadly
NZ Alert - Insights: Nicole Rosie talks to Adrian Orr
NZ Alert - Damaged power cable
NZ Alert - Failure to fix problems results in severe injuries
NZ Alert - Managing Worker Exposure to Dust in Mines and Quarries
Workers injured by high pressure fluid
Workers withdrawn from underground
Welding related incident electric shock incidents
Hybrid excavator trialed for site establishment
Fatality - Worker struck by relief valve while jacking shovel
Worker disabled after leg trapped by airlock door
Worker enters hopper without PTW or isolation
Structural failure of fixed conveyor stacker
Using excavators as rock breakers
Overload protection in safety gear
Worker killed when hit in chest by stemming materials
Flyrock incident in NSW quarry
Near hit - Failed rod ejected from hydraulic pulling kit
Investigation report - Runaway loaded ore train
Rise in dozer accidents putting operators at risk
Worker dies after falling into machinery
Fatal incident as bulldozer overturns into pit (update)
Worker struck and killed by suspended auger steel
Safety when working in confined spaces
Uncontrolled upward movement of drill string
Worker seriously injured in fall at surface gold mine
Video - Demo of explosive nature of coal dust
Spontaneous combustion mgmt guideline
Guide for coal dust explosion prevention & suppression
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 1 March 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 8 March 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 15 March 2019
2019 - February
NZ Safety Alert - Tailgate falls off trailer
NZ Safety Alert - Worker falls from track crusher
NZ Safety Alert - Worker falls from truck body
Grader driver dies in underground collision
Truck wheel and axle assembly separates from truck
Excavator arm contacts overhead powerline
Safety Alert on CAT grader wheel spindle
Confined space - serious near hit
Facial hairstyle guide for filtering facepiece respirators
Worker injured due to substandard guarding
Updated respiratory protective equipment (RPE) guidance
Protecting workers from solar UV radiation
Second degree burns to hand while refueling
Working in confined spaces safety alerts
Mine fatality - Worker struck by loaded shuttle car
Fatality Report - Powered haulage accident
Welder injured when pipe jack collapsed
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 1 February 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 8 February 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 15 February 2019
NSW Weekly Incident Summary 22 February 2019
2019 - January
NZ Safety Alert - Uncontrolled movement of vehicle
NZ Safety Alert - Worker crush injury
NZ Safety Alert - Arc flash from switchboard
NZ Safety Alert - Handrail failure leads to workers death
NZ Safety Alert - Temperatures rise in the workplace
Crushing by a crane boom element
Operator killed by moving rail mounted machinery
Quarry operator sentenced after worker badly injured
Shot firing incident damages vehicles
Hot weather and risk of fires in mines
Fatality - coal worker crushed
Quarry truck driver death prompts $230k fine
Sinkhole in open pit floor engulfs vehicles
Elevated workbox falls from loader
Fall from elevated work platform
Investigation Report - Workers trapped in shaft winder
Fatal incident - Bulldozer overturns into pit
Serious accident involving articulated water cart
Fuel service truck catches fire at coal mine
Opal miner injured in shaft fall
NSW Weekly incident summary 4 January 2019
NSW Weekly incident summary 11 January 2019
NSW Weekly Incident summary 18 January 2019
NSW Weekly Incident summary 25 January 2019
2018 - December
NZ Alert - Wire handrail failure leads to workers death
NZ Alert - Arc flash from switchboard
Serious accident involving articulated water cart
Fuel service truck catches fire at Coal Mine
Opal miner injured in shaft fall
NZ Alert - Loss of control of loader
NZ Alert - Worker crushed by container swinglift
NZ Alert - Working in high temperatures
NZ Alert - Protecting workers from UV radiation
NZ Alert - Failure of semi-automatic quick hitches
NZ Alert - Fires on mining equipment
NZ Alert -Traumatic brain injury after fall
NZ Alert - Worker seriously hurts back in fall
NZ Alert - Injury during jaw cleaning
NZ Alert - Worker dies after fall from height
NZ Alert - Near-miss incidents above historic workings
Report - Worker killed when crushed in machinery
Crush injury from a scaffold pole
Controlling crush risks from mobile elevating platforms
Report - Truck driver dies at open cast coal mine
Underground worker killed when run over by own truck
Worker survives irrespirable atmosphere
Loss of control after coupling failure on EWP
