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Coal shuttle car worker pinned

Pinned coal employee dies, multiple colleagues injured

An underground worker passed away and others became seriously wounded after mine equipment crushed them. Authorities are investigating four separate incidents where mobile equipment fatally pinned...

Roof bolting machine fatality

Machinery catches, kills underground mine worker

A resources employee became fatally injured while repairing subterranean equipment. Authorities recently investigated how a roof bolting machine killed an underground mine worker at an undisclosed...

Mine truck driver ejected

Mine truck accident fatally ejects operator

A heavy vehicle driver became airborne after suffering a deadly collision. Authorities recently investigated circumstances surrounding a service truck accident that fatally catapulted an operator...

Coal shuttle car fatality

Heavy vehicle fatally crushes coal employee

A resources worker died after being pinned by machinery. Authorities recently examined how a heavy vehicle fatally crushed a coal employee at an undisclosed operation on 2 October 2023. “A...

Haul truck driver drowns

Heavy vehicle operator dies from travelling underwater

A truck driver passed away after becoming submerged. Authorities recently investigated how a heavy vehicle operator passed away after entering a pond at an undisclosed mine. “On September 12...

Wash plant death

Heavy equipment crushes resources employee to death

Mineral processing machinery killed a worker. Authorities recently examined how an employee became fatally injured at an undisclosed operation. Investigators revealed the crew member had tried to...

Truck operator falls

Heavy vehicle operator suffers fatal fall

A truck driver plunged to his death after his employer allegedly failed to take safety measures. Authorities recently investigated a heavy vehicle fatality at an undisclosed mine site. The operator...

Dozer death

Mining boss dies after failing to brake

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...

Overturned equipment

Unstable ground kills heavy vehicle operator

A volatile surface ended the life of a mine worker. Authorities recently examined why a heavy vehicle overturned and killed the operator at an undisclosed site on 16 May 2023. “A bulldozer...