Incident Summary June 2025
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Quarry fined after worker breaks back and site not held
Kimberley Quarry Pty Ltd was fined a total of $167,000 for a June 2022 incident in which a screening machine operator fell more than 3 m and sustained multiple injuries,…...
Refinery fined after spill injures workers, including students
Alcoa of Australia Limited was fined $400,000 and ordered to pay $5,536.70 in costs after an uncontrolled release of caustic liquid at its Kwinana refinery in September 2022 caused workers,…...
In the dust
A worker at the primary crusher was carrying out clean-up and housekeeping duties when personal monitoring measured respirable silica levels at about six times the exposure standard. While the worker…...
At full blast
Two shotfirers were lucky not to be hurt when a piece of flyrock, debris ejected from blast sites during controlled explosions in mining operations, landed unexpectedly close to them. The…...
On collision course
A dump truck almost collided with a light vehicle on a mine site after training shortcomings exposed workers to safety risks. The operator of the light vehicle (LV) obtained approval…...
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WorkSafe Mines Safety incident InsightsIncident Summary June 2025
Incident summaries provide a brief overview of workplace events in mining operations that impact health and safety, highlighting causes, outcomes, and preventive actions....
