Some mines, mining equipment suppliers, and professional bodies, report their incidents on informal forums, on a unanimous basis. Impact and contact incidents by remain prevalent in mining and mining service sectors. Some incidents reveal complacency due to familiarity, or negligence due to rushing, or vehicle control design allowing unsafe procedure.
Proto members killed
Five proto team members were killed 2000m underground in Free State province when investigating a fire. In the investigation, explosives specialists used forensic methods to determine the causes of the fire, to report to the investigation.
Blast near workers
In two incidents in May, a fatality resulted from a mining face blast near workers underground, said the DMR.
Driver run over by vehicle
A mine worker dismounted an underground vehicle, left the engine idling, omitted handbraking, omitted wheel chocking, and grabbed onto the vehicle when it started moving. The vehicle ran him over and pinned him against a face in a shallow pool of water, with centimeters of breathing space. He was rescued from under the 5 ton vehicle and treated for serious injuries.
Speeding despite recorder
A hazardous goods transport vehicle ran out of control during speeding. Tachometer readings revealed speeding and the driver was disciplined. In related incidents, security officials were found speeding and damaging vehicles in incidents.
Loading bay rush
A warehouse worker was injured while loading additional goods onto a lift, after starting the lift. The button is at some distance from the lift to prevent injury, but the worker was found to have started the lift, then rushed back to load more goods on during operation.
Ammonia burn
An ammonia tank safety valve broke, blowing off ammonia, burning the thigh of a worker attempting to close the valve. The act was unsafe, and the worker did not apply the required personal protective equipment (PPE) required for emergency incident response.
Blade knife cut
,p>A warehouse worker cut his arm with a blade knife when opening a box, due to the packaging slipping under the grip of his left hand.
Contract dermatitis
Ammonium nitrate emulsion contact caused contact dermatitis in a worker that habitually abandoned personal protective clothing (PPE) during detailed work, and habitually avoided regular washing between jobs.
The employer responded with renewed awareness, training, auditing, barrier creams, and warnings that negligence would not be tolerated nor compensated.
Mobile equipment lead loss incidents
Some mines, mining equipment suppliers,
and professional bodies, report their incidents on informal forums, on a unanimous basis. Impact and contact incidents by remain prevalent in mining and mining service sectors. Some incidents reveal complacency due to familiarity, or negligence due to rushing, or vehicle control design allowing unsafe procedure.
Proto members killed
Five proto team members were killed 2000m underground in Free State province when investigating a fire. In the investigation, explosives specialists used forensic methods to determine the causes of the fire, to report to the investigation.
Blast near workers
In two incidents in May, a fatality resulted from a mining face blast near workers underground, said the DMR.
Driver run over by vehicle
A mine worker dismounted an underground vehicle, left the engine idling, omitted handbraking, omitted wheel chocking, and grabbed onto the vehicle when it started moving. The vehicle ran him over and pinned him against a face in a shallow pool of water, with centimeters of breathing space. He was rescued from under the 5 ton vehicle and treated for serious injuries.
Speeding despite recorder
A hazardous goods transport vehicle ran out of control during speeding. Tachometer readings revealed speeding and the driver was disciplined. In related incidents, security officials were found speeding and damaging vehicles in incidents.
Loading bay rush
A warehouse worker was injured while loading additional goods onto a lift, after starting the lift. The button is at some distance from the lift to prevent injury, but the worker was found to have started the lift, then rushed back to load more goods on during operation.
Ammonia burn
An ammonia tank safety valve broke, blowing off ammonia, burning the thigh of a worker attempting to close the valve. The act was unsafe, and the worker did not apply the required personal protective equipment (PPE) required for emergency incident response.
Blade knife cut
,p>A warehouse worker cut his arm with a blade knife when opening a box, due to the packaging slipping under the grip of his left hand.Contract dermatitis
Ammonium nitrate emulsion contact caused contact dermatitis in a worker that habitually abandoned personal protective clothing (PPE) during detailed work, and habitually avoided regular washing between jobs. The employer responded with renewed awareness, training, auditing, barrier creams, and warnings that negligence would not be tolerated nor compensated.
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