QSLD Mines and Quarries Safety Performance Report
Fatality - Loaded Cat haul truck runs over pick up truck
Uncontrolled ADT movement during lift out of shaft
Semi-trailer transporting culverts overturns
Truck trailer strikes overhead power lines
Uncontrolled release of winch wire
NSW Weekly incident summary 5 December 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 12 December 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 19 December 2018
2018 - November
NZ Alert - Safety initiatives to implement now
NZ Alert - Worker injured by falling transmission tower
NZ Alert - Insights - Nicole Rosie talks with Quintin Hall
NZ Alert - Product recall: retrofit BVL 3-point seatbelts
NZ Alert- Product recall: Possible defect - rings and O-rings
NZ Alert - Safety initiatives to implement now
NZ Alert - Roof blown off shed in wind event
NZ Alert - Hiab truck tips during unloading
NZ Alert - Hazardous Substances signage
NZ Alert - Major brain trauma after fall
NZ Alert - New sexual harassment quick guides
NZ Alert - Manual handling injury
NZ Alert - Worker falls and breaks both elbows
NZ Alert - Safe use of synthetic pyrethroids
NZ Alert - Be a safe guy campaign launched
NZ Alert - Workers hands crushed, fingers amputated
NZ Alert - Damaged footpath led to elderly mans death
Underground worker pinned by runaway vehicle
Report into death of worker following serious head injuries
Lightning strikes on rubber-tyred heavy vehicles
Uncontrolled release of winch wire
High winds put workers and public at risk
Isolation of conveyors and other plant
Fatality involving plant at a quarry
Worker fatally injured when tyre falls
Non work-related death at coal mine
Laceration to wrist by grinder
Grader operator suffers serious head injuries
Operator trapped between EWP and overhead structure
Structural failure of corrugated steel water tank
Articulated dump truck bin roll over
Worker falls from conveyor gantry
Controlling legionella bacteria in mining operations
Failure of lifting point results in fall
Scissor lifts must have spotter says coroner
Linishing wheel makes contact with worker
Worker suffers partial amputation of finger
Managing the risks and hazards of hoppers and chutes
Welding processes declared a carcinogen
Safe systems of work on drill rigs
Fatality - Worker dies after fall from girder
Detecting gas in confined spaces
Manual fire suppression activation units
Removing, replacing and repairing tyres
NSW Weekly incident summary 7 November 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 14 November 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 21 November 2018
2018 - October
NZ Alert - Lacerated thumb while installing splits
NZ Alert - Company fined after man crushed
NZ Alert - Six workers fall after scaffolding collapse
NZ Alert - Rock falls from face
NZ Alert - New noise toolkit released
NZ Alert - WorkSafe's Nicole Rosie talks with Mai Chen
NZ Alert - Excavator falls off transporter
NZ Alert - Worker's leg amputated after being crushed
NZ Alert - Skid plates / king pins operator statement
NZ Safety Alerts - Near misses wanted to help save lives
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled movement of vehicle
NZ Alert - Inadequate machine guarding leads to amputation
Worker's lower leg amputated as forklift strikes bollard
Risks of existence of keyed alike and master keys
Safety when lifting and suspending loads
Inadequate isolation leads to electric shock
Miners injured when building partially collapsed
Tyre, wheel and rim management - new guidance
Investigation report - Serious burns while refueling
Light vehicles in mining operations
Worker crushed under truck while unloading on slope
Near miss when accumulator components ejected
Two workers trapped in shaft winder
Investigation report into death at Lightning Ridge
Management of public safety at closed sites
Product recall - Honeywell hard hats
NSW Weekly incident summary 3 & 10 October 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 17 October 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 24 October 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 31 October 2018
2018 - September
NZ Alert - Worker injured when falling from ladder
NZ Alert - Complacency over chemical use costs worker eye
NZ Alert - Company fined for lax approach to managing risk
NZ Alert - Workers put at risk from dust
NZ Alert - Air quality in the extractives industry ACOP
NZ product recall - DBI-SALA self retracting lifeline
NZ Alert - Guide to Personal Protective Equipment
NZ Alert - Another worker killed in gravity take-up
NZ Alert - Drugs and Alcohol Fact Sheet released
NZ Alert - Seat belts not worn in recent rollover fatalities
NZ Alert - Another ADT rollover
