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Truck operator falls

Heavy vehicle operator suffers fatal fall

A truck driver plunged to his death after his employer allegedly failed to take safety measures. Authorities recently investigated a heavy vehicle fatality at an undisclosed mine site. The operator...

Alan Walsh

Tributes flow for mine worker who died on job

A resources employee became fatally ill while performing duties. Alan Walsh recently died after feeling unwell at an undisclosed mining operation near Perth. “It is with deep sadness that we...

Groote Eylandt Mine

Axe incident sends mine into lockdown

Deadly weapons forced a multinational mineral producer to declare an emergency shutdown. A group carrying axes recently caused a lockdown at South32’s Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO)...

Dozer death

Mining boss dies after failing to brake

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...

Coal mine excavator incident

Heavy machinery fatally strikes worker

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...

Overturned dump truck

North Qld truck fatally pins employee after fall

A heavy vehicle crushed a resources worker to death after a rapid descent in the Whitsunday region. Authorities recently released conclusive findings from Adam Malone’s tragic workplace...