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2024 - April
NZ Alert - Oil sprays from exhaust - 12 April
Resources Regulator NSW - Bulldozer incident increase - 12 April
Resources Regulator NSW - Reducing adverse vehicle interactions - 12 April
NZ Alert - Worker clearing blockage in crusher - 04 April
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in Kerikeri & Dargaville - 04 April
Safequarry - Media ball displaced and injured worker - 04 April
MSHA - Operating equipment near water - 04 April
2024 - March
NZ Alert - Hose releases from pump - 28 March
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in Kerikeri and Dargaville - 28 March
Safequarry - Driver's hand trapped in tailgate - 28 March
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Pick & carry crane Incident - 28 March
Fatality Alert - Worker struck by metal slurry pipe - 28 March
NZ Alert - Product recall 3M earmuffs - 22 March
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in Kerikeri & Dargaville - 22 March
NSW Summary ● Crowd cylinder unexpectedly extended ● Tool carrier overturned - 22 March
MSHA - Miners received permanent disabilities while maintaining rotating conveyor rollers - 22 March
Safequarry - Contractor falls from cab and injures his head - 22 March
NZ Alert - Item falls during maintenance - 15 March
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in Kerikeri and Dargaville - 15 March
Resources Regulator NSW - Wheel rim ejected during tyre inflation - 15 March
Resources Regulator NSW - Isolation process video - 15 March
NZ Alert - Worker injured during screen change - 8 March
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Greymouth - 8 March
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Electric shock from accessing a high voltage enclosure - 8 March
WorkSafe NZ - Amputation follows forklift trauma at Trade Depot - 8 March
Safequarry - HGV driver struck on hard hat by metal object whilst sheeting load - 8 March
NZ Alert - Items fall from delivery truck - 1 March
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Greymouth - 1 March
NSW Summary ● Air conditioner condenser unit caught fire
● Finger crushed at pinch point of door hinge - 1 March
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Uncontrolled movement of longwall
transformer cart - 1 March
MSHA - Danger – rotating conveyor rollers - 1 March
SafeQuarry - High potential truckmixer rollover - 1 March
2024 - February
NZ Alert - Worker fatigue needs to be managed - 23 February
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Greymouth - 23 February
Resources Regulator NSW - Recognise the signs of heat stress - 23 February
NSW Summary - Service brake system failed on an unloaded haul truck - 23 February
Fatality Alert - Trailer tipped over onto the cab of a tractor - 23 February
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Coal mine worker struck by rotating dragline - 23 February
NZ Alert - Worker burnt during maintenance - 16 February
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Greymouth - 16 February
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi - Heavy full trailer drawbar hinge pin failures - 16 February
Safequarry - E-Cigarette battery bursts into flames whilst in engineer's pocket - 16 February
Resources Regulator NSW - Haul truck engine module narrowly misses workers - 16 February
NSW Summary - An operator lost consciousness when hit by a large piece of strata - 16 February
NZ Alert - Remain vigilant with worker health - 9 February
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Greymouth - 9 February
WorkSafe NZ - Worker nearly buried alive in trench collapse - 9 February
NZ Alert - Worker nearly buried alive in trench - 2 February
NZ Alert - Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Blenheim, Nelson & Greymouth - 2 February
WorkSafe NZ - Falling beam crushed worker - 2 February
NSW Summary ● High wall wedge failure ● Two haul trucks collide - 2 February
2023 - December
NZ Alert - Elevator plummets, killing 11 in South African platinum mine - 15 Dec
NZ Alert - Drive safely over your break - 15 Dec
WorkSafe NZ - Falling beam crushed worker - 15 Dec