NZ Alert - Q2 2018 Health and Safety Stats released
Operator injured when scraper rolls over bench
100 tonnes of rock falls into open stope brow
Preventing fires on mobile plant
Safety guide - replacing, repairing, removing tyres
Mines rescue at Tahmoor coal mine
Haul truck driver killed was travelling at 79 km/h
US Fatality - Worker killed in gravity take-up
No seat belt - injury when head hit windscreen
Haul truck operator fatally injured
Preventing noise induced hearing loss in mines
Electrician injured by arc in low voltage switchboard
Fatality involving articulated dump truck
Operator thrown and killed in bulldozer rollover
Miner injured when conveyor belt started moving
NSW Safety Management Kit for small mines released
Quarterly Report - Preventing fires on mobile plant
Illegal mining discovered in NSW
NSW Weekly incident summary 5 September 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 12 September 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 19 September 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 26 September 2018
2018 - August
NZ Alert - Worker injures hand when material falls on it
NZ Alert - Operator distractions
NZ Alert - Air hose connection blows off
NZ Alert - Nicole Rosie at Safeguard Conference
NZ Alert - Unauthorised entry to quarries
NZ Alert - Recall: 6000kg vehicle support stands
NZ Alert - Preventing and responding to bullying at work
NZ Alert - Excavator topples onto its side
NZ Alert - Worker's leg crushed in machinery
Fatality involving articulated dump truck
Operator struck on head by high pressure air line
Pneumoconiosis and complicated mass fibrosis
Issue with personal exposure sampling devices
Miner knocked unconscious by chain
Miner struck by rockfall at mine face
Miner seriously injured falling from man basket
Intrinsically safe electrical equip for use with diesel powered plant
Investigation report - fatality on surface of underground mine
Miner hit in head and seriously hurt
South African copper mine conveyor fire
Serious leg injuries in nose-to-tail collision
Preventing fires on mobile plant - discussion paper
Dust safety in the metals and extractives industry
Manned loader falls into open stope
Serious injuries with persons and plant falling over edges
Miner seriously injured by falling floor grating
Worker crushed by slewing crane
Safety device failures detected during checks
Wire snaps under routine stressing
Worker killed by pressurised gas hose
Solvent vapour explosion near miss for worker
Inadequate guarding causes amputation and entanglement
NSW Weekly incident summary 1 and 8 August 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 15 August 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 22 August 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 29 August 2018
2018 - July
NZ Alert - Worker sustains eye injury
NZ Alert - Worker crushed and trapped by switchboard
NZ Alert - Fire in bin from steel cutting
NZ Alert - Video message from Nicole Rosie, WorkSafe
NZ Alert - Electric shock when dispensing fuel from tank
NZ Alert - New rules for storing toxic and corrosive substances
NZ Alert - New rules for keeping records of hazardous substances
NZ Alert - Driveshaft parking brake failures
NZ Alert - Worker exposed to fall from height
Workers seriously hurt by falling coal
Serious injury caused by flying object
Drill rig suspended 50m above ground
Managing the risks of working near windrows
Near miss between light vehicle and haul truck
Mechanic falls from portable crusher
Miner injured chasing runaway truck
Rib failures in underground coal mines
Operator seriously injured in dozer fall
Serious burns sustained touching electrical feed line
Underground mine fire initiates mines rescue response
Signage used to help change behaviour
NSW Weekly incident summary 4 July 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 11 July 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 18 July 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 25 July 2018
2018 - June
NZ Alert - MinEx releases Worker Wellbeing fact sheet
NZ Alert - Articulated truck rollovers
NZ Alert - Reporting incidents for failure of pressure safety valves
NZ Alert - Cutting in quarry causes bush fire
NZ Alert - Workers exposed to carbon monoxide
NZ Alert - Worker injured clearing blockage in crusher
NZ Alert - Workers arm drawn into machinery
NZ Alert - Operator struck by compressed air hose
NZ Alert - Remote control unit failures a risk
NZ Alert - Kids and machinery a lethal combination
NZ Alert - Worker crushed to death by falling pallets
Managing the risks of stress - video guidelines
Operator rescued from submerged dozer
