A subterranean operation failed to extinguish an unexpected blaze affecting driverless underground machinery. Authorities are investigating why a fire affecting an autonomous heavy vehicle was not...
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An electrochemical device detonated and ignited twice while in a worker’s possession. Authorities recently investigated what caused an e-cigarette to explode and catch on fire multiple times...
A fossil fuel operation has been ordered to pause work following occupational health concerns. Authorities recently banned Wollongong Resources from extracting coal from its Russell Vale mine...
Three remote workers died while passing through Queensland’s McKinlay Shire. Mine employees recently reported a fly-in fly-out plane crash near AIC Mines’ Eloise operation in McKinlay...
A resources giant declared a day of mourning, following a subterranean blaze that ended dozens of lives. ArcelorMittal confirmed the company’s entire operations will grieve dozens of recent...
Part of a heavy vehicle could have avoided bursting into flames and becoming airborne, an investigation found. Authorities recently examined circumstances that led to a road train’s wheel...
One mischievous act violently shattered a work site. Authorities recently investigated why an employee thought it would be funny to blow up his workplace. In August 2022 subcontractor Vuksich and...
An environmental demonstrator was accused of unlawfully igniting property in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Coedie McAvoy recently shared a social media post of himself standing near a...
Resources employees were forced to leave their posts when their workplace caught ablaze. Dozens of workers recently evacuated Mandalay Resources’ Augusta mine, 60km east of Bendigo. The Country...
Liquid containers were responsible for creating a workplace hazard, authorities found. Investigators recently blamed a fire on improperly stored water at an undisclosed mining operation in South...