Safequarry – video - Delivery driver sustained a serious eye injury - 15 Dec
NZ Alert - Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in 2024 - 15 Dec
NZ Alert - Potential fall from height - 08 Dec
NZ Alert - Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in 2024 - 08 Dec
NSW Summary ● Excavator hits tray of haul truck ● Dozer hit by excavator bucket - 08 Dec
Safequarry - 3 recent high potential incidents involving underground cable strikes - 08 Dec
Fatality Alert - A rotating drill steel of a roof bolting machine entangled a miner - 08 Dec
NZ Alert - Dump truck tyre blow-out - 1 Dec
NZ Alert - Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Blenheim, Nelson and Greymouth - 1 Dec
Safequarry - Drivers sustained injuries when driving through puddles at a customer's site - 1 Dec
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Fluid injected into coal mine worker's skin - 1 Dec
NSW Summary ● Shaft hoist failure ● Risk of a falling object - 1 Dec
WorkSafe Victoria - Worker injured by unplanned initiation at
mine site - 1 Dec
2023 - November
NZ Alert - Potential collision avoided - 24 Nov
WorkSafe NZ - Truck driver death due to poor traffic management - 24 Nov
Resources Safety & Health QLD - CMW's foot crushed in scissor lift accident - 24 Nov
Safequarry - Contractor slips and breaks his leg whilst walking along railway sidings - 24 Nov
NZ Alert - Pinched finger in cabin door (Warning – graphic content) - 17 Nov
WorkSafe NZ - Worker’s electric shock was preventable - 17 Nov
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Excavator and water truck collision - 17 Nov
Resources Regulator NSW - Haul truck front strut removal poses risks to workers - 17 Nov
NSW Summary ● Worker sprayed with fluid ● Excavator tipped over onto the front of the cab - 17 Nov
NZ Alert - Potential fall from height incident - 10 Nov
NSW Summary ● Rear trailer rolled while being unloaded
● High winds ripped a sheet of iron on a surface conveyor's roof - 10 Nov
Fatality Alert - Maintenance hazard on dipper bucket - 10 Nov
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Serious finger accidents at Queensland
coal mines - 10 Nov
NZ Alert - Worker injured during maintenance - 3 Nov
Safequarry - Key principles of safe handling - 3 Nov
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Rollover of large excavator while
ascending ramp - 3 Nov
2023 - October
NZ Alert - Worker falls on concrete - 27 Oct
WorkSafe NZ - Unsafe machine cost worker his arm - 27 Oct
Resources Regulator NSW - Conveyor tail pulley fire - 27 Oct
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled movement of dump truck - 20 Oct
NZ Alert - Register to the last MinEx Health & Safety workshops for 2023
Ticket sales close 22 & 23 October - 20 Oct
Fatality Alert - A miner died while preparing a wash plant for relocation - 20 Oct
NZ Alert - Worker injured using sledgehammer - 13 Oct
NZ Alert - Register to the last MinEx Health & Safety workshops for 2023 - 13 Oct
Safequarry - Operator’s hand lacerated while attempting to remove a piece of aggregate - 13 Oct
NZ Alert - Worker injured cutting steel - 6 Oct
NZ Alert - Register to the last MinEx Health & Safety workshops for 2023 - 6 Oct
Safequarry - Wheel separation on a loaded cement tanker - 6 Oct
2023 - September
NZ Alert - Weather creates unstable ground - 29 Sep
NZ Alert - Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in October 2023 - 29 Sep
Safequarry - Hydraulic fire in dump truck - 29 Sep
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Rear dump truck rollover - 29 Sep
NZ Alert - Driver slips entering truck - 22 Sep
NZ Alert - Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in October 2023 - 22 Sep
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Unplanned movement of bulldozer into reclaim feeder - 22 Sep
NSW Summary ● Light vehicle caught fire ● Loader caught fire - 22 Sep
Safequarry - Loader strikes door of tipper - 22 Sep
NZ Alert - Worker fatally struck by excavator - 15 Sep
NZ Alert - Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in October 2023 - 15 Sep
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Summary report of ADT rollover fatality - 15 Sep
