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2026

November

NZ Alert – Manual handling injury to shoulder

 

October

NZ Alert – Boat capsizes in pond

NZ Alert – Failure of locking bolt on axle

NZ Alert – ADT hits anchor posts

NZ Alert – Inadequate bund tip-off area

Safety Tip – Traffic Management

 

September

NZ Alert – Damage to dump truck lockout assembly

Safety Tip – Falls

NZ Alert – Plant operate with guards missing

August

NZ Alert – Wheel falls of light vehicle

NZ Alert – Worker injured when screen mesh falls

NZ Alert – Loader catches fire

Safety Tip – Whole body vibration

July

NZ Alert – Worker at height without fall restraint

NZ Alert – Worker damages finger on metal bin

Safety Tip – Exposure to respirable crystalline silica

June

NZ Alert – Worker climbs onto plant to clear blockageNZ Alert – Loader collision reversing into shedNZ Alert – Worker injured finger on drill bit

Safety Tip – ADT rollovers

May

NZ Alert – Worker almost hit by dump truckNZ Alert – Rock falls on loader cabin

NZ Alert – Arc flash incident

Safety Tip – Managing psychosocial hazards

NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of drill rig

April

NZ Alert – Worker injured exiting truckNZ Alert – Severe weather hazards

NZ Alert – Worker injured installing door

March

NZ Alert – Smoke rising from underground truckSafety Tip – Managing slope stability

NZ Alert – Yet another ADT rollover

NZ Alert – Fall from height risk

February

Safety Tip –  GuardingNZ Alert – Fire in loader engine bay

NZ Alert – Collision of vehicles

January

NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of ADTNZ Alert – Worker injured using grinder

2025

December

NZ Alert – Drive safely over your breakNZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of ADT

November

Safety Tip – Traffic ManagementNZ Alert – Fractured fingers using hand tool

NZ Alert – Be aware of fall hazards

NZ Alert – Worker suffers carpal tunnel syndrome

October

NZ Alert – Contractor breach of safety rules Safety Tip –  Worker Health

NZ Alert – Excavator damages underground pipe

NZ Alert – Worker breaks leg in fall

NZ Alert – Worker falls from step ladder

September

Safety Tip – FallsNZ Alert – Loader backs into concrete support

NZ Alert – Worker trips, falls and hits head

NZ Alert – Worker injured jump starting truck

August

Safety Tip – IsolationNZ Alert – Worker injured loading armour rock 

NZ Alert – Rockfall in quarry pit

NZ Alert – Contractor receives electric shock

NZ Alert – Breach of lockout procedure

July

NZ Alert – Worker climbs on crusherSafety Tip – ADT rollovers

NZ Alert –Chain breaks while towing truck

June

Safety Tip – Exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) NZ Alert –Worker falls from excavator

NZ Alert –Tailgate hits truck driver

May

NZ Alert – Diesel fumes are hazardousNZ Alert – Unstable loader drops material

Safety Tip – Guarding

NZ Alert – Operator diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome

NZ Alert –  Worn pin in base of cylinder

April

NZ Alert – Contractor breaks ankle changing screen meshNZ Alert – Loader collision with excavator

March

NZ Alert – Remain vigilant with worker healthNZ Alert – Worker fails to lockout plant

NZ Alert – Loader backs into watercart

NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of truck

February

NZ Alert – Trailer falls on its sideNZ Alert – Tyre maintenance incident

NZ Alert – Tyre falls off fuel trailer

January

NZ Alert – Danger of overhead powerlinesNZ Alert – Diggers working near water

2024

December

NZ Alert – Drive safely over your breakNZ Alert – Face collapse hits excavator

November

NZ Alert – Collision between loader (HV) and light vehicle (LV)NZ Alert – Warning – Cole Hersee type isolators

NZ Alert – Worker loses arm in conveyor

NZ Alert – Tyre explosion kills worker

NZ Alert – Finger pinched during maintenance

October

NZ Alert – Company convicted over conveyor fatalityNZ Alert – Autoclave discharge of wash water

NZ Alert – Drive sentenced to jail in Australia

NZ Alert – Haul road damaged during storm

September

NZ Alert – Fuel trailer axle snapsNZ Alert – Working under a suspended load

NZ Alert – Finger crushed during maintenance

NZ Alert – Register to the last MinEx health and safety workshop for 2024

WorkSafe NZ – Landmark sentencing puts safety advisors on notice

Resources Regulator NSW Summary ● Excess weight led to collapse of conveyor ● Coal fell from roof onto workers shoulder

Safequarry (UK) – Runaway truckmixer – Video

Safequarry (UK) – Runaway asphalt hot box wagon

NZ Alert – Rockslide hits digger

NZ Alert – Register to the last MinEx health and safety workshop of the year in November

Resources Regulator NSW Summary ● Bobcat hit a chute causing rock fall and shattering window ● Fire started on 1kV electrical switchgear

Safequarry (UK) – Tipper driver injures leg when walking into armco barrier

Resources Safety & Health QLD – Uncontrolled fall of plant – animation video

Fatality Alert – Fatality involving lifting using a pick and carry crane

August

NZ Alert – Finger crushed during maintenanceNZ Alert – Rock slide hits digger

NZ Alert – Tip truck roll-over

NZ Alert – Register to the last South Island MinEx health and safety workshop in Ashburton

Keeping healthy and safe when tipping loads

Resources Regulator NSW Summary ● A steel eyelet flew past heads of workers ● Nut and shackle pierced forklift’s windows

Resources Regulator NSW – Incident involving an explosion in a reclaim tunnel

Resources Regulator NSW – Loader hit pedestrian with bucket

NZ Alert – Chain breaks while towing

NZ Alert – Register to MinEx health and safety workshops in Gisborne and Ashburton

WorkSafe NZ – Landmark sentencing puts safety advisors on notice

Safequarry (UK) – Contractor exposed to risk by failing to follow LOTOTO procedures

Resources Regulator NSW Summary ● Service brake unresponsive on decline ●  Dozer loses traction on trial run

Resources Safety & Health QLD – Fatality involving lifting using a pick and carry crane

NZ Alert – Register to MinEx health and safety workshops in Gisborne and Ashburton

WorkSafe NZ – Landmark sentencing puts safety advisors on notice

Safequarry (UK) – Contractor exposed to risk by failing to follow LOTOTO procedures

Resources Regulator NSW Summary ● Service brake unresponsive on decline ● Dozer loses traction on trial run

Resources Safety & Health QLD – Fatality involving lifting using a pick and carry crane

NZ Alert – Fatal digger accident

NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health and Safety workshop in Gisborne

Safequarry – (UK) – Fatal crush injuries when replacing tyres/wheels on vehicles

Resources Regulator NSW Summary ● Close encounter with cladding ● Truck slid 50m down ramp due to lost traction

Resources Regulator NSW Summary ● Cables catch fire ● Electrician received an electric shock while conducting high voltage maintenance

MSHA (USA) – Prolonged DPM exposure can increase the risk of diseases

NZ Alert – Rock on road near quarry entrance

NZ Alert – Register to MinEx Health and Safety workshops in August

MSHA (USA) – Rock truck operator dies after being struck by the bucket of a front-end loader

Safequarry (UK) -Video alert shows how a pedestrian’s quick actions avoided being hit by a delivery truck

Safequarry (UK) – Fitters foot trapped under a beam as it was lowered

Resources Regulator NSW Summary ● Fall of ground affected entire intersection at a heading ● Loader reverses into light vehicle

NZ Alert – Explosives found in muck pile

NZ Alert – Register to the last South Island MinEx health and safety workshops in August

Resources Regulator NSW Summary ● A small metal fragment lodged in workers lung during a tooth extraction from a crusher ● Injury caused from release of pressure

Safequarry (UK) – Driver fatally crushed between two vehicles

Resources Regulator NSW – Rise in near misses due to incorrect overtaking

Resources Regulator NSW – Hand and finger injuries on mine sites

July

NZ Alert – Blocks fall hitting workersNZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health and Safety workshops in August

Resources Regulator NSW – Two workers injured at Western Riverina Quarry

Resources Regulator NSW Summary ● Loaded dump truck rests on rear tray ● Wheel detaches from front-end loader ● Exposure to high levels of dust

Safequarry (UK) – Operator killed following fall from faulty walkway

MSHA (USA) – Polyurethane foam fire hazard

NZ Alert – Worker fails to lockout plant

NZ Alert – Register to MinEx Health and Safety workshops in August

NSW Summary ● Counterweight of ITC collided with light vehicle ● Tip truck overturned while tipping ● Sparks seen from grid box of truck

WorkSafe Tasmania – Excavator reverses over worker

Safequarry – Front-end loader collides with 4×4

Resources Safety & Health QLD – Spike in high potential incidents at QLD coal mines

NZ Alert – Near miss collision between heavy vehicles

NZ Alert – Register to MinEx Health and Safety workshops in August

WorkSafe Tasmania – Flyrock from blasting

NSW Summary ● Excavator operator backed into trench ● Smoke detected while unloading coal ● Wheel came off loader

NSW Summary ● Haul truck collided with structure of reject bin ● Snapped slings recoiled towards dozers ● Collision avoided at T-intersection

Safequarry – Fire in customers hot box

Resources Safety & Health QLD – Haul truck hits excavator

June

NZ Alert – Worker falls while fuelling plantNZ Alert – Register to MinEx Health and Safety workshops in August – 21 June

Resources Safety & Health QLD – Fatal accident – loader enters open stope – 21 June

MSHA (USA) – Four miners have died from roof falls in the last three years – 21 June

NSW Summary ● Corroded electrical connector causes fire 

● Dozer slides off bench ● Fluid released under pressure struck workers hand and arm – 21 June

Safequarry – Failure to correctly follow hot work procedures results in fire whilst decommissioning plant – 21 June

NZ Alert – Dislodged roller falls from height – 14 June

NZ Alert – Register to MinEx Health and Safety workshops in August – 14 June

NSW Summary ● A piece of stone fell from roof ● Tyre failure released pressure and caused damage to a truck and dislodged the access ladder – 14 June

Safequarry – Failure of site LOTOTO procedures at readymix plant during repairs – 14 June

Resources Safety & Health QLD – Operator injured after fall from dump truck ladder – 14 June

MSHA – Stored energy from belt conveyor systems cause of fatalities and injuries – 14 June

MSHA – Fatality – The narrow arm guard of a crusher detached and struck worker – 14 June

NZ Alert – Worker injured on screen mesh – 7 June

NZ Alert – Register to MinEx Health and Safety workshops in June – 7 June

WorkSafe NZ – Unsafe machinery costs digits and dollars – 7 June

Resources Safety & Health QLD – Coal mine worker loses consciousness following the inhalation of nitrogen – 7 June

NSW Summary ● Embankment under the track of an excavator gave way while in transit ● Fall of coal slab – 7 June

Safequarry – Operator’s hand drawn into rotating shaft of lathe – 7 June

May

NZ Alert – Falling object hits worker – 31 MayNZ Alert – Register to MinEx Health and Safety workshops in June – 31 May

WorkSafe NZ – Forklift brake failure incident could have been avoided – 31 May

NSW Summary ● Degreaser fell onto hot exhaust manifold starting a fire ● Fall of rib bolts damages mesh and hits worker ● Haul truck collided with wall – 31 May

Safequarry – Operator falls and fractures skull whilst dismounting from a wheeled loading shovel – 31 May

Safequarry – Operative working in guarded area without following LOTOTO procedure – 31 May

NZ Alert –  Thumb injured in tailgate – 24 May

NZ Alert – Register to MinEx Health and Safety workshops in June – 24 May

WorkSafe NZ – Safety alert: Accelerated silicosis guidance update – 24 May

MSHA – Continuous personal dust monitor exploded – 24 May

WorkSafe Victoria – Puncture injury from hardened steel hammer – 24 May

NZ Alert – Truck rollover incident – 17 May

NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health and Safety workshop in Cromwell – 17 May

WorkSafe NZ – Death puts apprentice safety in focus again – 17 May

NSW Summary ● Worker sprayed with hydraulic oil ● Flame found coming from a drill hole – 17 May

Resources Regulator NSW – Driller’s assistant seriously injured at CSA mine – 17 May

NZ Alert – Prosecution of former Chief Executive underway – 10 May

NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health and Safety workshop in Cromwell – 10 May

NSW Summary ● Pipe PET rolled away during lift ● Parked truck moved backwards – 10 May

Resources Regulator NSW – LHD crowd cylinder failures – 10 May

Resources Safety & Health QLD – Continuous miner cutter head stop-pin ejects and hits a nearby coal mine worker – 10 May

NZ Alert – Worker injured by screen mesh – 03 May NZ Alert – Register to MinEx Health and Safety workshops in June – 03 May NSW Summary ● Haul truck tyre and rim left the wheel hub while travelling ● Haul truck on wrong side of road ● Pressure in pipe causes injury to worker – 03 May Resources Regulator NSW – Targeted awareness campaign 2023: vehicle interactions – 03 May Resources Safety & Health QLD – High potential incidents relating to tow hitches – 03 May

April

NZ Alert – Worker injured when caught in conveyor – 19 April NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in May – 19 April NSW Summary ● Fire in transmission area of service truck ● Fitter suffers facial burns ● End cap of poly pipe ejected 50 metres in pressure test – 19 April Safequarry – Potential fall from height – 19 April MSHA – Arc flashes cause injuries – 19 April NZ Alert – Oil sprays from exhaust – 12 April NZ Alert – Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Invercargill, Dunedin or Cromwell – 12 April NSW Summary ● Agitator operator sustained laceration to thumb ● Underground sulphide dust explosion – 12 April NSW Summary ● Circuit breaker fire ● Fitter sprayed with hydraulic oil ● Light vehicle and haul truck near miss at intersection – 12 April Resources Regulator NSW – Bulldozer incident increase – 12 April Resources Regulator NSW – Reducing adverse vehicle interactions – 12 April NZ Alert – Worker clearing blockage in crusher – 04 April NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in Kerikeri & Dargaville – 04 April NSW Summary ● Underground compressor fire ● Worker injured in fall ● Two loaded trucks collide – 04 April Safequarry – Media ball displaced and injured worker – 04 April MSHA – Operating equipment near water – 04 April WorkSafe WA – Hydraulic fluid contamination resulting in uncontrolled movement: elevating work platforms – 04 April

