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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