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Category - Health & Safety

South32 mine

Disaster damages mine infrastructure

Dangerous weather caused destruction to a major resources operation. Tropical Cyclone Megan recently impacted on South32’s Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO) mine. The category-four system...

Overturned coal truck

Heavy vehicle operator dies from horrific crash

A truck driver tragically passed away during a severe accident. Authorities recently examined what circumstances led to a heavy vehicle flipping over and killing the operator at an undisclosed coal...

Victory Minerals

Underground worker dies in mine collapse

An employee passed away after a subterranean operation caved in. Authorities are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a crew member at Victory Minerals’ Mount Clear mine...

BHP workers

Resources multinational welcomes ‘all’ feedback

A mining giant will embrace every opinion about its operations. BHP recently invited every employee to give their candid views on the business. “There is no such thing as a bad idea unless you...

Runaway wheel

Runaway 2 tonne wheel falls off the back of a truck

Unsecured heavy vehicle parts slid off a trailer and rolled away. Authorities recently investigated how a 200 kilo drill head, and 2.7-tonne tyre and rim, unexpectedly exited a truck on the way to an...

Ablemarle Kemerton Processing Plant

Mining operation hospitalises 13 workers in a month

More than a dozen employees needed emergency medical attention at a resources operation. Authorities have been notified that at least 13 workers were hospitalised during February 2024 at...

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