Hazards of elastic springback in plates
Asbestos containing material disturbed in power transformer
Importance of munitions reporting
Gasket rupture results in gas leak
Dangers of deactivating warning devices
NSW quarterly safety report Jan - March 2018
Miner burned while lighting gas fired kiln
Serious head injuries caused by hitting head underground
Tipper vehicle contacts with overhead powerlines
Near hit - worker accessed feed hopper without isolation
Front end loader in danger of tipping
Miner injured when excavator rolls
Warning - Brake failure on ADT
Front wheels lifted during boom emergency lowering
People warned of risks of falling in mine shafts
Winter safety alert - keep safe on the surface
Winter safety alert - keep safe underground
Integrated tool carrier tips over underground
Drill rig worker sustains facial injuries
QSLD Incident summary report - Feb 2018
Updated guideline for management of RCS
NSW Weekly incident summary 6 June 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 13 June 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 20 June 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 27 June 2018
2018 - May
NZ Alert - Subcontractor buried under gravel
NZ Alert - Worker injured by temporary wall
NZ Alert - Working with high pressure hydraulic hoses
NZ Alert - Fatigue contributes to driver's death
NZ Alert - Asbestos removal puts people at risk
NZ Alert - Death from efforts to eliminate or mitigate risk
NZ Alert - Hand caught in conveyor belt
NZ Alert - Too many ADT rollovers
NZ Alert - WorkSafe advice on silica dust
NZ Alert - Finger caught in alternator pulley
Australian fatality - face shovel operator crushed
Miner contacts with 4160 volts
Truck significantly damaged by lightning
Quarterly report - fires on mobile equipment
QSLD Incident summary report - Jan 2018
Ignition of methane at continuous miner working face
Truck contacts with overhead power lines
Increase in shattered windscreens on mobile plant
Product recall: CMI 425A Restrained Receptacle Range
Managing fatigue - quick guide
Loader falls on tire contractor while doing repairs
Electric shock leads to fatality - and prosecution
Surface slope failure over multiple benches
Protection devices on longwall equipment missing/damaged
Worker exposure to diesel emissions in underground coal mines
Self-rescuer inspections and maintenance
Overwatering of roads leads to vehicle incidents
Serious laceration caused by truck rollover
Occupational lung disease health monitoring
Vehicle collision causes serious injury
NSW Weekly incident summary 2 May 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 9 May 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 16 May 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 23 May 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 30 May 2018
2018 - April
NZ Alert - Rock drill hits leg
NZ Alert - Faulty tow bars serious safety risk
NZ Alert - Horrific injuries after brake failure
NZ Alert - Dangers of noise in the NZ workplace
NZ Alert - Fall of ground traps worker
NZ Alert - Fire in drive shaft of dump truck
NZ Alert - Worker loses fingers in machine
Communication failures result in collisions
Serious head injury caused by fall
Drill worker sustains facial injuries
Excavator operator trapped after bank fell
Serious injury at open cut coal mine
Loader operator saved by seat belt
Articulated truck rollovers common
Pre-detonation of blast hole injures miners
Electric shocks from welding machines
Splicing conveyor belts cause fatalities
Articulated truck rollovers - alert update
Unauthorised workers with gas monitor bypass keys
Environmental conditions influence methane monitors
NSW Weekly incident summary 4 April 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 11 April 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 18 April 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 25 April 2018
2018 - March
NZ Alert - Excavator brings down powerlines
NZ Alert - MinEx releases Whole Body Vibration fact sheet
NZ Alert - Man slips into bath of molten zinc
NZ Alert - Tyre explosion from over-inflation
NZ Alert - Trainee fractures finger between drill rods
NZ Alert - Driver hurt in Northland quarry crash
NZ Alert - Hand and arm crushed and burned
Fatality while inflating tyre on loading shovel
Finger amputated after feeder mishap
Worker hurt from fall down ladder
Dingy capsizes in dredge pond after entanglement
Surface tailing storage facility management
Tailings dam failure at gold mine
Field technician dies during exploration activities
NZ Alert - Lessons from Grizz, the dog
NZ Alert - Man loses fingers in unguarded machine
NZ Alert - Exposure to noise a risk for workers
