Weekly incident summary - week ending 24 April 2020
36 reportable incidents, 2 summarised below
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Dangerous incident | IncNot0037197
Open cut coal mine
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Summary: A fitter suffered an electric shock while using a Hytorc unit to torque bolts on the chassis of a truck. At the same time, a welder was carrying out air arc gouging on the truck.
A mine investigation showed that air arc gouging generates an induced voltage into the frame of the truck.
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Recommendations to industry: When undertaking welding activities on truck bodies in a workshop, an earth bond cable should be installed between the truck body and the building earth. It is also recommended that when air arc gouging is being undertaken on truck bodies, no other tasks involving contact with the truck should be undertaken simultaneously.
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Dangerous incident | IncNot0037201
Metals mine processing plant
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Summary: A boilermaker suffered an electric shock while operating a 15A TIG welder in a surface hot work area. The electric shock occurred when the worker made contact with the welder electrode. A preliminary investigation showed that the output voltage of the welder was 130 VDC while the nameplate output was 68 VDC. This suggested a potential internal fault. Also, the operator was in contact with the electrode and metallic workbench with a suspected hand-to-hand current path.
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Recommendations to industry: All welding equipment should be inspected before use and should be properly maintained. Workers involved with welding activities should remain insulated from the welding job. Welding gloves are not electrical insulators and if they are damp, they can enhance the effect of an electric shock.
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Other publications of interest
These incidents are included for your review. The NSW Resources Regulator does not endorse the findings or recommendations of these incidents. It is your legal duty to exercise due diligence to ensure the business complies with its work health and safety obligations.
International (fatal)
Publication: MSHA
Mine fatality
A truck driver was found unresponsive near his bulk trailer, where it appears he fell from the top of the trailer. The driver was taken to hospital and underwent emergency surgery, however, he died from his injuries.
Details
Publication: MSHA
Mine fatality
A miner was repairing a personnel carrier while standing between a rib and the carrier. A section of the adjacent rib corner, weighing about 566 kilograms, fell on the miner causing severe injuries. The miner died 16 days later.
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Publication: MSHA
Mine fatality - final report
On 23 December 2019, about 4.15 pm, a 21-year old worker was fatally injured when he was caught between the 182 centimetre-wide belt and the steel frame of the belt tailpiece.
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Publication: MSHA
Mine fatality - final report
A 71-year-old contract truck driver, with more than 48 years of mining experience, fell from the top of his bulk trailer on January 23, 2020. While the driver was standing on the body of the vehicle opening the bulk trailer lids, he fell and suffered a fatal head trauma. He died three days later.
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National (other, non-fatal)
Publication DNRME Qld
Driver's foot pinned by ladder
A maintainer was completing post service checks while seated in a grader with the cabin door open. The grader was fitted with a dynamic rotating access ladder. On completion of testing, the maintainer initiated a machine shutdown, and the ladder activated, swinging up. The maintainer was caught half out of the cabin when the ladder struck his foot.
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Publication: Worksafe NT
Serious crush injury
A worker suffered serious crush injuries when a self‐dumping bin, full of building rubble, tipped forward onto his leg. The worker was standing in front of the bin when it tipped forward.
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Publication: Queensland Mines (minerals and quarries) Inspectorate
April 2020
Incidental periodical high potential summary – Mineral mines and quarries
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Publication: Queensland Mines (minerals and quarries) Inspectorate
April 2020
Incidental periodical high potential summary – coal
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*While the majority of incidents are reported and recorded within a week of the event, some are notified outside this time period. The incidents in this report therefore have not necessarily occurred in a one week period. All newly recorded incidents, whatever the incident date, are reviewed by the Chief Inspector and senior staff each week and summarised in this report. For more comprehensive statistical data refer to our Safety Performance Measures Reports and our Business Activity Reports
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