Investigation reports
The Investigation Unit produces reports on investigations into incidents in the NSW mining industry.
Elevated work platform - unplanned movement - Bulga Open Cut Mine
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Investigation report Two maintenance contractors received crush injuries located in an elevated work platform, replacing hoist ropes on a mining shovel
Location; Bulga Open Cut Mine Incident Date: 21 March 2006 |
533.7 KB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 207.6 KB |
Fall from height - walkway handrail - Perilya Broken Hill Mine
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Investigation report Mine worker received serious injury from a 2.5m fall through a handrail of a raised underground walkway onto a concrete floor. Isolated location of the mine, unable to communicate the incident for rescue, found over 3 hours later. Mine: Perilya Broken Hill Southern Operations. Date 6 November 2007 |
426.0 KB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 677.6 KB |
3.3kV electrical isolation - Liddell Coal Preparation Plant
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Investigation report A coal preparation plant technician received an electric shock and burns when he touched a live 3.3kV electrical circuit when accessing an electrical cabinet. Location: Liddell Coal Preparation Plant Date: 15 November 2007 |
423.7 KB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 285.5 KB |
Longwall shearer, maintenance on shear shaft - Integra Coal U/G
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Powerpoint presentation | 290.1 KB |
Bolting rig, ejection of drill steel - Myuna Colliery
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Investigation report Fatality resultant of an earlier injury sustained when a person was struck on the foot by a drill steel. The drill steel fell onto the drill carriageway and was caught as the drill head was retracted. Location: Myuna Colliery. Incident date: 25 July 2008 |
553.2 KB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 310.4 KB |
Slings and chains - directional boring, Eastern Star Gas, Narrabri
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Investigation report Fatality of a sub-contractor struck by a recoiling 200mm polyethylene
pipeline during pipe extraction using 10mm chain components and excavator bucket.
Location: Eastern Star Gas PAL 2 Incident Date: 1 August 2009 |
640.4 KB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 681.8 KB |
Unintended activation of a loading bin, Ravensworth Underground Mine CPP
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Investigation report Fatality of a contract truck driver located in a non FOPS road registered truck cabin underneath a
surface loading bin. Mine: Ravensworth Underground Mine Coal Preparation Plant Date: 18 February 2009. |
674.9 KB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 681.3 KB |
Human interaction with a backhoe, Cadia Valley Operations
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Investigation report Serious head injury of a mine worker struck by a log extracted from a log pile by a backhoe
Cadia Valley Operations - Date 24 August 2008 |
1.2 MB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 641.8 KB |
Longwall service cassettes - serious injury, Beltana Mine
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Summary investigation report Serious crush injury to lower leg while coupling longwall service sleds on surface of underground coal mine. Beltana Mine - Date 21 Aug 2008 |
363.9 KB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 407.7 KB |
Bolting rig, inadvertent rotation, Austar mine
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Summary investigation report Amputation of lower arm by mine worker by continuous miner mounted hydraulic roof bolting equipment
Mine - Austar Coal Mine underground coal - Date 3 March 2008 |
276.4 KB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 605.7 KB |
| Safety Alert | 1.1 MB |
Remote-controlled mining equipment, Perilya Mine
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Summary investigation report Fatality of a mineworker operating a remote controlled loader machine at an ore draw point
- Mine Perilya Mine underground metal mine -Date 9 January 2007 |
211.6 KB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 404.8 KB |
Electrical isolation, Dartbrook Colliery
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Powerpoint presentation Electric shock received by contract electrician during maintenance of a live 11kV switchboard. Mine: Dartbrook Colliery coal preparation plant. Date: 20 June 2005† |
369.9 KB |
Remote-controlled continuous miner, Clarence Colliery
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Summary investigation report Serious spinal injury (paraplegia) caused to worker located on the rear of the conveyor boom during the relocation of a continuous miner machine. Mine: Clarence Colliery, underground coal. Date: 12 July 2004. † |
35.9 KB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 252.3 KB |
Slings and chains, Metropolitan Colliery
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Summary investigation report Serious head injury sustained by mineworker struck by failed 20mm herc-alloy chain components.
Mine: Metropolitan Colliery underground coal mine. Date: 28 May 2004 |
37.6 KB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 431.8 KB |
Drift winder haulage, winder rope failure, Wyee Colliery
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Summary investigation report High potential incident when a drift winder haulage rope broke whilst hauling a man riding trolley and load of equipment. Mine: Wyee Colliery underground coal mine. Date: 6 May 1999. † |
36.1 KB |
| Powerpoint presentation | 784.7 KB |
Reports marked † are available in CD format: contact Mineral Resources customer services.