NZ Alert - Skid plate failures on semi-trailers
NZ Alert - Man killed by rockfall
Rock breaks hardhat giving miner serious head injury
Rock smashes through excavator window
Fire in ammonium nitrate store
Field technician dies during exploration activities
Ladder hits worker causing serious fall
Workers withdrawn after methane frictional ignition
NSW Weekly incident summary 7 March 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 14 March 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 21 March 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 28 March 2018
2018 - February
NZ Alert - Fall hazards dominate statistics
NZ Alert - Man seriously injured by fall
NZ Alert - Failures in towing connections
NZ Alert - Misfires found days after shot
NZ Alert - Man seriously injured by digger bucket
NZ Alert - Truck body rolls while tipping
NZ Alert - Death of a worker caught in machine
NZ Alert - Managing heat in the workplace
Spotter struck in face by winch cable
Two serious high pressure fluid injuries
Lifting chain failure causes fall
Wear on tyre rim found during inspection
Loader loses brakes and crashes
Serious injuries when truck overturns
Guidelines for managing surface tailings storage
NSW Weekly incident summary 7 Feb 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 14 Feb 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 21 Feb 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 28 Feb 2018
2018 - January
NZ Alert - Failure to follow procedure puts worker at risk
NZ Alert - Use the safety gear you have
NZ Alert - Worker falls from height
NZ Alert - Company fined over failure to learn
NZ Alert - Serious injuries caused by fall
Hoist bucket kills mine worker
Managing the risks of working in heat
Guideline for hydraulic safety
Guideline for collision prevention
Protecting workers from UV radiation
Underground conveyor incident puts workers at risk
How to manage back to work fatigue
NSW Weekly incident summary 10 Jan 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 17 Jan 2018
NSW Weekly incident summary 31 Jan 2018
2017 - December
NZ Alert - One mine worker's story
NZ Alert - Rock from tyre blow out hits excavator
NZ Alert - Near miss with live electrical wires
NZ Alert - Falls from height easily avoided
NZ Alert - Duty of care in relation to contractors
NZ Alert - Oil recycler sentenced over workplace death
Crane boom collapses into quarry
How to be prepared for a tropical cyclone
Explosives impacted by forklift
Dealing with heat stress in underground mines
Pressurised dispensers rupture due to heat exposure
Process tank roof bursts due to uncontrolled reaction
Catastrophic engine failure in undergound coal mine
NSW Government publishes incident data spreadsheet
Worker falls and suffers serious head injuries
Report looks at structural integrity issues
Five US fatalities in longwall recovery incidents
Insufficient ventilation identified undergound
NSW Weekly incident summary 6 Dec 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 13 Dec 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 20 Dec 2017
2017 - November
NZ Alert - Man falls from makeshift step
NZ Alert - Just trying to help
NZ Alert - Worker burned by electric shock
NZ Alert - Safe maintenance of machinery
NZ Alert - Pedestrian interaction with heavy vehicles
NZ Alert - Company sentenced for fall from height
Telehandler rollover during a lift
Seismic emergency response and preparedness
Report into serious injury of operator
Miner overcome by vapors from hazardous waste
New focus for managing hazardous substances
Mine worker struck by coal from longwall face
Front end loader collision with vehicle
Changes to hazardous substances regs - Interpretive guidelines
Changes to hazardous substances regs - Quick guide
Excavator struck by debris from highwall failure
Loose lunchbox causes ADT to drive through bund
Injury caused due to lack of maintenance
Case study: Human factors in mining
Fire and explosion risks in underground mines fact sheet
Consolidated report on exposure to dust
NSW Weekly incident summary 1 Nov 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 8 Nov 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 15 Nov 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 22 Nov 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 29 Nov 2017
2017 - October
NZ Fatality - truck driver killed when tipper body fell on cab
Wanted - NZ near-misses to help save lives
NZ Alert - Man injured when falling inside crusher
Final investigation report into underground fatality
Front end loader hit by locomotive
Fall while changing oil filter
Miner receives electrical shock
Do safety helmets have an effective working life?