March

NZ Alert –  Hose releases from pump – 28 March NZ Alert –  Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in Kerikeri and Dargaville – 28 March NSW Summary ● Fire caused by troughing idler failure ● Offisider pinned to ground by fallen truck cab headboard – 28 March Safequarry – Driver’s hand trapped in tailgate – 28 March Resources Safety & Health QLD – Pick & carry crane Incident – 28 March Fatality Alert – Worker struck by metal slurry pipe – 28 March NZ Alert – Product recall 3M earmuffs – 22 March NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in Kerikeri & Dargaville – 22 March NSW Summary ● Crowd cylinder unexpectedly extended ● Tool carrier overturned – 22 March Resources Regulator NSW – Investigation information release: Workers injured after truck tyre explosion – 22 March MSHA – Miners received permanent disabilities while maintaining rotating conveyor rollers – 22 March Safequarry – Contractor falls from cab and injures his head – 22 March NZ Alert – Item falls during maintenance – 15 March NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in Kerikeri and Dargaville – 15 March NSW Summary ● Broken stone fell from roof and hit worker ● Significant roof fall occurred in an underground coal mine – 15 March Resources Regulator NSW –  Wheel rim ejected during tyre inflation – 15 March Resources Regulator NSW – Isolation process video – 15 March Fatality Alert – A miner died when his haul truck travelled over the edge of a stockpile and overturned – 15 March NZ Alert – Worker injured during screen change – 8 March NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Greymouth – 8 March NSW Summary ● Remote-control automated loader caught fire underground ● Dozer operator reversed over the edge of a bench – 8 March Resources Safety & Health QLD – Electric shock from accessing a high voltage enclosure – 8 March WorkSafe NZ – Amputation follows forklift trauma at Trade Depot – 8 March Safequarry – HGV driver struck on hard hat by metal object whilst sheeting load – 8 March NZ Alert – Items fall from delivery truck – 1 March NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Greymouth – 1 March NSW Summary ● Air conditioner condenser unit caught fire ● Finger crushed at pinch point of door hinge – 1 March Resources Safety & Health QLD – Uncontrolled movement of longwall transformer cart – 1 March MSHA – Danger – rotating conveyor rollers – 1 March SafeQuarry – High potential truckmixer rollover – 1 March

February

NZ Alert – Worker fatigue needs to be managed – 23 February NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Greymouth – 23 February Resources Regulator NSW – Recognise the signs of heat stress – 23 February NSW Summary – Service brake system failed on an unloaded haul truck – 23 February Fatality Alert – Trailer tipped over onto the cab of a tractor – 23 February Resources Safety & Health QLD – Coal mine worker struck by rotating dragline – 23 February NZ Alert – Worker burnt during maintenance – 16 February NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Greymouth – 16 February NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi – Heavy full trailer drawbar hinge pin failures – 16 February Safequarry – E-Cigarette battery bursts into flames whilst in engineer’s pocket – 16 February Resources Regulator NSW – Haul truck engine module narrowly misses workers – 16 February NSW Summary – An operator lost consciousness when hit by a large piece of strata – 16 February NZ Alert – Remain vigilant with worker health – 9 February NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Greymouth – 9 February WorkSafe NZ – Worker nearly buried alive in trench collapse – 9 February NSW Summary ● Worker suffers electric shock ● Dump truck became bogged while tipping overburden – 9 February NSW Summary ● An operator on a bolting platform was hit when a drill steel dislodged a piece of roof coal – 9 February Resources Safety & Health QLD – Fatal accident involving light vehicle and a stationary B-double – 9 February NZ Alert – Worker nearly buried alive in trench – 2 February NZ Alert – Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Blenheim, Nelson & Greymouth – 2 February WorkSafe NZ – Falling beam crushed worker – 2 February NSW Summary ● High wall wedge failure ● Two haul trucks collide – 2 February NSW Summary ● Operator turned too wide and drove position 1 tyre up onto the windrow ● Rockfall hits worker – 2 February Resources Safety & Health QLD – Dozer operator risks their life by driving into a water body – 2 February

2023

December

NZ Alert – Elevator plummets, killing 11 in South African platinum mine – 15 Dec NZ Alert – Drive safely over your break – 15 Dec WorkSafe NZ – Falling beam crushed worker – 15 Dec NSW Summary ● Workers thrown onto roof of transporter ● Unexpected movement of haul truck in the engine bay – 15 Dec Safequarry – video – Delivery driver sustained a serious eye injury – 15 Dec NZ Alert – Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in 2024 – 15 Dec NZ Alert – Potential fall from height – 08 Dec NZ Alert – Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in 2024 – 08 Dec NSW Summary ● Excavator hits tray of haul truck ● Dozer hit by excavator bucket – 08 Dec Safequarry – 3 recent high potential incidents involving underground cable strikes – 08 Dec Fatality Alert – A rotating drill steel of a roof bolting machine entangled a miner – 08 Dec NZ Alert – Dump truck tyre blow-out – 1 Dec NZ Alert – Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Blenheim, Nelson and Greymouth – 1 Dec Safequarry – Drivers sustained injuries when driving through puddles at a customer’s site – 1 Dec Resources Regulator NSW – Incidents show poor response to tyre fires on heavy earth moving machinery – 1 Dec Resources Safety & Health QLD – Fluid injected into coal mine worker’s skin – 1 Dec NSW Summary ● Shaft hoist failure ● Risk of a falling object – 1 Dec WorkSafe Victoria – Worker injured by unplanned initiation at mine site – 1 Dec

November

NZ Alert – Potential collision avoided – 24 Nov WorkSafe NZ – Truck driver death due to poor traffic management – 24 Nov NSW Summary ● A truck backed up through a dump windrow ● Stored pressure released on worker’s arm ● Strata failure – 24 Nov Resources Safety & Health QLD – CMW’s foot crushed in scissor lift accident – 24 Nov Safequarry – Contractor slips and breaks his leg whilst walking along railway sidings – 24 Nov NZ Alert – Pinched finger in cabin door (Warning – graphic content) – 17 Nov WorkSafe NZ – Worker’s electric shock was preventable – 17 Nov Resources Safety & Health QLD – Hydrogen explosion and fire during recommissioning of plant post maintenance -17 Nov Resources Safety & Health QLD – Excavator and water truck collision – 17 Nov Resources Regulator NSW – Haul truck front strut removal poses risks to workers – 17 Nov NSW Summary ● Worker sprayed with fluid ● Excavator tipped over onto  the front of the cab – 17 Nov NZ Alert – Potential fall from height incident – 10 Nov NSW Summary ● Rear trailer rolled while being unloaded ● High winds ripped a sheet of iron on a surface conveyor’s roof – 10 Nov Fatality Alert – Maintenance hazard on dipper bucket – 10 Nov Resources Safety & Health QLD – Serious finger accidents at Queensland coal mines – 10 Nov NZ Alert – Worker injured during maintenance – 3 Nov NSW Summary ● A screen rotated 180 degrees while being lifted by a crane ● Fitters felt electric shocks while working on a continuous miner – 3 Nov Safequarry – Key principles of safe handling – 3 Nov Resources Safety & Health QLD – Rollover of large excavator while ascending ramp – 3 Nov

October

NZ Alert – Worker falls on concrete – 27 Oct WorkSafe NZ – Unsafe machine cost worker his arm – 27 Oct Resources Regulator NSW – Conveyor tail pulley fire – 27 Oct NSW Summary ● Structural failure in a mill ● A dozer pushing carbonaceous matter got stuck on a slope – 27 Oct NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of dump truck – 20 Oct NZ Alert – Register to the last MinEx Health & Safety workshops for 2023 Ticket sales close 22 & 23 October – 20 Oct NSW Summary ● A water cart truck overturned while negotiating a corner ● Near miss of a light truck and dozer ● Fire on underground water cart – 20 Oct Fatality Alert – A miner died while preparing a wash plant for relocation – 20 Oct NZ Alert – Worker injured using sledgehammer – 13 Oct NZ Alert – Register to the last MinEx Health & Safety workshops for 2023 – 13 Oct Resources Safety & Health QLD – Support system failure and strata fall in main drift at an underground coal mine – 13 Oct NSW Summary ● A service cart tipped onto its side when negotiating a bend ● Ignited gas explosion at an underground mine – 13 Oct Safequarry – Operator’s hand lacerated while attempting to remove a piece of aggregate – 13 Oct NZ Alert – Worker injured cutting steel – 6 Oct NZ Alert – Register to the last MinEx Health & Safety workshops for 2023 – 6 Oct Resources Regulator NSW – Serious injury of a worker performing maintenance work on a power screen – 6 Oct NSW Summary ● A fire occurred on the boom conveyor of a stacker ● A concrete wall that formed part of a coal stockpile failed – 6 Oct Safequarry – Wheel separation on a loaded cement tanker – 6 Oct Fatality Alert – A truck driver fell from a large container mounted on the trailer of his truck – 6 Oct

September

NZ Alert – Weather creates unstable ground – 29 Sep NZ Alert – Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in October 2023 – 29 Sep NSW Summary ● Worker’s arm became entangled in the tail drum of a crusher conveyor ● A broken-down service truck caught fire while being towed – 29 Sep Safequarry – Hydraulic fire in dump truck – 29 Sep Resources Safety & Health QLD – Rear dump truck rollover – 29 Sep NZ Alert – Driver slips entering truck – 22 Sep NZ Alert – Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in October 2023 – 22 Sep Resources Safety & Health QLD – Unplanned movement of bulldozer into reclaim feeder – 22 Sep NSW Summary ● Light vehicle caught fire ● Loader caught fire – 22 Sep Safequarry – Loader strikes door of tipper – 22 Sep NZ Alert – Worker fatally struck by excavator – 15 Sep NZ Alert – Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in October 2023 – 15 Sep NSW Summary ● Haul truck crossed the centerline of a haul road ● Football sized rock hit window of dozer – 15 Sep Resources Safety & Health QLD – 19 dozer rollover incidents from January 2022 to August 2023 – 15 Sep Resources Safety & Health QLD – Summary report of ADT rollover fatality – 15 Sep NZ Alert – Unintended movement of work IT basket – 8 Sep NZ Alert – Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in October 2023 – 8 Sep NSW Summary ● Water cart exhaust system on fire ● Conveyor boot-end pulley on fire – 8 Sep Video – CEMEX – Use of mobile phones whilst driving – 8 Sep Resources Safety & Health QLD – Dozer falls into coal stockpile void – 8 Sep NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of loader – 1 Sep NZ Alert – Register to a MinEx Health & Safety workshop in September 2023 – 1 Sep WorkSafe New Zealand – Workplace explosion was no joke – a warning to all – 1 Sep NSW Summary ● LHD clipped the rear of a personnel transporter ● Tipper truck rollover incident – 1 Sep Resources Regulator NSW – Fitness for work – fatigue – 1 Sep

August

NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of drill mast – 25 Aug NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in September 2023 – 25 Aug NSW Summary ● Joystick control on an electric shovel failed to respond ● Burning rubber noticed on conveyor belt – 25 Aug Safequarry – Operator of dry screen plant injured by door blown in strong winds – 25 Aug Video – Pressure and distraction – 25 Aug NZ Alert – Worker fall incidents on the increase – 18 Aug NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in September 2023 – 18 Aug NSW Summary ● Truck reversed behind dozer ● Tip of tray contacted exit support leg – 18 Aug Resources Safety & Health QLD – Light truck travelled through bund into creek bed – 18 Aug Resources Safety & Health QLD – Pick and carry crane incidents – 18 Aug NZ Alert – Pressurised oil release on excavator – 11 Aug NZ Alert – Last South Island MinEx Health & Safety Workshop for 2023 – 11 Aug NZ Alert – Fatality – working near power lines – 11 Aug NSW Summary  ● Miner driver hit by falling material ● Worker exposed to high levels of respirable quartz – 11 Aug NSW Summary ● Fire occurred near a brake unit on shuttle car – 11 Aug Resources Safety & Health QLD – Dragline collision with cable tractor – 11 Aug NZ Alert – Mobile plant damages electrical cable – 4 Aug NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health and Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 – 4 Aug WorkSafe NZ – Strong sentences a warning – prevent harm, don’t cover it up – 4 Aug NSW Summary ● Water cart tyre caught fire ● Uncontrolled movement on an articulated truck – 4 Aug Safequarry – Maintaining safe exclusion zones during tipping – tipper rollover – 4 Aug Resources Safety & Health QLD – Step failed on access ladder – 4 Aug

July

NZ Alert – Rock hits front of truck – 28 July Resources Regulator NSW – Serious injury of Jumbo offsider during drilling work – 28 July NSW Summary ● Haul truck collision ● Worker caught on fire after refuelling a pressure cleaner unit – 28 July Resources Safety & Health QLD – High voltage flashover re-enactment – Dawson Mine 2009 – 28 July Fatality Alert – Person trapped between forklift and immobilised cherry picker – 28 July NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 – 28 July NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of conveyor – 19 July NSW Summary ● Haul truck slid through an intersection ● Light vehicle rolled over – 19 July Safequarry – Failed isolator switch only identified when fitter applied pre-start inspection – 19 July Resources Regulator NSW – Frictional ignition of methane in underground coal mine – 19 July Resources Regulator NSW – Fact sheet – Coal outburst, rock burst and coal burst stage – 19 July NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 – 19 July NZ Alert – Confirmed silicosis cases – 13 July NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 – 13 July NSW Summary ● Haul truck collision ● Uncontrolled movement of light vehicle with packaged explosives ● Ground slumped underneath loaded haul truck – 13 July Resources Safety & Health QLD – Electrical incident resulted in worker contacting live electrical conductors – 13 July Resources Safety & Health QLD – Circumferential failure of lockrings – 13 July

