Mineral processing equipment detached and killed a resources employee. Authorities recently investigated how a steel lifting lug became loose and fatally came into contact with a maintenance worker...
Tag - crane
A structure unexpectedly fell onto a resources employee. Authorities recently investigated a collapse at an undisclosed Queensland coal operation. A pick and carry crane tried to relocate roof...
Multiple resources workers perished in an underground equipment tragedy. Colleagues, friends and loved ones recently mourned the sudden deaths of four employees at Sibanye-Stillwater’s...
A machine operator died while attempting to navigate around a car parked at a work site. Authorities recently examined circumstances surrounding a worker who was fatally electrocuted in September...
The director of a shed building company has become the first person to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment under WA’s workplace safety and health laws. Director of MT Sheds (WA) Pty Ltd –...
Olympic Dam has commenced operation of its new electro-refinery crane, further strengthening the asset’s stability and reliability. The 95-tonne refinery crane with a 32-metre span will be used to...
A three-month suspension has followed an immediate suspension of a high-risk work licence class C1 (slewing mobile crane with capacity up to 100 tonnes) following a crane tip over on a construction...
Robotics researchers from the Queensland University of Technology are partnering with Brisbane-based technology company Verton Australia to automate load management through robotics. MACA Interquip...
In another Franna crane rollover incident, the NSW mining regulator has called on mine and crane operator’s to consider the impact of terrain and load shifts during use of lifting equipment...
A rigger was narrowly missed by a falling crane head sheave, prompting a Department of Mines and Petroleum Significant Incident Report. In July 2014, a mobile crane at a mine site was being used to...