NZ Alert - Unintended movement of work IT basket - 8 Sep
NZ Alert - Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in October 2023 - 8 Sep
NSW Summary ● Water cart exhaust system on fire ● Conveyor boot-end pulley on fire - 8 Sep
Video – CEMEX - Use of mobile phones whilst driving - 8 Sep
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Dozer falls into coal stockpile void - 8 Sep
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled movement of loader - 1 Sep
NZ Alert - Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in September 2023 - 1 Sep
WorkSafe New Zealand - Workplace explosion was no joke – a warning to all - 1 Sep
Resources Regulator NSW - Fitness for work - fatigue - 1 Sep
2023 - August
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled movement of drill mast - 25 Aug
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in September 2023 - 25 Aug
Safequarry - Operator of dry screen plant injured by door blown in strong winds - 25 Aug
Video - Pressure and distraction - 25 Aug
NZ Alert - Worker fall incidents on the increase - 18 Aug
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in September 2023 - 18 Aug
NSW Summary ● Truck reversed behind dozer ● Tip of tray contacted exit support leg - 18 Aug
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Light truck travelled through bund into creek bed - 18 Aug
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Pick and carry crane incidents - 18 Aug
NZ Alert - Pressurised oil release on excavator - 11 Aug
NZ Alert - Last South Island MinEx Health & Safety Workshop for 2023 - 11 Aug
NZ Alert - Fatality - working near power lines - 11 Aug
NSW Summary ● Fire occurred near a brake unit on shuttle car - 11 Aug
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Dragline collision with cable tractor - 11 Aug
NZ Alert - Mobile plant damages electrical cable - 4 Aug
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health and Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 - 4 Aug
WorkSafe NZ - Strong sentences a warning - prevent harm, don’t cover it up - 4 Aug
NSW Summary ● Water cart tyre caught fire ● Uncontrolled movement on an articulated truck - 4 Aug
Safequarry - Maintaining safe exclusion zones during tipping - tipper rollover - 4 Aug
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Step failed on access ladder - 4 Aug
2023 - July
NZ Alert - Rock hits front of truck - 28 July
Resources Regulator NSW - Serious injury of Jumbo offsider during drilling work - 28 July
Resources Safety & Health QLD - High voltage flashover re-enactment - Dawson Mine 2009 - 28 July
Fatality Alert - Person trapped between forklift and immobilised cherry picker - 28 July
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 - 28 July
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled movement of conveyor - 19 July
NSW Summary ● Haul truck slid through an intersection ● Light vehicle rolled over - 19 July
Resources Regulator NSW - Frictional ignition of methane in underground coal mine - 19 July
Resources Regulator NSW - Fact sheet - Coal outburst, rock burst and coal burst stage - 19 July
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 - 19 July
NZ Alert - Confirmed silicosis cases - 13 July
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 - 13 July
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Circumferential failure of lockrings - 13 July
2023 - June
NZ Alert - Conveyor on angle - 30 June
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 - 30 June
WorkSafe NZ - Meatworks death brings consequences for AFFCO - 30 June
NSW Summary ● Dozer rolled onto its roof ● Haul dump driver sprayed with hot coolant - 30 June
Safequarry - Isolation standards not being followed - 30 June
NZ Alert - Injury from loader seat - 23 June
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 - 23 June
Fatality Alert - A miner died when the haul truck he was operating overturned - 23 June
BSEE - Adaptation and modification of tool results in injury - 23 June
NZ Alert - Remain vigilant with worker health - 16 June
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 - 16 June