In-service fires on mobile plant
Hand injured during planing operation
Serious injuries after falling from unidentified risk
Working safely with hazardous substances
What is a notifiable incident?
Managing health risks in the extractives sector
Worker exposure to diesel exhaust emissions
Fall of ground risks in underground mines
Fire and explosion risks fact sheet
Airborne contaminants – metalliferous mines
NSW Weekly incident summary 4 Oct 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 11 Oct 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 18 Oct 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 25 Oct 2017
2017 - September
Coal mine worker fatally injured
Methane hazards at open-cut excavations
Lack of sleep could affect your safety at work
Worker's thumb severed during winching operation
Catwalk failure on mobile screener
Shock received from portable welder
Assessing personal dust exposures
Unintended movement of conveyor
Response times of gas detectors
TIP Report - Gas outburst risks in longwall mining
Report: Catastrophic engine failure
Failure to use brake - vehicle rolls out of control
Reuse of removable exhaust filters on ExDES
Working safely in confined spaces
Identifying, assessing and managing risks
Catastrophic engine failure in underground coal mine
Operator doused in cleaning fluid has allergic reaction
Updated guide on managing fatigue in the workplace
Serious burns to worker's hands
Worker suffers serious burns while refuelling
Two New Zealand fatalities in forestry industry
Qsld guidelines for respirable crystalline silica
Underground conveyor equipment incident
$100 000 fine under Health and Safety at Work Act
Worker's hand crushed in roller
NSW Weekly incident summary 6 Sept 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 13 Sept 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 20 Sept 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 27 Sept 2017
2017 - August
Worker suffers serious burn when fuel ignites
Take immediate action to manage known risks
Catastrophic engine failure in underground coal mine
Two injuries in two days and no notification – companies fined
Targeted assessment report - fatigue management practices
Targeted assessment consolidated report - emergency management
Non-compliant and unsafe TPS Cable supplied in New Zealand
Worker burnt after risks not managed
Two rescued from crane roll over
Dangerous incident during blasting
Truck driven from Go-line with turbo timer activated
Circumferential failure of lockrings
Cylinder design approvals withdrawn
Eddy-current testing of SCUBA and SCBA cylinders
Working near water is a high-risk activity
Truck driver saved by seatbelt
NSW Weekly incident summary 2 Aug 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 9 Aug 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 16 Aug 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 23 Aug 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 30 Aug 2017
2017 - July
Fall from height leaves man a tetraplegic
Uncontrolled release of energy during removal of pin
Uninterruptable power supply installations
Lack of pillar support in underground mine
Longwall faces: safe access and emergency exits
Worker injured due to ineffective isolaton
Clarifications notice for pressure equipment
Injured worker not discovered or treated for long period
Effective risk management of fatigue
Workers struck and injured by pump cover
Updated fact sheet Using RPE effectively (PCBUs)
Updated fact sheet Using RPE effectively (Workers)
Updated fact sheet Managing silica dust
NSW Weekly incident summary 5 July 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 12 July 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 19 July 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 26 July 2017
2017 - June
Fines under H&S Act for close call
Check for non-compliant gas monitors
Fatality on surface of underground mine
Lack of systems key to workers death
Loader reversed over light vehicle
Risks of flameproof alternators
Violent explosion caused by pre-heating
Report on fatality from hydraulic injection injury
Report on fatality at Perilya Southern Operations
Excavator cabin detaches and falls
Footwear prevents serious injuries
Inquiry into black lung finds catastophic failure
