A mine worker learnt the hard way to check depth before entering water bodies. Authorities recently examined how a dozer became partially submerged at a coal operation in Central Queensland’s...
Category - Earthmoving Machinery
A mining multinational and equipment supplier will deploy hundreds of machines. Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and Barrick Gold Corporation recently agreed to globally roll out more than 200...
Authorities examined a movement controller after machinery failed to stop. Resources Safety and Health Queensland recently investigated what caused remote equipment to operate uncontrolled at an...
A fossil fuel operation celebrated an autonomous victory in Queensland’s Isaac region. More than 10 million banked cubic metres were successfully been moved at Jellinbah Group’s Lake...
A major mine site began transitioning away from fossil fuels. One of the nation’s first newly built electric heavy machines recently rolled out at Fortescue Metals Group’s (FMG’s)...
A resources services company, mineral producer and manager was disciplined for failing to prevent a deadly fall. Byrnecut Australia should have erected safety barriers around an excavated void at...
An employer raised money to roll out more autonomous heavy vehicles. EACON Mining Technology recently attracted US$55.22 million (A$83.4M) of capital to deploy additional driverless trucks. Richen...
A heavy vehicle reversed into and killed a worker, resulting in severe penalties for the responsible company. Authorities recently examined how a contracted truck driver became fatally struck by a...
An emergency expert has been internationally applauded after freeing dozens of trapped underground employees. Arnold Dix earned a prime ministerial commendation for rescuing 41 stranded workers from...
Autonomous technology reduced costs without endangering worker lives in Queensland’s Isaac region. Jellinbah Group recently welcomed money saved from deploying six semi-automated Cat D11 dozers...
An amateur heavy vehicle driver passed away after going off the deep end. Authorities recently examined circumstances that led a long reach excavator operator to fatally enter water at Terra Firma...
A resources decision-maker became fatally crushed due to not using his heavy vehicle’s stopping device. Jimmy Wooten Senior died shortly after a 2018 Komatsu D65PX-18 accidentally ran over him...