June

NZ Alert – Conveyor on angle – 30 June NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 – 30 June WorkSafe NZ – Meatworks death brings consequences for AFFCO – 30 June NSW Summary ● Dozer rolled onto its roof ● Haul dump driver sprayed with hot coolant – 30 June Safequarry – Isolation standards not being followed – 30 June NZ Alert – Injury from loader seat – 23 June NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 – 23 June Resources Safety & Health QLD – Formation of Tetra-Amine Copper Nitrate (TACN) on copper fittings – 23 June Fatality Alert – A miner died when the haul truck he was operating overturned – 23 June BSEE – Adaptation and modification of tool results in injury – 23 June NZ Alert – Remain vigilant with worker health – 16 June NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Ashburton 2023 – 16 June NSW Summary ● Dump truck reversed into dozer ● Worker hit by falling mudstone ● A drill steel initiated a booster – 16 June MSHA – Longwall accidents – 16 June Fatality Alert – A bulldozer operator died when a spoil pile slid and engulfed the bulldozer – 16 June NZ Alert – Failure to lower safety legs – 9 June Resources Regulator QLD – Coal mine worker seriously injured undertaking conveyor belt repairs – 9 June Resources Safety & Health QLD – Inservice failure of an explosion protected diesel engine safety system – 9 June NSW Summary ● Smouldering coal found ● A bench above an excavator let go – 9 June MSHA – Heat and ignition hazard – 9 June NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Gisborne 2023 – 9 June

May

NZ Alert – Tyre blows out on loader – 29 May NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Gisborne 2023 – 29 May Resources Regulator NSW – Worker seriously injured after slipping and falling into a conveyor chute – 29 May NSW Summary – Uncontrolled movement of feeder breaker – 29 May SafeQuarry – Tipper caught on a railway level crossing – 29 May MSHA – Conveyor safety at surface mines – 29 May NZ Alert – Working under suspended load – 26 May NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Gisborne 2023 – 26 May WorkSafe NZ – Trapped arm a sombre warning on imported machinery – 26 May Resources Safety & Health QLD – Spark generated when drill steel came in contact with a rare earth magnet – 26 May Resources Safety & Health QLD – Fingertip severed when caught in a motorised hood tarp system – 26 May NSW Summary – Workers exposed to exceeded specified limits of respirable dust and crystalline silica – 26 May NZ Alert – ADT tips onto side – 19 May NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Gisborne 2023 – 19 May NSW Summary ● Dump truck reversed through windrow ● Haul truck engine fire ● Underground coal mine fire – 19 May SafeQuarry – Serious road traffic accident and a tipper rollover – 19 May Resources Regulator NSW – Hose ball valves injure mine workers – 19 May NSW Summary ● Claim holder found deceased in their opal claim ● Dump truck reversed through windrow – 19 May NZ Alert – Remain vigilant with worker health – 12 May NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Gisborne 2023 – 12 May WorkSafe NZ – Company failures leave builder seriously injured – 12 May NSW Summary ● Uncontrolled truck hit light vehicle ● Fire at fuel bay ● Fall of rib – 12 May Fatality Alert – Miner crushed by rock slab – 12 May NZ Alert – Hydraulic hose leak – 05 May NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in Gisborne 2023 – 05 May NSW Summary ● Brake calliper pin found half way out ● Grinder caused ignition – 05 May Resources Regulator NSW – Investigation release – Worker suffers serious burns using an angle grinder – 05 May Resources Safety & Health QLD – Unplanned detonation of explosives during rock breaking activity – 05 May

April

NZ Alert – Loss of control of truck – 28 April NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshop in June 2023 – 28 April SafeQuarry – LTI fall while heaving mooring line – 28 April NSW Summary ● Operator hit by stored water pressure ● Sprayed fuel ignited on hot engine – 28 April Fatality Alert – Mine roof collapsed during installation of standing roof support – 28 April NZ Alert – Yet another ADT rollover – 21 April NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in Kerikeri & Dargaville 2023 – 21 April NSW Summary ● Material slid out from mesh barrier hitting a worker ● Diesel exposure limit exceeded – 21 April Resources Safety & Health QLD – On-highway truck and trailer rollovers at mines – 21 April SafeQuarry – Operator slips whilst checking installation of new screens – 21 April NZ Alert – Ensure you follow procedures – 14 April NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in May 2023 – 14 April NSW Summary ● Pressure gauge failure ● Operator drove into inadequately ventilated heading ● Water entered working face – 14 April Resources Safety & Health QLD – Overburden drill rollover – 14 April SafeWork SA – Drum explosion sparks warning – 14 April

March

NZ Alert – Truck body hits conveyor – 31 March NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in April 2023 – 31 March Resources Safety & Health QLD – Rubber seal missing from gravity feed fuel cap on explosives charge up vehicle – 31 March Resources Safety & Health QLD – Vehicle collision resulting in ammonium nitrate spill – 31 March Process Safety Beacon CCPS – Toxic gases – 31 March Resources Regulator NSW – Unplanned initiation of explosives – video – 31 March NZ Alert – Raised loader bucket incidents – 24 March NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in April 2023 – 24 March WorkSafe NZ – Machine guarding failures ‘reprehensible’ – 24 March NSW Summary ● Low-speed coupling failure ● Worker thrown out of shuttle cab – 24 March Resources Regulator NSW – Fact Sheet – Structural collapse – 24 March NZ Alert – Ankle fractured exiting plant – 17 March WorkSafe NZ – Pond tragedy spurs call to do better – 17 March NSW Summary ● Truck rolled on its side ● Uncontrolled movement of truck – 17 March NSW Summary ● Fire at underground batch plant ● Apprentice sprayed by hydraulic oil ● Uncontrolled flow of material ● Significant failure of ground – 17 March MSHA – Hazardous chemicals health & safety alert – 17 March NZ Alert – Collision of dump truck and loader – 10 March WorkSafe NZ – Connecting a generator to the wiring of a house or building following an emergency – 10 March NSW Summary ● Rockfall hits excavator ● Haul trucks collide ● Sweat cause of electric shock – 10 March Resource Regulator NSW – Uncontrolled dozer travels 230 metres down a ramp – 10 March SafeWork – Water bottle fire sparks safety warning – 10 March NZ Alert – Finger injured during maintenance – 03 March NSW Summary ● Light vehicle roll over ● Dual wheel assembly detached from truck ● Haul truck collided with dump truck – 03 March WorkSafe NZ – Worker’s eye injury caused by company’s safety oversights – 03 March Fatality Alert – A light vehicle and drill rig fell 15 metres into a stope void – 03 March Resources Safety & Health QLD – Dozers entrapped in stockpile voids above feed valves – 03 March

February

NZ Alert – Jack stand failure – 24 Feb NSW Summary● Light vehicle rollover ● Protruding rib mesh incident ● Worker hit by QDS plate ● Intersection near miss – 24 Feb Safequarry – Tyre fitter entrapment – 24 Feb Fatality Alert – Three miners electrocuted in ten days – 24 Feb Resources Safety & Health QLD – High speed bearing fires on underground loaders – 24 Feb NZ Alert – Muscular skeletal injuries – 17 Feb WorkSafe NZ – Keeping safe during cyclone and flooding emergency and recovery – 17 Feb NSW Summary – ● Uncontrolled truck roll ● Worker’s finger severed ● Near miss at intersection ● Uncontrolled dozer roll – 17 Feb Fatality Alert – A miner’s personal car collided with a customer truck – 17 Feb Safequarry – Contract haulier rolls an artic delivering sand at a customer’s site – 17 Feb NZ Alert – Slip of material hits excavator – 10 Feb NSW Summary ●  Finger laceration  ●  Worker struck by pallet  ●  Tractor destroyed by fire  ● Uncontrolled truck incident – 10 Feb Fatality Alert – Mine worker fell from the roof of a workshop – 10 Feb Safequarry – Tipper rollover incident – 10 Feb NSW Resources Regulator – Fires on battery powered tools increase – 10 Feb NZ Alert – Slopes and road instability – 3 Feb NSW Summary – ● T-intersection near miss ● Engine fires ● Worker sprayed with hydraulic oil ● Tyre fire ● Light vehicle crushed by dozer – 3 Feb Resources Safety & Health QLD – Bulldozer rollover events – 3 Feb Resources Safety & Health QLD – Tyre explosion on rear dump truck following lightning strike – 3 Feb NSW Resources Regulator – Dangerous lifting equipment incidents increase – 3 Feb NSW Resources Regulator – Workers sucked onto end of auxiliary ventilation ducts – 3 Feb

January

NZ Alert – Another breach of procedure – 27 January NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in February 2023 – 27 January WorkSafe Alert – Working safely in extreme temperatures – 27 January SunSmart Workplaces – Looking after employees who work outside – 27 January Resources Safety & Health QLD – Bulldozer drops into a void – 27 January NSW Summary – ● Dump failure ● Haul truck reversed into dozer ● Worker suffers electric shock – 27 January

2022

December

NZ Alert – Drive safely over your break – 16 December Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in February 2023 – 16 December NSW Summary – Light vehicle narrowly missed boilermaker – 16 December Resources Safety & Health QLD – Managing heat exposure in coal mines – 16 December Resources Safety & Health QLD – Coal mine worker became unresponsive after spray painting in a confined space – 16 December Mining Safetowork QLD – Look out for young workers starting their first jobs – 16 December NZ Alert – Ground failure incident – 09 December WorkSafe NZ – Workers hand injury prompts renewed safety focus – 09 December NSW Summary – Dozer and dump truck collide – 09 December Fatality Alert – A miner died while using a crane to remove a haul truck engine – 09 December Safequarry – MEWP catapult effect – 09 December NZ Alert – Digger contacts electrical transformer – 02 December WorkSafe NZ – Subcontractors are entitled to health and safety too – 02 December NSW Summary – Trailer rolled over travelling around a corner – 02 December Safequarry – Failure of an isolator – 02 December

November

NZ Alert – Tyre & rim detach from dump truck – 25 November WorkSafe NZ – “Use common sense” a poor approach to health and safety – 25 November NSW Summary – Teenage incident a reminder for adequate site security – 25 November Energy Safety Canada – Opioid awareness and education still needed – 25 November Resources Safety & Health Qld – Electrical component failure on ammonium nitrate handling and transfer equipment – 25 November NZ Alert – Truck contacts stationary vehicle – 18 November NSW Summary – Jumper caught in rotating drill -18 November Resources Regulator NSW – Dangers of lifting and pulling activities – 18 November Resources Safety & Health QLD – Impact Sensitive Explosives damaged during delivery – 18 November Safe Work Australia – Work-related injury statistics 2022 – 18 November NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of tip truck – 11 November NSW Summary – Underground coal mine fire – 11 November Resources Regulator NSW – Service brakes fail on moving articulated dump truck – 11 November WorkSafe QLD – Worker killed after metal frame contacted high voltage overhead powerline – 11 November Resources Regulator NSW – Operator unable to activate fire suppression system during emergency – 11 November Brake cleaner vapor causes facial burns – 11 November NZ Alert – Injury from bench top buffer – 4 November WorkSafe NZ – Enforceable undertaking aims to improve site safety – 4 November NSW Summary – A truck operator reversed a dump truck into a dozer – 4 November Resources Health & Safety QLD – Routine testing at an underground coal mine found a crack running through the face of a roof bolt nut – 4 November Fatality Alert – Miner engulfed in a collapsed stockpile – 4 November

October

NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of trailer – 28 October WorkSafe NZ – Battery fire in underground storage – 28 October NSW Summary – A rock burst occurred in an underground metals mine – 28 October Resources Safety & Health QLD – Two incidents of mobile plant reversing into a light vehicle – 28 October Video – NSW Resources Regulator – Worker trapped under loader cab – 28 October NZ Alert – Trailer brake fire – 18 October NZ Alert – Last chance to gain CPD hours at the MinEx Health & Safety workshop – Gisborne – 18 October NSW Summary – Worker sustained laceration to leg from a flailing water hose – 18 October WorkSafe WA – Managing drilling breakthroughs in underground mining – 18 October WorkSafe WA – Safety and health snapshot on electric shocks – 18 October Fatality Alert – A mine manager died while performing maintenance on a bulldozer – 18 October NZ Alert – Collision between loader and truck – 14 October NSW Summary – A worker suffered severe hand injuries while cleaning a mobile screen – 14 October Resources Safety & Health QLD – Risk management during lightning events – 14 October WorkSafe WA – Ruptured aluminium air conditioning flushing canisters – 14 October NT WorkSafe – Risks associated with unloading heavy machinery from tilt tray trucks – 14 October NZ Alert – Worker injured during screen change – 7 October NZ Alert – Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshop in Gisborne – 7 October NSW Summary – Excessive heat generated from brake pack cause of fire – 7 October Fatality Alert – A roof bolter was electrocuted when he contacted an energised metal hook  – 7 October SafeWork NSW – Worker suffered burns after hot work explosion – 7 October

September

NZ Alert – Threaded rod failed on cap press – 30 September NZ Alert – BBQ gas leak and fire – 30 September NSW Summary – The tub of an articulated dump truck tipped over while backing onto a dump – 30 September Fatality Alert – Dredge operator drowned while working in a dredge pond – 30 September WorkSafe Victoria – Risks associated with high-pressure water jetting – 30 September NZ Alert – Trailer stands used incorrectly – 23 September NSW Summary – Reversing dump truck rolled over – 23 September Resources Safety & Health Queensland – Pedestrian suffers serious crush injury from reversing mobile plant – 23 September Fatality Alert – Mechanic received fatal injuries while performing maintenance on a bucket – 23 September SafeWork SA – Thumb amputation prompts dozer maintenance warning – 23 September NZ Alert – Burn to leg from air arc gouging – 16 September NZ Alert – Register your spot to our free Health Safety & Environment Seminar in Greymouth – 16 September NSW Summary – Edge dump failure caused an 80 metre slump – 16 September Safequarry – Failure to implement isolation procedure – 16 September MASHA – Mine operator caused risk of catastrophic explosion – 16 September NZ Alert – Failure to follow lockout procedure – 09 September Safequarry – Operator trips on lifting hook on hatch – slips, trips and falls – 09 September WorkSafe Victoria – Screening plant side conveyor fails suddenly – 09 September NSW Summary – A dozer slid off the coal floor into a body of water and dropped a track – 09 September NZ Alert – Worker struck by excavator boom – 02 September WorkSafe Alert – Tip failure due to saturated ground – 02 September Video – Working around powered mobile equipment – 02 September Fatality Alert – Mechanical lifting activities require proactive measures – 02 September Fatality Alert – Tank exploded as it was being emptied – 02 September Fatality Alert – Traffic controller run over by truck – 02 September

