Person at risk from flyrock at quarry
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Incident date: 8 April 2021
Event: Dangerous blasting incident at a hard rock quarry
Location: Cootamundra Quarry, Cootamundra NSW
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A person was inside the exclusion zone when a blast was initiated at the Cootamundra Quarry. The person did not suffer any physical injury but experienced trauma as a result of being exposed to the blast and flyrock.
We have issued an Investigation Information Release into the incident today and have begun an investigation to determine the cause and circumstances of the incident. The quarry operator is participating in the investigation.
We have issued this information to draw attention to the occurrence of a dangerous incident in the mining industry. Further information may be published as it becomes available.
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