MSHA - Longwall accidents - 16 June
NZ Alert - Failure to lower safety legs - 9 June
NSW Summary ● Smouldering coal found ● A bench above an excavator let go - 9 June
MSHA - Heat and ignition hazard - 9 June
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Gisborne 2023 - 9 June
2023 - May
NZ Alert - Tyre blows out on loader - 29 May
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Gisborne 2023 - 29 May
NSW Summary - Uncontrolled movement of feeder breaker - 29 May
SafeQuarry - Tipper caught on a railway level crossing - 29 May
MSHA - Conveyor safety at surface mines - 29 May
NZ Alert - Working under suspended load - 26 May
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Gisborne 2023 - 26 May
WorkSafe NZ - Trapped arm a sombre warning on imported machinery - 26 May
NZ Alert - ADT tips onto side - 19 May
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Gisborne 2023 - 19 May
SafeQuarry - Serious road traffic accident and a tipper rollover - 19 May
Resources Regulator NSW - Hose ball valves injure mine workers - 19 May
NZ Alert - Remain vigilant with worker health - 12 May
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Gisborne 2023 - 12 May
WorkSafe NZ - Company failures leave builder seriously injured - 12 May
NSW Summary ● Uncontrolled truck hit light vehicle ● Fire at fuel bay ● Fall of rib - 12 May
Fatality Alert - Miner crushed by rock slab - 12 May
NZ Alert - Hydraulic hose leak - 05 May
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Gisborne 2023 - 05 May
NSW Summary ● Brake calliper pin found half way out ● Grinder caused ignition - 05 May
2023 - April
NZ Alert - Loss of control of truck - 28 April
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in June 2023 - 28 April
SafeQuarry - LTI fall while heaving mooring line - 28 April
NSW Summary ● Operator hit by stored water pressure ● Sprayed fuel ignited on hot engine - 28 April
Fatality Alert - Mine roof collapsed during installation of standing roof support - 28 April
NZ Alert - Yet another ADT rollover - 21 April
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in Kerikeri & Dargaville 2023 - 21 April
Resources Safety & Health QLD - On-highway truck and trailer rollovers at mines - 21 April
SafeQuarry - Operator slips whilst checking installation of new screens - 21 April
NZ Alert - Ensure you follow procedures - 14 April
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in May 2023 - 14 April
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Overburden drill rollover - 14 April
SafeWork SA - Drum explosion sparks warning - 14 April
2023 - March
NZ Alert - Truck body hits conveyor - 31 March
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in April 2023 - 31 March
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Vehicle collision resulting in ammonium
nitrate spill - 31 March
Process Safety Beacon CCPS - Toxic gases - 31 March
Resources Regulator NSW - Unplanned initiation of explosives - video - 31 March
NZ Alert - Raised loader bucket incidents - 24 March
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in April 2023 - 24 March
WorkSafe NZ - Machine guarding failures 'reprehensible' - 24 March
NSW Summary ● Low-speed coupling failure ● Worker thrown out of shuttle cab - 24 March
Resources Regulator NSW - Fact Sheet - Structural collapse - 24 March
NZ Alert - Ankle fractured exiting plant - 17 March
WorkSafe NZ - Pond tragedy spurs call to do better - 17 March
NSW Summary ● Truck rolled on its side ● Uncontrolled movement of truck - 17 March
MSHA - Hazardous chemicals health & safety alert - 17 March
NZ Alert - Collision of dump truck and loader - 10 March
Resource Regulator NSW - Uncontrolled dozer travels 230 metres down a ramp - 10 March
SafeWork - Water bottle fire sparks safety warning - 10 March
NZ Alert - Finger injured during maintenance - 03 March
WorkSafe NZ - Worker’s eye injury caused by company’s safety oversights - 03 March
Fatality Alert - A light vehicle and drill rig fell 15 metres into a stope void - 03 March
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Dozers entrapped in stockpile voids above feed valves - 03 March
2023 - February