August

NZ Alert – Faulty tow ball and coupling caused death – 26 August WorkSafe Alert – Tip failure due to saturated ground – 26 August Uncontrolled movement of equipment caused a serious eye injury – 26 August Loss of control caused tanker to roll-over – 26 August Articulated truck veered off the road onto the soft verge – 26 August NSW Summary – Haul truck reversed into dozer – 26 August NZ Alert – Fall from ladder causes head injury – 19 August Cardan shaft park brake failures – 19 August Excavator struck by falling rock – 19 August Stranded worker rescued from active tailings dam – 19 August Spontaneous combustion monitoring and response systems – 19 August NSW Summary – An inrush of water hit two underground workers – 19 August NZ Alert – Damage to trailer mounted fuel tank – 12 August Liquidation no escape from health and safety accountability – 12 August Hose connection struck worker causing serious facial injuries – 12 August A high voltage transformer on a marine aggregate dredger caught fire – 12 August Bolt projectile from failed final drive – 12 August NSW Summary – Uncontrolled movement of dump truck – 12 August NZ Alert – Fire on excavator – 5 August WorkSafe Alert – “I’m not their mother” no excuse for lax health and safety – 5 August Worker lost eye as a result of a conveyor belt change out accident – 5 August Fatality Alert – Underground excavator engulfed by lime dust – 5 August Unplanned movement of underground grader – 5 August NSW Summary – Dozer collided with an excavator – 5 August

July

NZ Alert – Failure to isolate conveyors – 29 July Exploration drill rig contacts overhead powerline – 29 July Spinal injury resulting from mobile plant contact – 29 July Worker fatality by mechanical asphyxiation – 29 July Fatality Alert – A contract driller fell from the top of the highwall – 29 July NSW Summary – A tele-remote loader tripped off on low hydraulic oil – 29 July NZ Alert – Thread Rod Failed on Cap Press – 22 July Young worker suffers cryogenic burns – 22 July Issues found on forklifts during mine site assessments – 22 July Trailer toppled and made contact with the traffic controller – 22 July Worker burnt during hot work – 22 July NSW Summary – Diesel pump ignited while being refuelled – 22 July NZ Alert – Worker falls from excavator – 8 July WorkSafe media release – Taranaki meatworks death a lesson in 24-hour health and safety – 8 July Truck rolls down dump face after breaching tip head bund – 8 July Fatality Alert – Worker pinned under metal shaft – 8 July Fatality Alert – Truck driver crushed by offloaded pipes – 8 July NSW Summary – Fire caused by corroded DIN connector – 8 July NZ Alert – Bruised rib removing guard – 1 July Fatality Alert – Compactor overturn incident – 1 July Two mine workers injured during pipe installation work – 1 July Concerns raised on lifting and rigging incidents – 1 July Use of liquid nitrogen in the mining industry – 1 July NSW Summary – Excessive speed caused loss of control of haul truck – 1 July

June

NZ Alert – Excavator contacts power line – 17 June Gross negligence caused toxic gas death – 17 June Integrity of structures at mineral mines and quarries – 17 June Worker suffers electric shock – 17 June Fatality Report – Entanglement in a belt conveyor return idler – 17 June NSW Summary – A flame was observed on a flat return roller -17 June NZ Alert – Uncontrolled disconnection of air hose – 10 June Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in August – 10 June Fire below ground on tunnel transport vehicle – 10 June Truck blind spot awareness alert – 10 June Video – Truck awareness – blind spots – 10 June NSW Summary – Dozer reversed into a haul truck – 10 June NZ Alert – Excavator roll-over – 3 June Light vehicle fail-safe brake interlocks – 3 June Impact of flooding on slope stability at mines and quarries – 3 June Managing the risk of falls into boreholes – 3 June Inexperience & failure to follow instruction leads to injury – 3 June NSW Summary – Microsleep cause of light vehicle roll-over – 3 June

May

NZ Alert – Failure to lock out vehicle – 27 May Unauthorised use of heavy plant incident – 27 May Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops – 27 May Driver severs finger on automatic tailgate – 27 May Driver falls from access ladder on mixer truck – 27 May NSW Summary – Truck bottom’s out on windrow – 27 May NZ Alert – Fall from dozer – 20 May WorkSafe Alert – Risks involved with hot works performed on drums – 20 May Fatality Alert – Lube truck driver over travelled edge of stope – 20 May Fatality Alert – Bridge crane operator crushed by steel beams – 20 May Fatality Alert – Driver of concrete mixer truck lost control of truck – 20 May NSW Summary – A grader collided with a stationary dump truck – 20 May NZ Alert – Another ADT rollover – 13 May Rock fall hits employee during development heading charging – 13 May Blasthole drill rig trammed onto the highwall protection berm – 13 May Employee injured while removing trench support sheets – 13 May Unplanned release of joint from elevators during drilling operations – 13 May NSW Summary – Access ladder retracted while operator entered the cabin – 13 May NZ Alert – Laceration above right eye – 6 May Health & Safety Work Act protects your involvement in work health and safety – 6 May Foot injury when hitching a trailer – 6 May Fatality Alert – Bulldozer went over the edge of the highwall 6 May Support a safe start for greenhands – 6 May NSW Summary – Dozer and truck collide – 6 May

April

NZ Alert – Finger crush injury – 29 Apr Register to the MinEx Health & Safety workshops in May – 29 Apr Fatality Alert – A dump truck rolled backwards onto a miner – 29 Apr Arc flash injury during generator hookup – 29 Apr Fatality Alert – Miner struck by roof fall – 29 Apr NSW Summary – Truck and dozer collide – 29 Apr NZ Alert – Worker falls exiting truck – 22 Apr A falling concrete boom damaged the cabin of a truck – 22 Apr A worker fell from a bridge deck through an unprotected opening – 22 Apr High winds detached a section of the cover over the main aggregate conveyor – 22 Apr NSW Summary – A highwall failed and material breached the exclusion zones – 22 Apr NSW Summary – Movement of conveyor belt caused it to topple conveyor lifters – 22 Apr NZ Alert – Remain vigilant on worker health – 8 Apr Fatality Alert – Three workers fell from scaffold – 8 Apr Impacts of severe weather on slope stability – 8 Apr Water cart struck by excavator bucket – 8 Apr Fatality Alert – Worker pinned by overturned forklift – 8 Apr NSW Summary – Mounting bolts broke and dislodged – 8 Apr NZ Alert – Fire on dump truck – 1 Apr Underground coal mine worker fatally injured – 1 Apr Dropped objects microlearning video – 1 Apr Dropped casing pipe strikes worker – 1 Apr Vehicle struck by temporary management barrier – 1 Apr NSW Summary – A spray rig’s exhaust caught fire – 1 Apr

March

NZ Alert – Fire on front-end loader – 25 Mar Fatality Alert – Conveyor entrapment – 25 Mar Operator struck by forklift – 25 Mar Reported hand injuries increase within the mining sector – 25 Mar A haul truck hit the windrow – 25 Mar NSW Summary Boilermaker suffered an electric shock – 25 Mar NZ Alert  – Heavy vehicle runs over light vehicle – 18 Mar Guide on Respirable Crystalline Silica – 18 Mar Good practice posters for dust control measures – 18 Mar Failure of goaf well skid safety system – 18 Mar Welding related electric shocks increase – 18 Mar Truck propelled forward while transmission was checked – 18 Mar NZ Alert – Worker struck while fixing pump – 11 Mar Failure of lifting eyebolt causes load to fall onto the plant walkway – 11 Mar Fatality Alert – Fall from height while replacing a belt conveyor roller – 11 Mar Fatality Alert – A miner died when a tree fell onto his truck – 11 Mar Sudden explosion of tyre on front end loader – 11 Mar NSW Summary – Uncontrolled movement of low loader – 11 Mar NZ Alert – Air line blew off rattle gun – 4 Mar Register to the MinEx Health & Safety Workshops in April – 4 Mar A reversing truck struck the spotter – 4 Mar A loader operator died when a large rock fell from the mine roof – 4 Mar A void opened underneath a dozer working on a stockpile – 4 Mar NSW Summary – Reversing loader hit a parked light vehicle – 4 Mar

February

NZ Alert – Fatal injury during hydraulic hose repair – 25 Feb Significant safety and health incidents inspectorate – 25 Feb Miner fatally injured in the return idler on a belt conveyor – 25 Feb Issues related to fume management equipment at mine sites – 25 Feb Operator crushed finger between LV tray and explosives box – 25 Feb NSW Summary – Fire occurred on a MMU truck after it returned empty from the pit – 25 Feb NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of dozer – 18 Feb Development mining near wells – 18 Feb Safe use of portable generators – 18 Feb Power tool battery fires – 18 Feb Situational Awareness: A key to avoiding errors – 18 Feb NSW Summary – Workers narrowly avoid falling hub – 18 Feb NZ Alert – Worker falls during maintenance – 11 Feb Fatality Alert – Mudslide and engulfment of excavator – 11 Feb Damaged excavator recoil spring fragment became a projectile – 11 Feb Failure of wire rope on rising skip – 11 Feb NSW Summary – Dozer rolled over bank – 11 Feb NSW Summary – Premature detonation of loaded shot hole – 11 Feb NZ Alert Are you prepared for Omicron – 4 Feb A dump truck ran over back of mechanics light vehicle – 4 Feb Unplanned movement of conveyor belt – 4 Feb Conveyor worker removed guarding from conveyor without LOTO – 4 Feb NSW Summary – A dump truck tray hit and pulled down live overhead powerlines – 4 Feb NSW Summary – Forklift overturned at the Give Way sign – 4 Feb

2021

December

NZ Alert – Fatigue is a real factor in accidents – 17 Dec

WorkSafe – Fatigue quick guide – 17 Dec

Contact tracing guidance for workplaces – 17 Dec

Dump truck runaway and overturn – 17 Dec

Worker crushed by falling load – 17 Dec

Fall from height while working on a powerscreen – 17 Dec

NZ Alert – Dust and wind hazards – 10 Dec

Excavator operator lacerates leg on blade – 10 Dec

Summary report regarding fatality of quarry worker – 10 Dec

Fires occur after servicing mobile plant – 10 Dec

Operator injured by arm rest on excavator – 10 Dec

Worker received electric shock and burns while resetting a circuit breaker – 10 Dec

NZ Alert – Move to Covid-19 Protection Framework – 3 Dec

Valve fell from height and struck a worker – 3 Dec

Unlicensed operator tipped over a vehicle loading crane – 3 Dec

Angle grinder kicked back and travelled across workers arm – 3 Dec

Partial de-gloving injury to left hand ring finger – 3 Dec

NSW Summary – Worker hit by fallen rib material – 3 Dec

November

NZ Alert – Strong wind damages shed -26 Nov WorkSafe energy safety newsletter – 26 Nov Gas monitoring systems incidents – 26 Nov Fatal accident – Coal mine worker struck by rotating dragline -26 Nov Fatal accident – Loss of control of personnel carrier – 26 Nov NSW Summary Winch rope failure – 26 Nov NZ Alert – Ten pathways to death and disaster – 19 Nov NZ Alert – ADT mechanical failure – 19 Nov Fatality Alert – Worker fatally struck by object – 19 Nov Fatality Alert – Mechanic struck by bucket of excavator – 19 Nov Company fined for convictions relating to a shotfiring incident – 19 Nov Pressurised steering accumulators sent off-site – 19 Nov NZ Alert – Ute backs into loader bucket -12 Nov Truck rolls backwards – 12 Nov Timber smashed through windscreen of dumper – 12 Nov Coal mine worker crushed by moving plant – 12 Nov Electric motor terminal cover – catastrophic failure – 12 Nov Mobile scaffold quick release claw clamp failure – 12 Nov NZ Alert – Worker falls from barge – 5 Nov Worker dies after being struck by a mobile crane – 5 Nov Safe use on quick hitches on excavators – 5 Nov Fatality Alert – Haul truck bed collapsed on mechanic – 5 Nov Company convicted and fined following death of mine worker – 5 Nov NSW Summary – Worker’s hand pulled into a conveyor belt roller – 5 Nov

October

NZ Alert – Rockfall damages crusher – 29 Oct Company fined after workers exposed to extreme conditions – 29 Oct Overburden drill fell onto light vehicle – 29 Oct Ensure safe working on vehicle hydraulic systems – 29 Oct Fatality Alert – Miner engulfed by material in surge bin – 29 Oct NSW Summary – Uncontrolled movement of elevated work platform – 29 Oct NZ Alert Broken link arm on loader – 22 Oct Company director fined for health & safety failings – 22 Oct Unsecured load impacts vehicle – 22 Oct High potential incidents report – 22 Oct Fire risk of battery units for underground battery electric vehicles – 22 Oct NSW Summary Coal burst incident – 22 Oct NZ Alert – Protect yourself and others from COVID-19 – 15 Oct Fatality Alert – Contract welder found unresponsive – 15 Oct All confined spaces pose hazards – 15 Oct Workers ejected from underground platform – 15 Oct Lubrication of circuit breakers – 15 Oct NSW Summary – Worker sprayed with oil – 15 Oct  NZ Alert Speeding and overloading kills – 8 Oct Fatality Alert Experienced driver found lying in front of his truck – 8 Oct Roof and rib accidents alert – 8 Oct An excavated trench collapsed fatally injuring gold prospector – 8 Oct Worker fatally crushed after being hit by moving vehicle – 8 Oct Preventing inrushes at underground mines – 8 Oct NZ Alert – Squashed finger cutting rock – 1 Oct Limb entanglement in cement mixer – 1 Oct Loose bracket on crane walkway fell to ground – 1 Oct Stone mine pillar collapse – 1 Oct Worker’s legs pulled into a woodchipper – 1 Oct NSW Summary – Excavator operator reversed off edge of pad – 1 Oct

