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2022 - 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
2021 - December
NZ Alert - Fatigue is a real factor in accidents - 17 Dec
WorkSafe - Fatigue quick guide - 17 Dec
Contact tracing guidance for workplaces - 17 Dec
Dump truck runaway and overturn - 17 Dec
Worker crushed by falling load - 17 Dec
Fall from height while working on a powerscreen - 17 Dec
NZ Alert - Dust and wind hazards - 10 Dec
Excavator operator lacerates leg on blade - 10 Dec
Summary report regarding fatality of quarry worker - 10 Dec
Fires occur after servicing mobile plant - 10 Dec
Operator injured by arm rest on excavator - 10 Dec
Worker received electric shock and burns while resetting a circuit breaker - 10 Dec
NZ Alert - Move to Covid-19 Protection Framework - 3 Dec
Valve fell from height and struck a worker - 3 Dec
Unlicensed operator tipped over a vehicle loading crane - 3 Dec
Angle grinder kicked back and travelled across workers arm - 3 Dec
Partial de-gloving injury to left hand ring finger - 3 Dec
NSW Summary - Worker hit by fallen rib material - 3 Dec
2021 - November
NZ Alert - Strong wind damages shed -26 Nov
WorkSafe energy safety newsletter - 26 Nov
Gas monitoring systems incidents - 26 Nov
Fatal accident - Coal mine worker struck by rotating dragline -26 Nov
Fatal accident - Loss of control of personnel carrier - 26 Nov
NSW Summary Winch rope failure - 26 Nov
NZ Alert - Ten pathways to death and disaster - 19 Nov
NZ Alert - ADT mechanical failure - 19 Nov
Fatality Alert - Worker fatally struck by object - 19 Nov
Fatality Alert - Mechanic struck by bucket of excavator - 19 Nov
Company fined for convictions relating to a shotfiring incident - 19 Nov
Pressurised steering accumulators sent off-site - 19 Nov
NZ Alert - Ute backs into loader bucket -12 Nov
Truck rolls backwards - 12 Nov
Timber smashed through windscreen of dumper - 12 Nov
Coal mine worker crushed by moving plant - 12 Nov
Electric motor terminal cover - catastrophic failure - 12 Nov
Mobile scaffold quick release claw clamp failure - 12 Nov
NZ Alert - Worker falls from barge - 5 Nov
Worker dies after being struck by a mobile crane - 5 Nov
Safe use on quick hitches on excavators - 5 Nov
Fatality Alert - Haul truck bed collapsed on mechanic - 5 Nov
Company convicted and fined following death of mine worker - 5 Nov
NSW Summary - Worker's hand pulled into a conveyor belt roller - 5 Nov
2021 - October
NZ Alert - Rockfall damages crusher - 29 Oct
Company fined after workers exposed to extreme conditions - 29 Oct
Overburden drill fell onto light vehicle - 29 Oct
Ensure safe working on vehicle hydraulic systems - 29 Oct
Fatality Alert - Miner engulfed by material in surge bin - 29 Oct
NSW Summary - Uncontrolled movement of elevated work platform - 29 Oct
NZ Alert Broken link arm on loader - 22 Oct
Company director fined for health & safety failings - 22 Oct
Unsecured load impacts vehicle - 22 Oct
High potential incidents report - 22 Oct
Fire risk of battery units for underground battery electric vehicles - 22 Oct
NSW Summary Coal burst incident - 22 Oct
NZ Alert - Protect yourself and others from COVID-19 - 15 Oct
Fatality Alert - Contract welder found unresponsive - 15 Oct
All confined spaces pose hazards - 15 Oct
Workers ejected from underground platform - 15 Oct
Lubrication of circuit breakers - 15 Oct
NSW Summary - Worker sprayed with oil - 15 Oct
NZ Alert Speeding and overloading kills - 8 Oct
Fatality Alert Experienced driver found lying in front of his truck - 8 Oct
Roof and rib accidents alert - 8 Oct
An excavated trench collapsed fatally injuring gold prospector - 8 Oct
Worker fatally crushed after being hit by moving vehicle - 8 Oct
Preventing inrushes at underground mines - 8 Oct
NZ Alert - Squashed finger cutting rock - 1 Oct
Limb entanglement in cement mixer - 1 Oct
Loose bracket on crane walkway fell to ground - 1 Oct
Stone mine pillar collapse - 1 Oct
Worker's legs pulled into a woodchipper - 1 Oct
NSW Summary - Excavator operator reversed off edge of pad - 1 Oct
2021 - September
NZ Alert Anxiety levels are up - 24 September
Crush risk when operating stabilisers on truck mounted cranes - 24 September
Investigation release on conveyor chute incident - 24 September
Safe cleaning procedures for truck mounted mixing drums - 24 September
Fatality from fall of ground at an underground coal mine - 24 September
NSW Summary Light vehicle tipped on windrow - 24 September
NZ Alert - Worker injured using hammer and bolster - 17 September
Human factors – water carts and cabin interfaces - 17 September
Fatality at a collapsed underground coal mine in Queensland - 17 September
Worker killed while using an unguarded angle grinder - 17 September
Managing heat exposure in coal mines - 17 September
NSW Summary - Lift frame welds fail - 17 September
NZ Alert - Injury to hand while changing cutting edge - 3 September
Psychosocial health and safety and bullying in Australian workplaces - 3 September
Off-highway haul truck tyre blowout in workshop injures workers - 3 September
Crush injuries sustained during maintenance activities - 3 September
Fatality Alert - Truck driver hit while conducting examination of a truck - 3 September
NSW Summary - Worker found suspended in ventilation door - 3 September
NZ Alert - Covid just another hazard - 3 September
Fact Sheet - Critical controls for the risk of structural collapse - 3 September
Fact sheet - Stockpile stability management for surface coal operations - 3 September
Learnings from VCD hatch seal underground fatality incident - 3 September
Fatality Alert - A miner was run over walking to his normal work area - 3 September
NSW Summary - A mine worker fell while climbing a ladder to access the scaffold - 3 September
2021 - August
NZ Alert - We need to look after each other - 27 August
CHPP pump suction pipe dislodges resulting in a serious injury to worker - 27 August
Fatality Alert - A rock ledge gave way while a miner was standing on it - 27 August
Fatality Alert - Miner died during flash flood - 27 August
NSW Summary - An uncontrolled dump truck collided with a dozer - 27 August
NSW Summary - A worker fell into the feed chute of a conveyor - 27 August
NZ Alert - Oil leak causes potential fire - 13 August
Hydraulic fluid leak cause of fire damage - 13 August
Unplanned movement of autonomous trucks - 13 August
Fatality Alert - Boom extension fell on miner - 13 August
Fatality Alert - Rock fall struck miner in lift basket - 13 August
NSW Summary - Watercart collided with a haul truck - 13 August
NZ Alert - Infected puncture wound - 06 August
Video - Pressurised refueling system lessons learned - 06 August
Video - Pressurised refueling system overview - 06 August
Miners continue to die in rollover accidents - 06 August
Powered haulage accidents - 06 August
NSW Summary - Parked service cart hit by drill rig - 06 August
2021 - July
NZ Alert - Rock falls from quarry face - 30 July
Coal mine worker trapped by moving vehicle - 30 July
Dangers of placing body parts in line of fire - 30 July
Head stuck under tipper body - 30 July
Leg sucked into air excavation system - 30 July
NSW Summary - Light vehicle near fall over open edge - 30 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
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