NZ Alert - Jack stand failure - 24 Feb
Safequarry - Tyre fitter entrapment - 24 Feb
Fatality Alert - Three miners electrocuted in ten days - 24 Feb
Resources Safety & Health QLD - High speed bearing fires on underground loaders - 24 Feb
NZ Alert - Muscular skeletal injuries - 17 Feb
WorkSafe NZ - Keeping safe during cyclone and flooding emergency and recovery - 17 Feb
Fatality Alert - A miner's personal car collided with a customer truck - 17 Feb
Safequarry - Contract haulier rolls an artic delivering sand at a customer's site - 17 Feb
NZ Alert - Slip of material hits excavator - 10 Feb
Fatality Alert - Mine worker fell from the roof of a workshop - 10 Feb
Safequarry - Tipper rollover incident - 10 Feb
NSW Resources Regulator - Fires on battery powered tools increase - 10 Feb
NZ Alert - Slopes and road instability - 3 Feb
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Bulldozer rollover events - 3 Feb
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Tyre explosion on rear dump truck following lightning strike - 3 Feb
NSW Resources Regulator - Dangerous lifting equipment incidents increase - 3 Feb
NSW Resources Regulator - Workers sucked onto end of auxiliary ventilation ducts - 3 Feb
2023 - January
NZ Alert - Another breach of procedure - 27 January
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in February 2023 - 27 January
WorkSafe Alert - Working safely in extreme temperatures – 27 January
SunSmart Workplaces - Looking after employees who work outside - 27 January
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Bulldozer drops into a void - 27 January
2022 - December
NZ Alert - Drive safely over your break - 16 December
Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in February 2023 - 16 December
NSW Summary - Light vehicle narrowly missed boilermaker - 16 December
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Managing heat exposure in coal mines - 16 December
Mining Safetowork QLD - Look out for young workers starting their first jobs - 16 December
NZ Alert - Ground failure incident - 09 December
WorkSafe NZ - Workers hand injury prompts renewed safety focus - 09 December
NSW Summary - Dozer and dump truck collide - 09 December
Fatality Alert - A miner died while using a crane to remove a haul truck engine - 09 December
Safequarry - MEWP catapult effect - 09 December
NZ Alert - Digger contacts electrical transformer - 02 December
WorkSafe NZ - Subcontractors are entitled to health and safety too - 02 December
NSW Summary - Trailer rolled over travelling around a corner - 02 December
Safequarry - Failure of an isolator - 02 December
2022 - November
NZ Alert - Tyre & rim detach from dump truck - 25 November
WorkSafe NZ - “Use common sense” a poor approach to health and safety - 25 November
NSW Summary - Teenage incident a reminder for adequate site security - 25 November
Energy Safety Canada - Opioid awareness and education still needed - 25 November
NZ Alert - Truck contacts stationary vehicle - 18 November
NSW Summary - Jumper caught in rotating drill -18 November
Resources Regulator NSW - Dangers of lifting and pulling activities - 18 November
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Impact Sensitive Explosives damaged during delivery - 18 November
Safe Work Australia - Work-related injury statistics 2022 - 18 November
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled movement of tip truck - 11 November
NSW Summary - Underground coal mine fire - 11 November
Resources Regulator NSW - Service brakes fail on moving articulated dump truck - 11 November
Resources Regulator NSW - Operator unable to activate fire suppression
system during emergency - 11 November
Brake cleaner vapor causes facial burns - 11 November
NZ Alert - Injury from bench top buffer - 4 November
WorkSafe NZ - Enforceable undertaking aims to improve site safety - 4 November
NSW Summary - A truck operator reversed a dump truck into a dozer - 4 November
Fatality Alert - Miner engulfed in a collapsed stockpile - 4 November
2022 - October
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled movement of trailer - 28 October
WorkSafe NZ - Battery fire in underground storage - 28 October