September

NZ Alert  Anxiety levels are up – 24 September Crush risk when operating stabilisers on truck mounted cranes – 24 September Investigation release on conveyor chute incident – 24 September Safe cleaning procedures for truck mounted mixing drums – 24 September Fatality from fall of ground at an underground coal mine – 24 September NSW Summary Light vehicle tipped on windrow – 24 September NZ Alert – Worker injured using hammer and bolster – 17 September Human factors – water carts and cabin interfaces – 17 September Fatality at a collapsed underground coal mine in Queensland – 17 September Worker killed while using an unguarded angle grinder – 17 September Managing heat exposure in coal mines – 17 September NSW Summary – Lift frame welds fail – 17 September NZ Alert – Injury to hand while changing cutting edge – 3 September Psychosocial health and safety and bullying in Australian workplaces – 3 September Off-highway haul truck tyre blowout in workshop injures workers – 3 September Crush injuries sustained during maintenance activities – 3 September Fatality Alert – Truck driver hit while conducting examination of a truck – 3 September NSW Summary – Worker found suspended in ventilation door – 3 September NZ Alert – Covid just another hazard – 3 September Fact Sheet – Critical controls for the risk of structural collapse – 3 September Fact sheet – Stockpile stability management for surface coal operations – 3 September Learnings from VCD hatch seal underground fatality incident – 3 September Fatality Alert – A miner was run over walking to his normal work area – 3 September NSW Summary – A mine worker fell while climbing a ladder to access the scaffold – 3 September

August

NZ Alert – We need to look after each other – 27 August CHPP pump suction pipe dislodges resulting in a serious injury to worker – 27 August Fatality Alert – A rock ledge gave way while a miner was standing on it – 27 August Fatality Alert – Miner died during flash flood – 27 August NSW Summary – An uncontrolled dump truck collided with a dozer – 27 August NSW Summary – A worker fell into the feed chute of a conveyor – 27 August NZ Alert – Oil leak causes potential fire – 13 August Hydraulic fluid leak cause of fire damage – 13 August Unplanned movement of autonomous trucks – 13 August Fatality Alert – Boom extension fell on miner – 13 August Fatality Alert – Rock fall struck miner in lift basket – 13 August NSW Summary – Watercart collided with a haul truck – 13 August NZ Alert – Infected puncture wound – 06 August Video – Pressurised refueling system lessons learned – 06 August Video – Pressurised refueling system overview – 06 August Miners continue to die in rollover accidents – 06 August Powered haulage accidents – 06 August NSW Summary – Parked service cart hit by drill rig – 06 August

July

NZ Alert – Rock falls from quarry face – 30 July Coal mine worker trapped by moving vehicle – 30 July Dangers of placing body parts in line of fire – 30 July Head stuck under tipper body – 30 July Leg sucked into air excavation system – 30 July NSW Summary – Light vehicle near fall over open edge – 30 July NZ Alert – Near miss – Crane wedge and socket – 23 July NZ Alert – Worker injured after ingesting fuel – 23 July A stabiliser on a truck extended and struck another vehicle – 23 July Failure to correctly isolate plant – 23 July Suspension trauma cause for rescue of an at height drill person – 23 July NSW Summary – Watercart collided with a truck – 23 July NZ Alert – Competency or supervision required when operating cranes – 16 July Two near misses involving the delivery of concrete – 16 July Incident animation video – 2019 fatality at Snapper Mineral Sands Mine – 16 July Potential hazard to road users created by rocks trapped between tipper’s tyres – 16 July Rope sheave guard fell from top of drill rig’s mast – 16 July Empty oil drum found burning wedged between conveyor return belt – 16 July NZ Alert – Quarry fatality from rock fall – 9 July Arm crushed between outrigger leg and safety cage – 9 July Fatality caused by explosion of corroded fire extinguisher – 9 July Importance of wearing correct eye PPE – 9 July Fatality Alert – Miner engulfed by raw material – 9 July NSW Summary – Vehicle rolled away during hot seat changeover – 9 July NZ Alert – Failure to comply with inspectors runs risk of legal enforcement – 2 July Investigation Release – Collision between an excavator and dozer – 2 July Worker knocked off ladder – 2 July Potential crush point on personnel transport vehicle – 2 July Crawler utility vehicle runaway – 2 July NSW Summary – Unmanned dump truck travelled 30metres in an arc – 2 July

June

WorkSafe Alert – Wellington region is at Alert Level 2 – 25 June Roller emergency stop brake failure – 25 June Excavator tipped onto its side whilst lowering and placing a load – 25 June Tail drum adjuster frame fell and hit worker on the face – 25 June Contact with saw blade cause of laceration to nose – 25 June Inadequate restraint cause of radiator cowling and fitter to fall – 25 June NZ Alert – Neurodegenerative diseases – 18 June Fatality Alert – Worker Struck by light vehicle at quarry – 18 June Excavator observations and common issues found from tests – 18 June Vehicle incidents video – Heading in the wrong direction – 18 June Sudden tyre failure ejects rock shrapnel through a dozer’s cabin – 18 June NSW Summary – A piece of roof bratt fell on worker – 18 June NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of loader – 11 June Operator crushed between two light vehicles – 11 June Fatality Alert –  A piece of rock fell and struck worker – 11 June Fatality Alert – Runaway trailer struck contract labourer – 11 June Building failures during severe weather events – 11 June NSW Summary – An excavator collided with a dozer – 11 June NZ Alert – Contact between excavator and DT – 4 June Plant operator runs over his foot – 4 June Dragline boom point sheaves fall to ground – 4 June Fatality Alert – shuttle car struck by second shuttle car – 4 June Prevention of rollovers IRTE Guidance May 2021 – 4 June NSW Summary – Slumped edge cause of dump truck wheels to drop off the edge – 4 June

May

NZ Alert – Broken link arm on loader – 28 May WorkSafe Alert -Risky work requires effective and current risk management – 28 May WorkSafe Video – Shaving Lives: Perfectly fitted masks save lives – 28 May Hazards associated with the use of e-cigarette devices – May Person at risk from flyrock at quarry – 28 May NSW Summary – Dozer and Haul truck near miss – 28 May NZ Alert – Trespassers on site – 21 May Fatality Alert – Gate pole entered trucks windshield -21 May Worker struck by material when entering plant operating zone – 21 May Failure of a road tanker pressure valve – 21 May Mixed chemicals used to clean portable toilet released toxic fumes -21 May NSW Alert – Workers leg crushed between steel beams – 21 May NZ Alert – Sprain from lifting crane boom – 14 May NZ Alert – Tow balls should be checked as part of the prestart checklist – 14 May NZ Alert – Working in unsafe conditions in a deep trench – 14 May Worker sustains critical injuries after driving loader over stope edge – 14 May Skip lorry driver trapped between skips – 14 May NSW Summary – Fingers crushed while operating a roof bolting rig – 14 May NZ Alert – Worker exposure to hazardous substances – 7 May WorkSafe Alert – New classification system for hazardous substances – 7 May Surface mining & quarrying programme for secondary school students – 7 May Fatality Alert – Miner pinned between haul truck and personal vehicle – 7 May Insulation tape used to bypass an operational function button on a piling rig – 7 May NSW Summary – Surface drill-rig operators hit with ballast – 7 May

April

NZ Alert – Potential hydraulic injection of worker – 30 Apr WorkSafe Alert – New Classification system for hazardous substances – 30 Apr Over pressurised piping causes line failure – 30 Apr Arm trapped following uncontrolled movement of an outrigger – 30 Apr Fatality investigation reveals deficiencies in safety procedures – 30 Apr NSW Summary – Frictional ignition of methane gas incident – 30 Apr NZ Alert – Snatch block failure during lift – 23 Apr Chain block failure during positioning of catenary wire – 23 Apr Forklift stability when carrying loads – 23 Apr Team inspector fatally trapped between metal plates – 23 Apr Safety Systems on bitumen storage tanks – 23 Apr NSW Summary – Loss of control caused truck overturn – 23 Apr WorkSafe Alert – Excavator tip-overs – 16 Apr WorkSafe Alert – Trucking induction video – 16 Apr Finger cut with grinder while working on aggregate dredger – 16 Apr Boom line caught injuring worker – 16 Apr Dropped drill pipe incident – 16 Apr NSW Summary – Haul truck laceration incident – 16 Apr NZ Alert – Worker walks behind operating loader – 9 Apr NZ Alert – Driver hit by transporter ramp – 9 Apr NZ Alert – Raised bucket drops – 9 Apr NZ Alert – Tipping trailer contacts overhead power – 9 Apr Worker injured falling off equipment – 9 Apr NSW Summary – Shuttle car collision – 9 Apr

March

NZ Alert – H&S Workshops Kerikeri, Dargaville & Te Kuiti – 26 Mar NZ Alert – Edge protection must be inspected and maintained – 26 Mar Fatality Alert – Excavator rolled into body of water – 26 Mar A fall whilst descending a ladder resulted in a fractured leg – 26 Mar Near miss when excavator fell from crane during lifting operation – 26 Mar NSW Summary – Grader operator makes contact with haul truck performing a u-turn – 26 Mar NZ Alert – Rockfall damages excavator – 19 Mar Operator working at height on top of loader with no fall restraint – 19 Mar Machinery overturning incidents – 19 Mar Uncontrolled release of bitumen from gantry hose – 19 Mar A boom lift slides during stabilisation phase – 19 Mar NSW Summary – Excavator engulfed by fire -19 Mar NZ Alert – Loader collides with light vehicle – 12 Mar

WorkSafe Alert – On the job? Your seatbelt should be too – 12 Mar

Fire on RC drill rig from compressed air system – 12 Mar

Falls from walkways and platforms – 12 Mar

NSW Summary – Unplanned movement of stacker hits light vehicle – 12 Mar

NZ Alert – Worker sprayed with battery acid – 5 Mar

NZ Alert – Worker struck by excavator – 5 Mar Failure of a loadbearing part of lifting equipment – 5 Mar Piling rig bolts fall within exclusion zone – 5 Mar Building partially collapsed after excavation work – 5 Mar NSW Summary – Evasive action taken to avoid collision – 5 Mar

February

NZ Alert – Register for our regional Health & Safety workshops – 26 Feb NZ Alert – Ashburton Health & Safety workshop date set for 3 June – 26 Feb NZ Alert – Care for customers should be a priority when managing health and safety – 26 Feb Operator injures foot while replacing the cutting edge on loading shovel bucket – 26 Feb Miner fatally injured at dump point – 26 Feb NSW Summary – Worker hospitalised after attempt to connect a pipe to a manifold – 26 Feb NZ Alert – Uncontrolled stored energy release – 19 Feb Unattended haul truck rolls 65 metres – 19 Feb Operator injured whilst undertaking maintenance on conveyor – 19 Feb Rockfall injures jumbo operator – 19 Feb Fatal incident occurred removing a down-the-hole hammer – 19 Feb NSW Summary – Water truck lost control on ramp and rolled – 19 Feb NZ Alert – Injury while breaking rock – 5 Feb Two miners die while pumping sealing grout underground – 5 Feb Bitumen manufacturing acid sprayed onto face and eyes of operator – 5 Feb Dangers of unguarded machinery and plant – 5 Feb Elevated work box falls from integrated tool carrier – 5 Feb NSW Summary – Dump truck veered onto a windrow and rolled – 5 Feb

2020

December

NZ Alert – Drive safely over your break – 18 Dec WorkSafe – Seatbelt and helmet could have saved life – 18 Dec Hazards in surface mining operations video – 18 Dec Worker received crush injury to foot from hydraulic jack – 18 Dec Managing the risks of working in heat – 18 Dec NSW Summary – Cab lowered onto worker during maintenance – 18 Dec NZ Alert – Excavator uncovers misfire – 11 Dec WorkSafe – Certificates of Competence update – 11 Dec Marine aggregate dredger lifting operation incident – 11 Dec Worker suffers severe finger injury while using core-drill – 11 Dec Marine aggregate dredger scaffold incident – 11 Dec NSW Summary – Inexperience and speed cause of jack-knife – 11 Dec NZ Alert – Too many NZ workplace fatalities – 4 Dec WorkSafe seeking feedback on good practice guidelines for PCBUs – 4 Dec Investigation release – Collision between dozer and haul truck – 4 Dec Methane detectors bypassed – 4 Dec QLD Mineral Mines & Quarries Inspectorate September 2020 – 4 Dec NSW Summary – Worker found semi-conscious in underground mine – 4 Dec

November

NZ Alert – Worker falls exiting dump truck – 27 Nov Mobile elevating platforms tip over – 27 Nov Oxy-Acetylene set caught under counterweight of crane – 27 Nov Worker fractured ankle after missing ladder rung – 27 Nov Fatality – Tipper truck rolled over mechanic – 27 Nov NSW Summary – Brakes failed causing light vehicle to crash – 27 Nov NZ Alert – Winner of Health & Safety Initiative award announced – 20 November NZ Alert – Asbestos must be removed by a licensed removalist – 20 November NZ Alert – Quit removing machine guarding, says WorkSafe – 20 November Simple ways to reduce the risk of pedestrian contact – 20 November Injury sustained using scaling bar in attempt to free up a jammed drill rig – 20 November NSW Summary – Operating procedures need to be followed throughout the task – 20 November NZ Alert – Another ADT rollover incident – 13 November Collision incident at a surface mine – 13 November Explosives incident at underground mine – 13 November Worker violently hit by hull plate during removal work – 13 November Excavator access ladder causes foot injury – 13 November NSW Summary – Tyre blow-out knocked operator to the ground – 13 November NZ Alert – Worker falls while exiting loader -6 November Two companies charged for health and safety failings – 6 November Fitter burned by bitumen during planned maintenance – 6 November Dual lift operations using forklifts not recommended – 6 November Miner died after being struck by a battery powered scoop – 6 November NSW Summary – Dozer backed into bucket of excavator – 6 November