NSW Weekly incident summary 7 June 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 14 June 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 21 June 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 28 June 2017
2017 - May
NZ Fatality Report Hydralylic power pack ram failure
Miner buried chest deep in feed hopper
Company fined for incident that left man a tetraplegic
Falling drill rods injure hand
Uninterruptible power supply installations
Fatal accident in underground mine
Risks of diesel exhaust emissions
Underground coal mine dust hazards
Avoiding ground and strata failure
Managing fatigue in the workplace
Controlling airborne contaminants
Managing diesel exhaust emissions
Mobile equipment operator injured when seat belt failed
Drill hole compressed air injection
NSW Weekly incident summary 31 May 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 24 May 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 17 May 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 10 May 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 4 May 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 26 April 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 19 April 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 12 April 2017
2017 - April
WorkSafe alert! NZ highwall failure fatality
Electrical protection batteries discharging
Control risks as soon as they are identified
Pneumatic air tool fitting fails
NSW Weekly incident summary 6 April 2017
Electrical protection system fails
Haul truck collision with pick-up
NSW Weekly incident summary 22 March 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 29 March 2017
2017 - March
Falling rocks breach catch bund
Exposure to dust results in serious illness
NSW Weekly incident summary 15 March 2017
Investigation report into Ridgeway Mine fatality
NZ severe injury fined by WorkSafe
NSW Weekly incident summary 1 March 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 8 March 2017
Black lung strikes 13th worker
Serious injury operating a block-making machine
Managing fatigue in the workplace
Guide to help you review your safety incentive scheme
How to prepare an emergency plan
2017 - February
Reported case of coal worker pneumoconiosis
NSW Weekly incident summary 22 February 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 15 February 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 8 February 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary 1 February 2017
Light vehicle collides with mine entry gate
Driver thrown from cab in truck rollover
Unexpected use of detonator and detonating cord
Toxic gases fed into sealed areas of mine
2017 - January
Truck roll over safety bulletin
NSW Weekly incident summary week ending 11 January 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary week ending 18 January 2017
NSW Weekly incident summary week ending 25 January 2017
Starting the work year safely - WorkSafe NZ
Fatality after being struck by truck tailgate
2016 - December
Safety guidance for working around tyres and rims
Ministry of Social Development prosecution
Improving safety for participants on community work
Danger - exposure of copper/copper alloys top ammonium nitrate
Non-compliant stone dust supplied to underground mine
Incident involving the transport of large dump trucks
Electrical arc fast hazards in mining
NSW Weekly Incident Summary Report w/e 7 Dec 2016
Changes to vehicle dimensions and mass rule
Workers exposed to elevated levels of methane
Operator breaks arm while operating high pressure hose
Good practice guidelines - Scaffolding in NZ
NSW Weekly Incident Summary Report w/e 30 Nov 2016
2016 - November
Fixed plant & mobile equipment fires on surface coal mines
Importance of gas detection equipment maintenance
Airborne contaminants Fact Sheet
New online health & safety tool to help SMEs manage risks
NSW Weekly Incident Summary Report w/e 16 Nov 2016
Preparing for severe weather events
Prevent structural failure alert
Using safety chains on heavy vehicles
NSW Weekly Incident Summary Report w/e 9 Nov 2016
Lessons to be learned from workplace fatality
Transport Agency urging checks of truck drawbeams
LHD operator narrowly escapes injury
NSW Weekly Incident Summary Report w/e 19 Oct 2016
NSW Weekly Incident Summary Report w/e 26 Oct 2016
NSW Weekly Incident Summary Report w/e 2 Nov 2016
2016 - October
Coal burst knocks workers to the ground
Drill fitter killed when crushed between drill head and rod centraliser arm
Drill offsider run over by tracked vehicle