NSW Summary - A rock burst occurred in an underground metals mine - 28 October
Video - NSW Resources Regulator - Worker trapped under loader cab - 28 October
NZ Alert - Trailer brake fire - 18 October
NSW Summary - Worker sustained laceration to leg from a flailing water hose - 18 October
WorkSafe WA - Managing drilling breakthroughs in underground mining - 18 October
WorkSafe WA - Safety and health snapshot on electric shocks - 18 October
Fatality Alert - A mine manager died while performing maintenance on a bulldozer - 18 October
NZ Alert - Collision between loader and truck - 14 October
NSW Summary - A worker suffered severe hand injuries while cleaning a mobile screen - 14 October
Resources Safety & Health QLD - Risk management during lightning events - 14 October
WorkSafe WA - Ruptured aluminium air conditioning flushing canisters - 14 October
NT WorkSafe - Risks associated with unloading heavy machinery from tilt tray trucks - 14 October
NZ Alert - Worker injured during screen change - 7 October
NZ Alert - Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Gisborne - 7 October
NSW Summary - Excessive heat generated from brake pack cause of fire - 7 October
SafeWork NSW - Worker suffered burns after hot work explosion - 7 October
2022 - September
NZ Alert - Threaded rod failed on cap press - 30 September
NZ Alert - BBQ gas leak and fire - 30 September
Fatality Alert - Dredge operator drowned while working in a dredge pond - 30 September
WorkSafe Victoria - Risks associated with high-pressure water jetting - 30 September
NZ Alert - Trailer stands used incorrectly - 23 September
NSW Summary - Reversing dump truck rolled over - 23 September
SafeWork SA - Thumb amputation prompts dozer maintenance warning - 23 September
NZ Alert - Burn to leg from air arc gouging - 16 September
NSW Summary - Edge dump failure caused an 80 metre slump - 16 September
Safequarry - Failure to implement isolation procedure - 16 September
MASHA - Mine operator caused risk of catastrophic explosion - 16 September
NZ Alert - Failure to follow lockout procedure - 09 September
Safequarry - Operator trips on lifting hook on hatch - slips, trips and falls - 09 September
WorkSafe Victoria - Screening plant side conveyor fails suddenly - 09 September
NZ Alert - Worker struck by excavator boom - 02 September
WorkSafe Alert - Tip failure due to saturated ground - 02 September
Video - Working around powered mobile equipment - 02 September
Fatality Alert - Mechanical lifting activities require proactive measures - 02 September
Fatality Alert - Tank exploded as it was being emptied - 02 September
Fatality Alert - Traffic controller run over by truck - 02 September
2022 - August
NZ Alert - Faulty tow ball and coupling caused death - 26 August
WorkSafe Alert - Tip failure due to saturated ground - 26 August
Uncontrolled movement of equipment caused a serious eye injury - 26 August
Loss of control caused tanker to roll-over - 26 August
Articulated truck veered off the road onto the soft verge - 26 August
NSW Summary - Haul truck reversed into dozer - 26 August
NZ Alert - Fall from ladder causes head injury - 19 August
Cardan shaft park brake failures - 19 August
Excavator struck by falling rock - 19 August
Stranded worker rescued from active tailings dam - 19 August
Spontaneous combustion monitoring and response systems - 19 August
NSW Summary - An inrush of water hit two underground workers - 19 August
NZ Alert - Damage to trailer mounted fuel tank - 12 August
Liquidation no escape from health and safety accountability - 12 August
Hose connection struck worker causing serious facial injuries - 12 August
A high voltage transformer on a marine aggregate dredger caught fire - 12 August
Bolt projectile from failed final drive - 12 August
NSW Summary - Uncontrolled movement of dump truck - 12 August
NZ Alert - Fire on excavator - 5 August
WorkSafe Alert - “I’m not their mother” no excuse for lax health and safety - 5 August
Worker lost eye as a result of a conveyor belt change out accident - 5 August
Fatality Alert - Underground excavator engulfed by lime dust - 5 August
Unplanned movement of underground grader - 5 August
