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International (fatal)
US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
On 20 June, 2022, a contract driller was working outside of his drill when he fell from the top of a highwall at 3M Little Rock.
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Energy Safety Canada
The driver of a tank truck was unloading fluid at a production facility. The driver was found unresponsive inside the pump box of the truck with their left arm sleeve entangled in the pump shaft. After an hour and 30 minutes of resuscitation efforts by workers and emergency response personnel, the worker was declared deceased from mechanical asphyxiation.
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International (other, non-fatal)
NZ MinEx
An excavator operator climbed up onto his digger to check the oil as part of his prestart checks. As he climbed down from the excavator holding the handrail, the worker missed the first step and fell to the ground, landing on his back. First aid was applied, and the worker did not sustain any serious injuries.
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National (other, non-fatal)
Resources Safety & Health Queensland
The bucket of an excavator working a double bench operation collided with the dovetail of a rear dump truck when swinging towards the truck tray. The excavator was on the lower 3.5 m high bench at the time of the incident. The impact caused a significant amount of movement to the truck and injury to the operator. The injured operator suffered a fracture to the C5 vertebrae, resulting in hospitalisation for a number of days.
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Worksafe Victoria
WorkSafe is issuing a reminder about the importance of managing the risks associated with electrical energy while conducting surface mining and exploration activities.
An air core exploration drill rig was being set up to drill a hole located within a farmer's paddock. The operator had lowered the stabilising jack legs and was in the process of raising the mast when the winching cable made contact with a 12.7kV Single-Wire Earth Return (SWER) overhead powerline. The SWER line was approximately 7 m above ground level. The drill operator suffered a shock and immediately retreated from the rig at which point the overhead line was observed. Re-exposing the operator to the electrical hazard, the operator approached the rig and activated the rig's hydraulic levers with a 'shovel' to lower the mast.
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Resources Safety & Health Queensland
RSHQ released Q3 incident periodical for the Queensland Coal Mines Inspectorate for recent high potential incidents. Incidents include equipment in body of water at surface mine, rock impacting excavator cabin in surface mine, rib strata failure at underground mine, serious injury at surface mine, structural failure of equipment at surface mine, dragline rigging failure at surface mine, equipment falling off jack at surface mine and a vehicle rollover at a surface mine.
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