October

NZ Alert – Fire destroys loader – 30 October WorkSafe Video – YOU can sense it YOU can stop it – 30 October Excavation in trench severed power cable – 30 October Cement grout entered workers gloves and caused burns to hands – 30 October Investigation Video – Serious injuries sustained at gold mine – 30 October NSW Summary – Timber wedge struck worker on the head – 30 October NZ Alert – Cutting edge falls injuring worker – 23 October Confined space – Safety alert – 23 October Exiting plant – Fall from height learning – 23 October Truck driver fatally crushed by excavator bucket – 23 October Video – Loading and unloading mobile plant – 23 October NSW Summary – Worker injures wrist jumping from plant – 23 October NZ Alert – Potential fall from height – 16 October NZ Alert – Always use the right machinery for the job – 16 October Fall of ground – Dislodged rock strikes two workers – 16 October Fatality Alert – Truck moved while driver adjusted axle brakes – 16 October Fatality Alert – Preparing mobile jaw crusher for shipping off site – 16 October NSW Summary – Haul truck and light vehicle near miss – 16 October NZ Alert – Bar hits worker in face – 9 October NZ Alert – Machine guarding separates people from machinery – 9 October Laceration to palm after using wrong attachment on rattle gun – 9 October Bruised hand from release of stored energy while trying to free davit – 9 October FRAS rated equipment not compliant with testing requirements – 9 October NSW Summary – Drill rig contacted energised power lines – 9 October NZ Alert – Crushed finger injury – 2 October NZ Alert – Cranes rear outrigger sank, tipping crane – 2 October Inherent instability of some concrete placing boom trucks – 2 October Uncontrolled truck movement due to brake fade – 2 October Investigation Release – Fatality not work-related – 2 October NSW Summary – Electrical tradesman’s head caught between a lift cylinder and truck – 2 October

September

NZ Alert – Don’t let your standards for operating machinery slip – 25 September Assessing risks associated with concrete pump lines – 25 September Shattered rail saw fragment flew 23m into drivers windscreen – 25 September Laceration injury to forearm from angle grinder – 25 September NSW Summary – Material build up in gear box output shaft – 25 September NZ Alert – Near Miss: Failure to lockout – 18 September NZ Alert – Don’t be scared of WorkSafe – 18 September Vest caught on lever when operating excavator – 18 September Worker sustained injury when trying to relieve the hydraulic lock – 18 September Significant Incident Report – Manned loader fell into open stope – 18 September NSW Summary – Integrated tool carrier basket incident – 18 September NZ Alert – Mine fined for rock fall injury – 11 September NZ Alert – Ensure machines are guarded to the highest standard – 11 September Failure to identify corroded ladder rung before using ladder – 11 September Structural Failure: Security of suspended objects – 11 September Working in proximity to conveyor belts – 11 September NSW Summary – Track rode up onto rock pile & overturned excavator – 11 September NZ Alert – Worker falls off dozer track – 4 September Alluvial Gold H&S Management Plan Template – 4 September Injuries received from rib spall while working on continuous miner – 4 September Adequacy of windrows (bunds) for vehicle impact – 4 September Structural Failure: Overburden drill mast – 4 September NSW Summary – Make sure to secure plant that has potential to move – 4 September

August

NZ Alert – Dump truck reversed into loader – 28 August Video – Dangerous blasting incident – 28 August Release of energy from hydraulic loading crane struck dogman in cheek – 28 August Working at Height Risk – Ladder slipped causing rigger to fall – 28 August  Fatality – Aerial lift basket shot upwards with miner in it – 28 August NSW Summary – Worker hit on back of head by falling access ladder – 28 August NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of truck – 21 August Installation and maintenance of temporary generators – 21 August Managing gas on open cut coal mines – 21 August Steel plate fell through open mesh with operator below – 21 August Investigation Release – Worker contracts pneumoconiosis – 21 August NSW Summary – Haul truck rolled over the side of a haul road – 21 August NZ Alert – COVID-19 resources on MinEx website – 14 August NZ Alert – Failure to Lock Out plant – 14 August Near Miss – Ruptured pressure vessel at demolition site – 14 August Hand Sanitiser stored in inappropriate containers – 14 August Australian company fined for workers death – 14 August NSW Summary – Tub overturned after reversing onto tip pile – 14 August NZ Alert – We need to look out for each other – 7 August NZ Alert – Truck collided with traffic sign and stopped in live lane – 7 August Significant ARC flash injury – 7 August Lone working – Plant maintenance – 7 August EFFER vehicle loading crane incident – 7 August NSW Summary – Vehicle towing trailer lost power on steep slope – 7 August

July

NZ Alert – Drill rods fall from underground strata – 31 July WorkSafe – Risk posed by powerlines must be considered – 31 July Miner died while inspecting an oversized stockpile – 31 July Video – Truck rollover prevention – 31 July Worker entangled in conveyor tail drum – 31 July NSW Summary – Locking pin obstruction caused crushed finger – 31 July NZ Alert – Severe weather events – 24 July WorkSafe – New resource: Induction video – 24 July Work vehicle pushed by flood water off causeway – 24 July Risks associated with workers being crushed by plant – 24 July A bracket breaks and flies 5m into public space – 24 July NSW Summary – A worker suffered fluid injection injury to finger – 24 July NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of excavator boom – 17 July WorkSafe – Updated hazardous substances guide – 17 July A worker performing pre-start checks slipped and fell from a digger – 17 July Chain recoil causes fatal injuries to excavator operator – 17 July NSW Investigation – Worker injured while repairing jaw crusher – 17 July NSW Summary – Miner knocked unconscious by falling roof material – 17 July NZ Alert – Bucket falls from excavator – 10 July Contractor severs fingers on conveyor belt – 10 July Dangers of applying heat to sealed hydraulic cylinders – 10 July Worker crushed when excavator boom moved unexpectedly – 10 July Worker struck by excavator that entered exclusion zone – 10 July NSW Summary – A towed sub-station rolled 50 metres – 10 July NZ Alert – Falls result in serious knee injuries – 3 July Failure to deploy a deck restraint device on trailer unit – 3 July Recent increase in fall of person accidents – 3 July 25t Terex articulated mobile crane rollover – 3 July Worker’s arm injured in belt press filter – 3 July  NSW Summary – Trucks brakes fail causing driver to turn into wall – 3 July

June

NZ Alert – Trucks slide in wet conditions – 26 June Finger dislocation on induction tour of aggregate dredger – 26 June Fall from height fatality – Contract driver fell from top of trailer – 26 June Queensland Coal Mines Inspectorate – Incident Periodical May 2020 – 26 June Video Learnings – Tyre handler fatality, Bengalla coal mine – 26 June NSW Summary – A light vehicle collided with a bund – 26 June NZ Alert – Damaged electrical cable – 19 June Metal shard projectile from excavator track sprocket – 19 June Effective use of respiratory protective equipment fact sheet – 19 June Internal inspections of exhaust conditioner inlets show reduced integrity from corrosion – 19 June Increased reports of coal Mine workers being struck by polyethylene pipe – 19 June NSW Summary – Blast cap blows off while a crew member was undoing clamps – 19 June NZ Alert – Fall of ground damages excavator – 12 June WorkSafe – Reminder that children are always at risk on worksites – 12 June Hand sanitiser ignition injures haulier and caused vehicle fire – 12 June QSA pods fall off dolly car flat top and slide down drift – no one was harmed – 12 June Investigation Information Release – Partial collapse of ventilation shaft – 12 June NSW Summary – A falling hopper wing on a mobile impact crusher injures apprentice -12 June NZ Alert – Worker cracks tooth – 5 June Excavator topples into trench while being backfilled – 5 June Repeat health and safety offender fined – 5 June Paste Plant operator climbed onto a structure without fall protection – 5 June Fuse failure on Bitumen weigh system causes spillage – 5 June NSW Summary – Highwall failure at open cut mine – 5 June

May

NZ Alert – Fatal loss of control of vehicle – 29 May Register NOW to our last two MinEx webinars of the series – 29 May Miner dies while clearing a sand and gravel bin – 29 May Fall from height – Truck driver’s hand slips from the access ladder rail – 29 May NSW Bulletin – Five electric shock incidents notified in April  – 29 May NSW Summary – Sediment pit gives way while being dug out – 29 May NZ Alert – Failure to isolate hydraulics – 22 May NZ Alert WorkSafe – Ensure your PPE is to standard – 22 May Excavator rolled onto its side after front right track dropped into hole – 22 May  Alcohol Based Hand Sanitiser precautions – 22 May Worker injured while conducting hydrovac operations – 22 May NSW Summary – Haul truck rollover incidents – 22 May NZ Alert – Fall from height hazard – 15 May NZ Alert – COVID-19 Avoid close contact -15 May Extra demand leads to fake respiratory protective equipment – 15 May Worker sucked into auxiliary fan ventilation tube – 15 May Fibreglass ladder failure, frequent inspection required – 15 May NSW Summary Boilermaker suffers electric shock – 15 May  NZ Alert – COVID-19 Toolbox video – 8 May NZ Alert – COVID-19 Keep up the good work – 8 May COVID-19 posters for the workplace – 8 May Miner struck by rockfall, while preparing secondary firing – 8 May Truck collision – Failure to give way at T-intersection – 8 May Serious underground incident – Gas ignition event – 8 May NZ Alert – COVID-19 Hand sanitising – 1 May NZ Alert – COVID-19 Some myths – 1 May Electrician touches electrical circuit, suffers serious burns – 1 May Incorrect slinging of pipe causes accident during drainage works – 1 May Fire suppression system fails to activate – 1 May NSW Summary – Dozer slides off a walk back near excavator – 1 May

April

NZ Alert – COVID-19 Learnings – 22 April NZ Alert – COVID-19 Health questionnaire – 22 April Serious crush injury highlights lack of risk assessment of plant – 22 April High potential incident – Mobile Plant – access entrapment – 22 April Best practices for working on or near surge piles – 22 April NSW Summary – Dump truck reversing to a tip head breaches windrow – 22 April NZ Alert – COVID-19 is just another hazard – 17 April NZ Alert – WorkSafe approach to Level 4 lockdown – 17 April Welding-related electric shocks increase – 17 April Worker electrocuted and falls from height – 17 April Rope access contractor injured in fall from height – 17 April NSW Summary – Small coal burst occurred on a longwall face – 17 April NZ Alert – COVID-19 Management Plans NZ Alert – Notify WorkSafe about your blasting MinEx Webinar – Innovation – 1 hour CPD – closing soon Worker trapped in horizontal screw auger conveyor Ongoing Investigation – Paste wall failure NSW Summary – Nose to tail contact between haulage trucks NZ Alert – We need to look after each other – 3 April NZ Alert – Sledgehammer injures worker – 3 April FREE AUSIMM webinar – Resource sector update from an OHS perspective – 3 April A14 Excavator injury – Arm hits operative in the face – 3 April Queensland Report – High potential incidents: Lessons learnt – 3 April NSW Summary – Bolting rig dislodges and hits workers wrist – 3 April

March

NZ Alert – Another ADT rollover NZ Alert – Surveyor nearly hit by dozer Track press cylinder failure at coal mine Health & Safety Snapshot – Mine maintenance Best Practice: Preventing failures of welded connections NSW Summary – COVID-19 related worker complaints NZ Alert – Loader bucket hits truck – 20 March NZ Alert – Company fined after truck rolls onto worker – 20 March Fall from height while accessing mobile plant – 20 March Truck tailgate hits worker’s head – 20 March Brakepad dislodged from calliper during winder testing – 20 March NSW Summary – Two haul trucks collide at open cut coal mine – 20 March NZ Alert – Quarry fatality – 13 March  NZ Alert – Company fined after worker loses three fingers – 13 March NZ Alert – Worker falls in to post trench when exiting truck – 13 March Tyre puncture results in uncontrolled movement of ADT load bin – 13 March Continuous miner buried by roof fall in coal mine – 13 March NSW Summary – Preventing fires on mobile plant – 13 March NZ Alert – Injury stepping off loader – 6 March Truck tailgate hits worker’s head – 6 March Overhead power line struck by an excavator – 6 March Coal mine worker struck by Load Haul Dump – 6 March Investigations – Retractable hydraulic access ladders – 6 March Investigation release – Worker seriously injured from fall – 6 March

February

NZ Alert – Plant operated without guard – 28 Feb NZ Alert – Workplace preparedness for coronavirus – 28 Feb Coal mine examiner found unresponsive – 28 Feb Near miss lifting / slinging accident – 28 Feb Quarry hot works fire – 28 Feb NSW Summary – managing bodies of water on site – 28 Feb NZ Alert – Fire destroys excavator – 21 Feb Company ordered to pay fine after fatal excavator incident – 21 Feb Parked truck rolls backwards and collides into truck – 21 Feb Contract tyre fitter fatally injured at open cut coal mine – 21 Feb Investigation release – A light vehicle drives over open edge – 21 Feb NSW Summary – Tipper truck’s axle trailer tips – 21 Feb NZ Alert – Don’t work if you are not well – 14 Feb Chain blocks prevent inboard ‘slip flange’ dredge pipe from falling – 14 Feb Mine fatality – A Miner fell into a portable load out bin – 14 Feb Apprentice auto electrician fatality – 14 Feb Recommendation to inspect the secondary exit release mechanism – 14 Feb NSW Summary – Throat injury caused by inhaling hydrated lime – 14 Feb NZ Alert – Water Cart hits service vehicle  – 7 Feb Worker’s fall protection equipment entangles with elevator horns – 7 Feb Thumb amputated while deploying Geobor barrel into the casing – 7 Feb ‘The Fatal 6’ Working at height  – high potential near hit – 7 Feb Queensland Mines Inspectorate report January 2020 – 7 Feb NSW Summary – Failure of highwalls, low walls and dumps – 7 Feb