NSW Summary - Dozer collided with an excavator - 5 August
2022 - July
NZ Alert - Failure to isolate conveyors - 29 July
Exploration drill rig contacts overhead powerline - 29 July
Spinal injury resulting from mobile plant contact - 29 July
Worker fatality by mechanical asphyxiation - 29 July
Fatality Alert - A contract driller fell from the top of the highwall - 29 July
NSW Summary - A tele-remote loader tripped off on low hydraulic oil - 29 July
NZ Alert - Thread Rod Failed on Cap Press - 22 July
Young worker suffers cryogenic burns - 22 July
Issues found on forklifts during mine site assessments - 22 July
Trailer toppled and made contact with the traffic controller - 22 July
Worker burnt during hot work - 22 July
NSW Summary - Diesel pump ignited while being refuelled - 22 July
NZ Alert - Worker falls from excavator - 8 July
WorkSafe media release - Taranaki meatworks death a lesson in 24-hour health and safety - 8 July
Truck rolls down dump face after breaching tip head bund - 8 July
Fatality Alert - Worker pinned under metal shaft - 8 July
Fatality Alert - Truck driver crushed by offloaded pipes - 8 July
NSW Summary - Fire caused by corroded DIN connector - 8 July
NZ Alert - Bruised rib removing guard - 1 July
Fatality Alert - Compactor overturn incident - 1 July
Two mine workers injured during pipe installation work - 1 July
Concerns raised on lifting and rigging incidents - 1 July
Use of liquid nitrogen in the mining industry - 1 July
NSW Summary - Excessive speed caused loss of control of haul truck - 1 July
2022 - June
NZ Alert - Excavator contacts power line - 17 June
Gross negligence caused toxic gas death - 17 June
Integrity of structures at mineral mines and quarries - 17 June
Worker suffers electric shock - 17 June
Fatality Report - Entanglement in a belt conveyor return idler - 17 June
NSW Summary - A flame was observed on a flat return roller -17 June
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled disconnection of air hose - 10 June
Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in August - 10 June
Fire below ground on tunnel transport vehicle - 10 June
Truck blind spot awareness alert - 10 June
Video - Truck awareness - blind spots - 10 June
NSW Summary - Dozer reversed into a haul truck - 10 June
NZ Alert - Excavator roll-over - 3 June
Light vehicle fail-safe brake interlocks - 3 June
Impact of flooding on slope stability at mines and quarries - 3 June
Managing the risk of falls into boreholes - 3 June
Inexperience & failure to follow instruction leads to injury - 3 June
NSW Summary - Microsleep cause of light vehicle roll-over - 3 June
2022 - May
NZ Alert - Failure to lock out vehicle - 27 May
Unauthorised use of heavy plant incident - 27 May
Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops - 27 May
Driver severs finger on automatic tailgate - 27 May
Driver falls from access ladder on mixer truck - 27 May
NSW Summary - Truck bottom's out on windrow - 27 May
NZ Alert - Fall from dozer - 20 May
WorkSafe Alert - Risks involved with hot works performed on drums - 20 May
Fatality Alert - Lube truck driver over travelled edge of stope - 20 May
Fatality Alert - Bridge crane operator crushed by steel beams - 20 May
Fatality Alert - Driver of concrete mixer truck lost control of truck - 20 May
NSW Summary - A grader collided with a stationary dump truck - 20 May
NZ Alert - Another ADT rollover - 13 May
Rock fall hits employee during development heading charging - 13 May
Blasthole drill rig trammed onto the highwall protection berm - 13 May
Employee injured while removing trench support sheets - 13 May
Unplanned release of joint from elevators during drilling operations - 13 May
NSW Summary - Access ladder retracted while operator entered the cabin - 13 May
NZ Alert - Laceration above right eye - 6 May
Health & Safety Work Act protects your involvement in work health and safety - 6 May
Foot injury when hitching a trailer - 6 May
Fatality Alert - Bulldozer went over the edge of the highwall 6 May
Support a safe start for greenhands - 6 May
NSW Summary - Dozer and truck collide - 6 May
2022 - April
NZ Alert - Finger crush injury - 29 Apr
Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in May - 29 Apr
Fatality Alert - A dump truck rolled backwards onto a miner - 29 Apr
Arc flash injury during generator hookup - 29 Apr
Fatality Alert - Miner struck by roof fall - 29 Apr
NSW Summary - Truck and dozer collide - 29 Apr
NZ Alert - Worker falls exiting truck - 22 Apr
A falling concrete boom damaged the cabin of a truck - 22 Apr
A worker fell from a bridge deck through an unprotected opening - 22 Apr
High winds detached a section of the cover over the main aggregate conveyor - 22 Apr
NSW Summary - A highwall failed and material breached the exclusion zones - 22 Apr
NSW Summary - Movement of conveyor belt caused it to topple conveyor lifters - 22 Apr
NZ Alert - Remain vigilant on worker health - 8 Apr
Fatality Alert - Three workers fell from scaffold - 8 Apr
Impacts of severe weather on slope stability - 8 Apr
Water cart struck by excavator bucket - 8 Apr
Fatality Alert - Worker pinned by overturned forklift - 8 Apr
NSW Summary - Mounting bolts broke and dislodged - 8 Apr
NZ Alert - Fire on dump truck - 1 Apr
Underground coal mine worker fatally injured - 1 Apr
Dropped objects microlearning video - 1 Apr
Dropped casing pipe strikes worker - 1 Apr
Vehicle struck by temporary management barrier - 1 Apr
NSW Summary - A spray rig's exhaust caught fire - 1 Apr
2022 - March
NZ Alert - Fire on front-end loader - 25 Mar
Fatality Alert - Conveyor entrapment - 25 Mar
Operator struck by forklift - 25 Mar
Reported hand injuries increase within the mining sector - 25 Mar
A haul truck hit the windrow - 25 Mar
NSW Summary Boilermaker suffered an electric shock - 25 Mar
NZ Alert - Heavy vehicle runs over light vehicle - 18 Mar
Guide on Respirable Crystalline Silica - 18 Mar
Good practice posters for dust control measures - 18 Mar
Failure of goaf well skid safety system - 18 Mar
Welding related electric shocks increase - 18 Mar
Truck propelled forward while transmission was checked - 18 Mar
NZ Alert - Worker struck while fixing pump - 11 Mar
Failure of lifting eyebolt causes load to fall onto the plant walkway - 11 Mar
Fatality Alert - Fall from height while replacing a belt conveyor roller - 11 Mar
Fatality Alert - A miner died when a tree fell onto his truck - 11 Mar
Sudden explosion of tyre on front end loader - 11 Mar
NSW Summary - Uncontrolled movement of low loader - 11 Mar
NZ Alert - Air line blew off rattle gun - 4 Mar
Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in April - 4 Mar
A reversing truck struck the spotter - 4 Mar
A loader operator died when a large rock fell from the mine roof - 4 Mar
A void opened underneath a dozer working on a stockpile - 4 Mar
NSW Summary - Reversing loader hit a parked light vehicle - 4 Mar
2022 - February
NZ Alert - Fatal injury during hydraulic hose repair - 25 Feb
Significant safety and health incidents inspectorate - 25 Feb
Miner fatally injured in the return idler on a belt conveyor - 25 Feb
Issues related to fume management equipment at mine sites - 25 Feb
Operator crushed finger between LV tray and explosives box - 25 Feb
NSW Summary - Fire occurred on a MMU truck after it returned empty from the pit - 25 Feb
NZ Alert - Uncontrolled movement of dozer - 18 Feb
Development mining near wells - 18 Feb
Safe use of portable generators - 18 Feb
Power tool battery fires - 18 Feb
Situational Awareness: A key to avoiding errors - 18 Feb
NSW Summary - Workers narrowly avoid falling hub - 18 Feb
NZ Alert - Worker falls during maintenance - 11 Feb
Fatality Alert - Mudslide and engulfment of excavator - 11 Feb
Damaged excavator recoil spring fragment became a projectile - 11 Feb
Failure of wire rope on rising skip - 11 Feb
NSW Summary - Dozer rolled over bank - 11 Feb
NSW Summary - Premature detonation of loaded shot hole - 11 Feb
NZ Alert Are you prepared for Omicron - 4 Feb
A dump truck ran over back of mechanics light vehicle - 4 Feb
Unplanned movement of conveyor belt - 4 Feb
Conveyor worker removed guarding from conveyor without LOTO - 4 Feb
NSW Summary - A dump truck tray hit and pulled down live overhead powerlines - 4 Feb
NSW Summary - Forklift overturned at the Give Way sign - 4 Feb