A flying object hit a worker and inflicted a serious injury while he was attempting to free a jammed conveyor chain of a continuous miner in the underground workings of the mine on 5 July 2018. The NSW Resources Regulator has commenced an investigation to determine the cause and circumstances of the incident.
At 4.50 pm on Thursday 5 July 2018, a flying object struck a worker when it was ejected from the rear conveyor of a continuous miner. The object struck the continuous miner driver, aged 46, in the face, rendered him momentarily unconscious and knocked him over with his head hitting the mine floor. The worker was transported by ambulance to Orange Hospital for treatment.
The worker received more than 50 stitches for a facial wound and one stitch to a small laceration near the corner of his left eye. He was released from hospital on Friday 6 July 2018.
Source: NSW Resources Regulator
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