January

NZ Alert – Excavator rolls on its side – 31 Jan NZ Alert – Injury from flying object – 31 Jan Isolation failure – Successful use of ‘Try Out’ – 31 Jan Two incidents of crane rope sheave failures – 31 Jan Worker receives burns to hand while removing cap – 31 Jan NSW Summary –  Excavator hits a dozer lift ram – 31 Jan NZ Alert – We have always done it this way – 24 Jan NZ Alert – Breach of lateral safety zones – 24 Jan NZ Alert – Traffic sign knocks worker unconscious – 24 Jan Telehandler fatality caused by riding outside of cabin – 24 Jan Coal miner faces court over mine intersection crash – 24 Jan NSW Summary – Truck tips while descending ramp – 24 Jan NZ Alert – Crush injury while welding – 17 Jan UHF radio transmitter causes MEWP to move – 17 Jan Excavator hits operator causing injuries – 17 Jan Electrical shock incident while tidying cables – 17 Jan NSW Summary – Rock fall traps underground miner – 17 Jan NSW Summary – Rock fall hits excavator – 17 Jan

2019

December

NZ Alert – Truck rollover during tipping – 20 Dec NZ Alert – Drive safely over your break – 13 Dec NZ Alert – Excavator uncovers misfire – 6 Dec Fatality Alert – Service truck flipped onto side – 6 Dec NSW Resources – Respirable dust in quarry operations – 6 Dec Fire on explosive charge vehicle at charged face – 6 Dec

November

NZ Alert – Dangerous access to crusher – 29 Nov Conveyor LTI – Laceration to arm – 29 Nov Common construction noise hazards – 29 Nov Fatality alert Spotter steps in front of bulldozer – 29 Nov Learning video Workers evacuated after gas levels rise – 29 Nov NSW Summary -Falling scissor clamp misses eye socket – 29 Nov NZ Alert – Worker fall from conveyor frame – 22 Nov NZ Alert – Product recall – Particulate Respirator – 22 Nov  Worker fractures finger removing rods from borehole – 22 Nov Dislodged unsecured bucket strikes worker – 22 Nov Rapid face bolters incidents – 22 Nov NSW Summary – Light vehicle overturns – 22 Nov NZ Alert – Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica -15 Nov Fatal Incident – Falling trailer ramp fatality – 15 Nov Falling skid steer tynes narrowly misses worker – 15 Nov Burst water main collapses excavation trapping worker – 15 Nov Haul truck meets light vehicle overtaking loader – 15 Nov Dangerous incident excavator slides off bench – 15 Nov NZ Alert – Wheel bearing failure causes fire – 8 Nov WorkSafe Video – RCS dust & accelerated silicosis – 8 Nov Unqualified operators cause truck overturn – 8 Nov Twin drum roller overturns compacting backfill – 8 Nov Video – ejection of axle pin under force – 8 Nov Platform failure- worker suffers injuries – 8 Nov NZ Alert – Fall of Axle Assembly – 1 Nov Operator’s Hair Ripped Out by Borer – 1 Nov Worker Killed Tyre Exploded while Inflating – 1 Nov Fatal Accident Trailer Tarpaulin Cover Failure – 1 Nov QMI Incident Report October 2019 – 1 Nov NSW – Workers Caught in Release of Water Overflow – 1 Nov

October

NZ Alert – Injury from Brush using Grinder – 25 Oct Stanley Knife Cuts through Glove Lacerating Finger – 25 Oct Worker in Direct Line of Fire in Battery Explosion – 25 Oct Operator Cabin of a 250 Excavator Dislodges and Falls – 25 Oct Serious Burns Suffered Refueling Mobile Plant – 25 Oct Workers Fingers Crushed while Installing a Monorail- 25 Oct NZ Alert – Damage to Diesel Fuel Nozzle – 18 Oct Dump Truck Tips Climbing Tunnel Wall – 18 Oct USA – 3 People Killed from Electrical Incidents since Aug – 18 Oct Position Paper – Preventing Fires on Mobile Plant – 18 Oct Fully Loaded Concrete Agitator Truck Overturn – 18 Oct NSW Weekly Incident Summary – 18 Oct NZ Alert – Worker Injured using grinder – 11 Oct NZ Alert – What NZ’ers don’t know about cancer – 11 Oct Video – Autonomous dozer collision – 11 Oct Dozer Incidents increase despite warnings – 11 Oct TAP Report – Diesel Exhaust Emissions – 11 Oct NSW Weekly Incident Summary – 11 Oct NZ Alert – Truck tyre blowout – 04 Oct Fall through ventilation shaft – 04 Oct Engineer crushed by reversing excavator – 04 Oct Falling bucket strikes worker – 04 Oct Grease itself is a dropped object – 04 Oct NSW weekly incident summary 20 September – 04 Oct

September

NSW weekly incident summary 13 September – 27 Sep NSW weekly incident summary – Excavator fire – 27 Sep Workplace findings top 3 injuries and diseases – 27 Sep Micro Sleep vehicle accident – 27 Sep Water Cart Engine Fire – 27 Sep NZ Alert – Fire risk on excavator – 27 Sep NSW weekly incident summary 06 September – 20 Sep Mixing spindle accident results in broken arm – 20 Sep Fatal Accident – Worker hit by toppled scaffold – 20 Sep Fatal Accident – Haul truck over open pit wall – 20 Sep Truck Driver Fall – Cracked ribs punctured lungs – 20 Sep NZ Alert – Safety chain saves trailer – 20 Sep NSW weekly incident summary 30 August 2019 – 13 Sep Worker killed when trapped by retractable ladder 13 Sep Worker Struck by reversing excavator – 13 Sep Preparing for a storm checklist – 13 Sep NZ Alert – Bullying is not OK – 13 Sep NZ Alert – Crowbar severs electrical cable – 13 Sep NZ Alert – Failure of seatbelt bracket NZ Alert – Cable strike at Mt Roskill Substation Flight bar hits worker while installing conveyor chain Insecure load – tandem roller comes off low loader Management of heat in underground coal mines NSW Weekly Incident Summary – 23 August 2019

August

NZ Alert – Reports of misfires in NZ increase NZ Alert –  Workers hand trapped between rollers NZ Alert – Accelerated silicosis NZ Alert – Bench failure NZ Alert – Ignored warnings leads to amputation NZ Alert –  Fine for perverting the course of justice NZ Alert –  Faulty machinery leads to workers death NZ Product Recall – Powercon Jump Starters NZ Alert – Nut failure on truck drawbar NZ Alert – Liebherr loader seatbelt attachment failure NZ Alert –  New Be a Safe Guy videos released NZ Alert – Truck rollover while spreading material NZ Alert – Silica dust in the workplace Fatality – Isolation failure causes electrocution Fatality – Worker trapped by retractable ladder Miner killed by methane ignitions Worker receives flash burns repairing fuel tanker Operator using stone cropper breaks finger Receiving hopper collapses under tipped sand Part failure causes heavy machinery fall Lack of bunding on accessible edges Welder suffers third degree burn Worker killed by falling hydraulic breaker Fatality Report: Worker crushed by airlock doors Workers foot trapped in scraper conveyor Continuous miner slides into workers Configuration of work baskets Brake coupling disintegrates Safety critical system failures on road registered vehicles Fire Safety Alert – Recent fires in mining equipment Product Recall – Twin-leg self retracting lifelines Workers put at risk with isolation breach Objects enter cabins of underground equipment Flight bar ejects hitting worker Worker injured by pin injected under pressure Serious injury involving mobile screening plant Operator sustains cement/lime burns cleaning mixer Stop. Think. Be safe at work NSW Weekly Incident Summary 26 July 2019

July

NZ Alert – Faulty pressure gauge NZ Product Recall – VGP Gas Safety Shut-Off Valve NZ Alert – Split fuel hose covers worker NZ Alert – High profile enforceable undertaking NZ Alert – Flyrock endangers workers Fatality – Contractor falls under wheels Investigation Report – Worker dies from fall Worker injured by exploding tyre rim Object dropped from height causes shoulder injury Exposure to potential electrical shock Foot injury after standing on rotating winch drum Release: Semi-auto dozer & manned excavator collide Worker suffers arc flash injury Investigation Report – Dump truck collision Video Report – Dump truck collision Worker outside safety of basket Scaffolder with no fall arrest protection Fatality incident – excavator engulfed after pit wall failure Fatality while recovering bogged vehicle Death of a visitor at a NSW coal mine Video Report – Workers evacuated as gas levels rise Investigation Report – Workers evacuated as gas levels rise Hand injured during wire tensioning Haul truck rollover on edge of stockpile NSW Weekly Incident Summary – 5 July 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary – 12 July 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary – 19 July 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 26 July 2019

June

NZ Alert – Recall of Macbook Pro laptops NZ Alert – Gas shut off valves recalled NZ Alert – Stockpile tip hazards NZ Alert – Worker dies after injuries sustained in fall NZ Alert – Flyrock damages utility NZ Alert – Two workers seriously injured NZ Alert – WorkSafe highlights recent truck collisions NZ Alert – Lacerated wrist requiring stitches NZ Alert – Lack of guarding results in amputation NZ Alert – Beware of sunstrike NZ Alert – Accelerated silicosis NZ Alert – Worker sustains electric shock Collision between semi-auto dozer & manned excavator Worker killed falling under wheels of truck Fatality Report – worker pinned against concrete Failure of suspension airbag Man dies after wall collapse at QSLD coal mine Worker fatality during snubbing activity Front end loader backs over highwall Safety Flash: Electrical Safety Alerts E-cigarettes in vehicle fire Safe access to high voltage powerline corridors Worker fatally trapped in conveyor Two miners die in sand collapse Fall from height after failure of retractable type lanyard Operators hi viz becomes entangled in machinery Fingertip pinched between jack handle and bow shackle NSW Quarterly Safety Report Jan – Mar 2019 China coal mine accident kills 9, injures 10 Gas masks used for dust protection Conveyor guard falls and hits contractor Worker injured releasing jammed conveyor chain Safety when working in confined spaces Worker killed by falling excavator bucket Falls from fixed ladders with cages Detipped thumb in pinch point Hazardous area – Conformity of equipment NSW Weekly Incident Summary 7 June 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 14 June 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 21 June 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 28 June 2019

May

NZ Alert – Loader over-balance incident NZ Alert – Dump truck fatality NZ Alert – Company sentenced over vehicle fatality NZ Alert – Water cart roll over NZ Alert – Fly rock incident NZ Alert –  NZTA urges checks of truck park brakes NZ Alert – Faulty installation causes fire with extensive damage NZ Alert – Scaffolding collapses holding seven workers Worker crushed by electrical switchboard Near hit of reversing truck High Pressure Fluid Injection Risk Alert Mechanic dies from high pressure fluid injection in eye Dust safety in the metals & extractives industries Electrician receives 1000V shock and burns Worker injured releasing jammed conveyor chain VIDEO: PPE for airborne  contaminants  Worker fatally injured after fall from steel stillage Fatality Report – Worker killed when struck by shuttle car Miner suffers serious burns from superheated gases Excavator operator breaks leg Faulty isolator switch discovered Gear box fails causing roller door to drop Wheels detaching from graders Newsflash! Failure of electrical protection circuit Uncontrolled release of LPG at mine camp Drivers falling while entering or exiting their cabs Possible defect in 3M Fall Protection Harness NSW Weekly Incident Summary 2 May 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 10 May 2019  NSW Weekly Incident Summary 17 May 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 24 May 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 31 May 2019

April

NZ Alert – Yet another ADT rollover NZ Alert – Rock fall injures worker NZ Alert – Reading instruction manuals help avoid injury NZ Alert – Worker fatally injured by fall steel beam NZ Alert – Distraction causes vehicle collision NZ Alert – Welding slag injury NZ Alert – Two die from exposure to organic solvents NZ Alert – Worker injured by boiling liquid  Safety Alert – Truck catches fire underground Near Miss – Worker almost struck by reversing sprayer Critical Incident – moxy rollover causes injury Safety & Health Snapshot – Electric shocks Crane topples over while unoccupied Using non-slewing mobile cranes Crane Incidents – safety alerts & advice Safety guard falls during maintenance Australian mine prosecuted over work-place death US Fatality Report – Haul truck runs over pickup truck US Fatality – Worker crushed removing a push beam US Fatality Report – Miner buried by cemented rock fill US Fatality Report – Miner run over underground US Fatality Report – Highwall crushes operator cab US Fatality Report – Hydraulic pressure sensor impacts head Welded flange failure on SMBS pump Rise in vehicle collisions cause for concern Casual investigation into elevated gas levels at coal mine NSW Weekly Incident Summary 5 April 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 12 April 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 19 April 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 26 April 2019