Ensuring safety of ageing electrical switchgear
Fatality involving chain feeding at a wash plant
Final report of a fatal fall of a person May 2014
Firefighting component issues identified
Four electrical incidents in underground coal mines
Hazards of working under a stope bridge
Underground roof fall injures miner
Reportable incidents, weekly summary NSW (14 Sept)
Reportable incidents, weekly summary NSW (21 Sept)
Reportable incidents, weekly summary NSW (5 Oct)
Reportable incidents, weekly summary NSW (12 Oct)
Worker Seriously hurt when caught in moving conveyor
2016 - September
By-passing machinery interlock
Fall from height during helicopter lifting operations
Issues with the use of semi-conductive insulation
Miner struck by rockfall at a development face
Fatal accident - Failed gantry bridge
Worker injured by low voltage switchboard arc flash
Reportable incidents, weekly summary NSW (28 Sept)
2016 - July
Worker injured when shoulder contacts with powerline
Reportable incidents, weekly summary NSW (6 July)
Two miners inured when fuel tank exlodes
Fatal incident when coupling a tractor unit to a trailer
Reportable incidents, weekly summary NSW (29 June)
2016 - June
Excavator slips into lake while excavating sand
WorkSafeNZ 'Litany of Failures' leads to quarry worker death - company and director fined
Mobile mixing unit explosives truck rollover
Uncontrolled engine shutdown on a dump truck
Miner seriously injured after fall from conveyor
Cell phones and mobile equipment don't mix
Tyre fitter's fingers crushed while operating hydraulic bead breaker
Potential exposure to hazardous chemicals
Reportable incidents, weekly summary NSW (15 June)
Haul truck crushed when roof of limestone mine falls
Underground worker crushed between IT work basket and roof
Tunnel workers exposed to excessive ultrafine particles
Serious leg injuries from unrestrained drill rig break-out wrench
Reportable incidents, weekly summary NSW (8 Jun)
Tyre fitter trapped under foam filled tyre
Serious accident when loader bucket hits miner
Close call when dozer ruptures natural gas transmission line
Working near slopes in quarries
Dangers exist in active and abandoned mine sites
Reportable incidents, weekly summary NSW (1 June)
2016 - May
WorkSafeNZ - Quarry operator ordered to pay over $150k after employee crushed to death
WorkSafeNZ - WorkSafe lays charges following Salters Cartage workplace death investigation
Reportable Incidents, weekly summary NSW (25 May)
Employee's fingers crushed by an un-guarded trap point on a travelling stacker-lifter
Cold leaching reagent incorrectly labelled and transported by supplier
Reportable incidents, weekly summary NSW (18 May)
Defects found in self-rescuers
Close call when a 7050 tonne bin breaks
Reportable incidents, weekly summary NSW (27 April)
Miner seriously injured when sweatshirt is caught in a drill
Safety for equipment mounted at height
2016 - April
NSW - Weekly incident summary 20 April 2016
Haul truck collides with grader on active dump
Near miss as roof collapses while miners were cleaning the roof vent
Worker seriously injured in fall from dump truck
WorkSafeNZ Company fined after nine tonne truck hoist crushes mechanic
Miner punctures lung in fall from floatation platform
Collision between front end loader and light vehicle
NSW Weekly incident summary 14 April 2016
Contract coal mine worker suffers cardiac arrest
Miner loses arm in head pulley of conveyor belt
NSW - Weekly incident summary 6 April 2016
NSW - Weekly incident summary 30 March 2016
Worker trapped after dozer slides down waste pile
WorkSafe finds basic failures at Taylor's Limeworks accident
WorkSafe no charges over Waikari Quarry death
2016 - February
Health & Safety across the quarrying and quarry products industry
High pressure water jet failure results in injury
Mines Safety Significant Incident Report No
WA SRS - Publications-Mining and Explorations - Significant Incident Reports
NSW - Weekly incident summary 19 February 2016
NSW - Weekly incident summary 24 February 2016
NSW - Weekly incident summary 3 February 2016
2016 - January
Crane head sheave falls from height during a lift
Group Status - Official ESTA Application Website, U.S
Health & Safety across the quarrying and quarry products industry
Three fatalities in the first 19 days of 2016 in the USA Coal Mines
NSW - Weekly incident summary for 20 January