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RELOCATION OF AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR ON A D11N DOZER
Problem Maintenance personnel are required to enter a designated confined space within the under-floor cavity of the dozer operators cab called the HELLHOLE. This area has limited access, cramped work area and is very hot when the machine has been working.... Read more
Reducing Hazards to Tyre Changing Employees
Problem The use of larger and more sophisticated vehicles on site has lead to a range of manual handling risks associated with pit management and maintenance. One such hazard is the manual handling of wheel and rim parts during wheel maintenance. Solution A... Read more
Truck fill boom for coolant and potable water
Problem Equipment damage resulting from operators failing to depressurise the radiator when adding coolant instigated a change in the procedure for topping up Cat 789 trucks. This change to the procedure identified an increased risk of slips and trips and the... Read more
WATER BARRIER TROLLEYS AT BAAL BONE COLLIERY
Problem Water Barriers are an essential part of every-day mining to comply with regulations and to improve safety in underground coal mines. The need for water barriers in the panels gives rise to an activity that becomes part of the process... Read more
Workshop Haul Truck Safety Platform
Problem Servicemen were required to stand on the front bumper of CAT 793C Haul Trucks while working on the engine or radiator. These bumpers are narrow, often covered in oil and/or grease, have no handrails or places to hold onto and... Read more
Longwall Roof Support Leg Lifting Device
Problem During longwall relocations the existing method for removal of the legs using slings resulted in a high potential for injury to personnel and damage to equipment. Solution A mechanical lifting device has been designed that is rated for the required load and... Read more
Haul Truck Tips on to Back while Dumping at Stockpile
What A rear dump haul truck rolled over and landed on its tray. The truck had slid approximately 2m down the side of a stockpile and then rolled. The operator exited the cabin of the truck and jumped to the ground... Read more
Drill Rig Strikes Overhead Power Lines
What A number of incidents involving contact with energised overhead power lines have occurred on mine properties within the past year. In a recent incident, a drill rig was inadvertently driven into an overhead power line. No one was injured. However,... Read more
Non-Flameproof Diesel Vehicles Entering An Explosion Risk Zone 1
What A non-flameproof diesel powered vehicle in an underground coal mine was driven into an Explosion Risk Zone 1 despite the control of three tag stations. Why damage and relocation of radio receiver aerials, deliberate desensitising of alarms and a resulted non-activation of... Read more
Struck On Head By Build-Up of Rust
What A contract maintenance crew were re-sheeting the inside of the tank. On relocation of the mobile scaffolding within the leach tank a piece of rust fell 10 metres hitting an apprentice. A cut to the left side of his head,... Read more
Truck Falls Backwards Over Tipping Edge
What A truck driver backed his 35 tonne capacity dump truck to the edge of the primary crusher rock stockpile but before he could lift the tray to tip, the ground under the back wheels subsided, the truck slid backwards to... Read more
2004 National Safety and Health Innovation Awards
Problem This booklet contains the innovation profiles of the national finalists for the 2004 National Safety and Health Innovations Awards: 1. Modifications to vehicle loading cranes (VLCs) [Winner]; 2. Programmable electronic roof bolter controls [Highly Commended]; 3. Cut-out seat on Atlas... Read more
Kanga loader overbalances catapulting operator into pit
What While magnetite was being dumped from a G-524 "Kanga Loader", the operator leant forward to look into the pit, causing the loader to overbalance and catapult the operator over the top of the machine. Why The machine was handling a load greater... Read more
FATAL ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT Classic Company (6BH) Castlewood, Vrginia at Dorchester Enterprises, Inc.Mine No. 4 Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia I.D. No.
What A 33-year-old General Laborer with 3 years of mining experience was fatally injured when he contacted an electrically energized metal cart. Recommendations Examine the work area for potential hazards and take actions necessary to protect persons. Ensure electrical cables are properly protected... Read more
FATAL ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT Classic Company (6BH) Castlewood, Vrginia at Dorchester Enterprises, Inc.Mine No. 4 Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia I.D. No.
What A 33-year-old General Laborer with 3 years of mining experience was fatally injured when he contacted an electrically energized metal cart. Why Causal Factor - No pre-job risk analysis was conducted by the crew or supervisors to identify hazards; The cable was... Read more
Fatal Powered Haulage Accident Beechfork Mine Bledsoe Coal Corporation Helton, Leslie County, Kentucky ID No. 15-18376
What A 32-year old section foreman with 13 years mining experience was fatally injured when he was run over by a scoop. Why Failure to maintain the 484 S&S Battery-Powered Scoop; Scoop lights had been relocated, only two of four lights worked and... Read more
Trailing Cable Management ; Cable Towers
What A potentially fatal incident at an Open Cut Coal Mine occurred when a winch on a cable tower failed whilst a crew of mineworkers were preparing to lower a dragline trailing cable prior to relocating the towers. Why An internal failure (sheared... Read more
Dangerous Uncontrolled Release of Hydraulic Energy
What An operator sustained minor injuries when the hydraulic hose for the bucket tilt function burst allowing pressurised fluid to smash the front windscreen on his wheel loader. Why While the hose visually appeared to be in a relatively good condition, it failed... Read more
Surface Nonmetal Mine (Sand and Gravel) Fatal Powered Haulage Accident R-D Mac, Inc.R-D Mac, Inc.La Grande, Union County, Oregon Mine
What A 52-year-old truck driver with 24 years mining experience was fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation. The victim was hauling overburden and dumping it into an old, water filled pit. The truck was backing toward the dump berm... Read more
Surface Nonmetal Mine (Sand and Gravel) Fatal Powered Haulage Accident R-D Mac, Inc.R-D Mac, Inc.La Grande, Union County, Oregon Mine
What A 52-year-old truck driver with 24 years mining experience was fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation. The victim was hauling overburden and dumping it into an old, water filled pit. The truck was backing toward the dump berm... Read more
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