An amateur heavy vehicle driver passed away after going off the deep end. Authorities recently examined circumstances that led a long reach excavator operator to fatally enter water at Terra Firma...
Category - Earthmoving Machinery
A resources decision-maker became fatally crushed due to not using his heavy vehicle’s stopping device. Jimmy Wooten Senior died shortly after a 2018 Komatsu D65PX-18 accidentally ran over him...
Authorities are investigating a workplace fatality near a fossil fuel operation in Queensland’s South Burnett region. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) confirmed an operator became...
A fossil fuel operation purchased equipment to decrease incidents and carbon footprints. Komatsu Australia recently supplied new machinery to Batchfire Resources’ Callide Coal Mine at Mount...
A mineral producer will transition away from fossil fuels towards more environmentally friendly alternatives. Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) recently confirmed it would introduce its first-ever battery...
A machine tragically hit and killed an employee. Authorities recently investigated how a worker became fatally struck by an excavator. WorkSafe is examining circumstances surrounding the incident...
A volatile surface ended the life of a mine worker. Authorities recently examined why a heavy vehicle overturned and killed the operator at an undisclosed site on 16 May 2023. “A bulldozer...
Fossil fuel production could face temporarily stoppages due to a new crackdown against substandard barriers. Authorities recently warned coal mines they could face suspension if they keep...
A driver had to go on leave because his work space was unbearable. A heavy vehicle operator was recently declared unfit for duty for weeks because his seat was too uncomfortable. Authorities found...
A major resources producer abandoned non-renewable energy sources for the first time. Rio Tinto confirmed none of its heavy machinery will run on fossil diesel at its Boron operation. Haul trucks...
A resources employee became covered in tonnes of material at an operation. A Komatsu PC350 excavator operator was recently buried alive at an undisclosed open-cut coal mine. The worker had tried to...
Authorities detained protestors who fastened themselves to equipment. Police recently arrested Justin Tutty for locking onto machinery at Tamboran Resources’ East Arm storage facility. The anti...