March

NZ Alert – Severe weather events NZ Alert – Loss of control of dump truck NZ Alert – Potential for unattended trucks to roll away NZ Alert – Rock falls from excavator bucket NZ Alert – Fatigue Fact Sheet released by MinEx NZ Product Recall – PurpleAir air quality sensor power supply NZ Alert – Mental Health in the workplace booklet NZ Alert – Severed thumb due to poor guarding NZ Alert – Gas leak could have been deadly NZ Alert – Insights: Nicole Rosie talks to Adrian Orr NZ Alert – Damaged power cable NZ Alert – Failure to fix problems results in severe injuries NZ Alert – Managing Worker Exposure to Dust in Mines and Quarries Workers injured by high pressure fluid Workers withdrawn from underground  Welding related incident electric shock incidents Hybrid excavator trialed for site establishment Fatality – Worker struck by relief valve while jacking shovel Worker disabled after leg trapped by airlock door Worker enters hopper without PTW or isolation Structural failure of fixed conveyor stacker Using excavators as rock breakers Overload protection in safety gear Worker killed when hit in chest by stemming materials Flyrock incident in NSW quarry Near hit – Failed rod ejected from hydraulic pulling kit Investigation report – Runaway loaded ore train Rise in dozer accidents putting operators at risk Worker dies after falling into machinery Fatal incident as bulldozer overturns into pit (update) Worker struck and killed by suspended auger steel Safety when working in confined spaces Uncontrolled upward movement of drill string Worker seriously injured in fall at surface gold mine Video – Demo of explosive nature of coal dust Spontaneous combustion mgmt guideline Guide for coal dust explosion prevention & suppression NSW Weekly Incident Summary 1 March 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 8 March 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 15 March 2019

February

NZ Safety Alert – Tailgate falls off trailer NZ Safety Alert – Worker falls from track crusher NZ Safety Alert – Worker falls from truck body Grader driver dies in underground collision Truck wheel and axle assembly separates from truck  Excavator arm contacts overhead powerline Safety Alert on CAT grader wheel spindle Confined space – serious near hit Facial hairstyle guide for filtering facepiece respirators Worker injured due to substandard guarding Updated respiratory protective equipment (RPE) guidance Protecting workers from solar UV radiation Second degree burns to hand while refueling Working in confined spaces safety alerts Mine fatality – Worker struck by loaded shuttle car Welder injured when pipe jack collapsed NSW Weekly Incident Summary 1 February 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 8 February 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 15 February 2019 NSW Weekly Incident Summary 22 February 2019

January

NZ Safety Alert – Uncontrolled movement of vehicle NZ Safety Alert – Worker crush injury NZ Safety Alert – Arc flash from switchboard NZ Safety Alert – Handrail failure leads to workers death NZ Safety Alert – Temperatures rise in the workplace Crushing by a crane boom element Operator killed by moving rail mounted machinery Quarry operator sentenced after worker badly injured Shot firing incident damages vehicles 4000 lb spool drops 20 feet Hot weather and risk of fires in mines The dangers of heat stroke Fatality – coal worker crushed Quarry truck driver death prompts $230k fine Sinkhole in open pit floor engulfs vehicles Elevated workbox falls from loader Fall from elevated work platform Managing static electricity Investigation Report – Workers trapped in shaft winder Fatal incident – Bulldozer overturns into pit Serious accident involving articulated water cart  Fuel service truck catches fire at coal mine Opal miner injured in shaft fall  NSW Weekly incident summary 4 January 2019 NSW Weekly incident summary 11 January 2019 NSW Weekly Incident summary 18 January 2019 NSW Weekly Incident summary 25 January 2019

2018

December

NZ Alert – Wire handrail failure leads to workers death  NZ Alert – Arc flash from switchboard Serious accident involving articulated water cart Fuel service truck catches fire at Coal Mine NZ Alert – Loss of control of loader NZ Alert – Worker crushed by container swinglift NZ Alert – Working in high temperatures NZ Alert – Protecting workers from UV radiation NZ Alert – Failure of semi-automatic quick hitches NZ Alert – Fires on mining equipment NZ Alert -Traumatic brain injury after fall NZ Alert – Worker seriously hurts back in fall NZ Alert – Injury during jaw cleaning NZ Alert – Worker dies after fall from height NZ Alert – Near-miss incidents above historic workings Report – Worker killed when crushed in machinery Crush injury from a scaffold pole Controlling crush risks from mobile elevating platforms Report – Truck driver dies at open cast coal mine Underground worker killed when run over by own truck Worker survives irrespirable atmosphere Loss of control after coupling failure on EWP QSLD Mines and Quarries Safety Performance Report Fatality – Loaded Cat haul truck runs over pick up truck Uncontrolled ADT movement during lift out of shaft Semi-trailer transporting culverts overturns Eye bolt lifting failure Truck trailer strikes overhead power lines Uncontrolled release of winch wire NSW Weekly incident summary 5 December 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 12 December 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 19 December 2018

November

NZ Alert – Safety initiatives to implement now NZ Alert – Worker injured by falling transmission tower NZ Alert – Insights – Nicole Rosie talks with Quintin Hall NZ Alert – Product recall: retrofit BVL 3-point seatbelts NZ Alert- Product recall: Possible defect – rings and O-rings NZ Alert – Safety initiatives to implement now NZ Alert- ADT bin rollover NZ Alert – Roof blown off shed in wind event NZ Alert – Hiab truck tips during unloading NZ Alert – Worker loses eye NZ Alert – Hazardous Substances signage NZ Alert – Major brain trauma after fall NZ Alert – New sexual harassment quick guides NZ Alert – Manual handling injury NZ Alert – Worker falls and breaks both elbows NZ Alert – Safe use of synthetic pyrethroids NZ Alert – Be a safe guy campaign launched NZ Alert – Workers hands crushed, fingers amputated NZ Alert – Damaged footpath led to elderly mans death Underground worker pinned by runaway vehicle Report into death of worker following serious head injuries Lightning strikes on rubber-tyred heavy vehicles Uncontrolled release of winch wire High winds put workers and public at risk Isolation of conveyors and other plant Fatality involving plant at a quarry Worker fatally injured when tyre falls Non work-related death at coal mine Laceration to wrist by grinder Grader operator suffers serious head injuries Operator trapped between EWP and overhead structure Structural failure of corrugated steel water tank Water tanker rolls down bank Articulated dump truck bin roll over Ute rolls onto its side Worker falls from conveyor gantry Controlling legionella bacteria in mining operations Excavator rolls onto side Failure of lifting point results in fall Scissor lifts must have spotter says coroner Linishing wheel makes contact with worker Worker suffers partial amputation of finger Managing the risks and hazards of hoppers and chutes Welding processes declared a carcinogen Safe systems of work on drill rigs Fatality – Worker dies after fall from girder Detecting gas in confined spaces Manual fire suppression activation units Removing, replacing and repairing tyres NSW Weekly incident summary 7 November 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 14 November 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 21 November 2018

October

NZ Alert – Company fined after man crushed NZ Alert – Six workers fall after scaffolding collapse NZ Alert – Rock falls from face NZ Alert – New noise toolkit released NZ Alert – WorkSafe’s Nicole Rosie talks with Mai Chen NZ Alert – Excavator falls off transporter NZ Alert – Worker’s leg amputated after being crushed NZ Alert – Skid plates / king pins operator statement NZ Safety Alerts – Near misses wanted to help save lives NZ Alert – Uncontrolled movement of vehicle NZ Alert – Inadequate machine guarding leads to amputation Worker’s lower leg amputated as forklift strikes bollard Risks of existence of keyed alike and master keys Safety when lifting and suspending loads Inadequate isolation leads to electric shock Miners injured when building partially collapsed Tyre, wheel and rim management – new guidance Management of RCS in quarries Investigation report – Serious burns while refueling Light vehicles in mining operations Worker crushed under truck while unloading on slope Near miss when accumulator components ejected Two workers trapped in shaft winder Investigation report into death at Lightning Ridge Management of public safety at closed sites Product recall – Honeywell hard hats NSW Weekly incident summary 3 & 10 October 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 17 October 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 24 October 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 31 October 2018

September

NZ Alert – Worker injured when falling from ladder NZ Alert – Complacency over chemical use costs worker eye NZ Alert – Company fined for lax approach to managing risk NZ Alert – Workers put at risk from dust NZ Alert – Air quality in the extractives industry ACOP NZ product recall – DBI-SALA self retracting lifeline NZ Alert – Guide to Personal Protective Equipment NZ Alert – Another worker killed in gravity take-up NZ Alert – Drugs and Alcohol Fact Sheet released NZ Alert – Seat belts not worn in recent rollover fatalities NZ Alert – Q2 2018 Health and Safety Stats released Operator injured when scraper rolls over bench 100 tonnes of rock falls into open stope brow Preventing fires on mobile plant Safety guide – replacing, repairing, removing tyres Mines rescue at Tahmoor coal mine Haul truck driver killed was travelling at 79 km/h US Fatality – Worker killed in gravity take-up No seat belt – injury when head hit windscreen Haul truck operator fatally injured Preventing noise induced hearing loss in mines Electrician injured by arc in low voltage switchboard Fatality involving articulated dump truck Operator thrown and killed in bulldozer rollover Miner injured when conveyor belt started moving NSW Safety Management Kit for small mines released Quarterly Report – Preventing fires on mobile plant Illegal mining discovered in NSW NSW Weekly incident summary 5 September 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 12 September 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 19 September 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 26 September 2018

August

NZ Alert – Worker injures hand when material falls on it NZ Alert – Operator distractions NZ Alert – Air hose connection blows off NZ Alert – Nicole Rosie at Safeguard Conference NZ Alert – Unauthorised entry to quarries NZ Alert – Recall: 6000kg vehicle support stands NZ Alert – Preventing and responding to bullying at work NZ Alert – Excavator topples onto its side NZ Alert – Worker’s leg crushed in machinery Fatality involving articulated dump truck Operator struck on head by high pressure air line Pneumoconiosis and complicated mass fibrosis Issue with personal exposure sampling devices  Miner knocked unconscious by chain Miner struck by rockfall at mine face Miner seriously injured falling from man basket Intrinsically safe electrical equip for use with diesel powered plant Investigation report – fatality on surface of underground mine Miner hit in head and seriously hurt South African copper mine conveyor fire Serious leg injuries in nose-to-tail collision Preventing fires on mobile plant – discussion paper Dust safety in the metals and extractives industry Manned loader falls into open stope Serious injuries with persons and plant falling over edges Miner seriously injured by falling floor grating Worker crushed by slewing crane Safety device failures detected during checks Wire snaps under routine stressing Worker killed by pressurised gas hose Solvent vapour explosion near miss for worker Inadequate guarding causes amputation and entanglement NSW Weekly incident summary 1 and 8 August 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 15 August 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 22 August 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 29 August 2018

July

NZ Alert – Worker sustains eye injury NZ Alert – Worker crushed and trapped by switchboard NZ Alert – Fire in bin from steel cutting NZ Alert – Video message from Nicole Rosie, WorkSafe NZ Alert – Electric shock when dispensing fuel from tank NZ Alert – New rules for storing toxic and corrosive substances NZ Alert – New rules for keeping records of hazardous substances NZ Alert – Driveshaft parking brake failures  NZ Alert – Worker exposed to fall from height Workers seriously hurt by falling coal Serious injury caused by flying object Increase in vehicle rollovers Grader falls off low loader Drill rig suspended 50m above ground Managing the risks of working near windrows Near miss between light vehicle and haul truck Mechanic falls from portable crusher Miner injured chasing runaway truck Rib failures in underground coal mines Operator seriously injured in dozer fall Serious burns sustained touching electrical feed line Underground mine fire initiates mines rescue response Rockfall damages dozer Microsleep ends in accident Signage used to help change behaviour Quarry vehicle safety leaflet NSW Weekly incident summary 4 July 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 11 July 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 18 July 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 25 July 2018

June

NZ Alert – MinEx releases Worker Wellbeing fact sheet NZ Alert – Articulated truck rollovers NZ Alert – Reporting incidents for failure of pressure safety valves NZ Alert – Workers exposed to carbon monoxide NZ Alert – Worker injured clearing blockage in crusher NZ Alert – Workers arm drawn into machinery NZ Alert – Operator struck by compressed air hose NZ Alert – Remote control unit failures a risk NZ Alert – Kids and machinery a lethal combination NZ Alert – Worker crushed to death by falling pallets Managing the risks of stress – video guidelines Operator rescued from submerged dozer  Hazards of elastic springback in plates Asbestos containing material disturbed in power transformer Importance of munitions reporting Gasket rupture results in gas leak Dangers of deactivating warning devices NSW quarterly safety report Jan – March 2018 Miner burned while lighting gas fired kiln Serious head injuries caused by hitting head underground Tipper vehicle contacts with overhead powerlines Near hit – worker accessed feed hopper without isolation Front end loader in danger of tipping Miner injured when excavator rolls Warning – Brake failure on ADT Front wheels lifted during boom emergency lowering People warned of risks of falling in mine shafts Winter safety alert – keep safe on the surface Winter safety alert – keep safe underground Integrated tool carrier tips over underground Drill rig worker sustains facial injuries QSLD Incident summary report – Feb 2018 Updated guideline for management of RCS NSW Weekly incident summary 6 June 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 13 June 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 20 June 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 27 June 2018

May

NZ Alert – Tipper ram breaks NZ Alert – Subcontractor buried under gravel NZ Alert – Worker injured by temporary wall NZ Alert – Working with high pressure hydraulic hoses NZ Alert – Fatigue contributes to driver’s death NZ Alert – Asbestos removal puts people at risk NZ Alert – Death from efforts to eliminate or mitigate risk NZ Alert – Hand caught in conveyor belt NZ Alert – Too many ADT rollovers NZ Alert – WorkSafe advice on silica dust NZ Alert – Finger caught in alternator pulley Australian fatality – face shovel operator crushed  Miner contacts with 4160 volts Truck significantly damaged by lightning Quarterly report – fires on mobile equipment QSLD Incident summary report – Jan 2018 Ignition of methane at continuous miner working face Truck contacts with overhead power lines Increase in shattered windscreens on mobile plant Product recall: CMI 425A Restrained Receptacle Range Managing fatigue – quick guide Loader falls on tire contractor while doing repairs Electric shock leads to fatality – and prosecution Surface slope failure over multiple benches Protection devices on longwall equipment missing/damaged Worker exposure to diesel emissions in underground coal mines Self-rescuer inspections and maintenance Overwatering of roads leads to vehicle incidents Serious laceration caused by truck rollover Occupational lung disease health monitoring Vehicle collision causes serious injury NSW Weekly incident summary 2 May 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 9 May 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 16 May 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 23 May 2018 NSW Weekly incident summary 30 May 2018