Incident Summary October 2025 edition

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Incident summaries provide a brief overview of workplace events in mining operations that impact health and safety, highlighting causes, outcomes, and preventive actions.
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WorkSafe Mines Safety
Issued 18 November 2025
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Workers inadvertently cut live electrical cable

Workers using a grinder to remove a redundant conveyor inadvertently cut into a live electrical cable after they incorrectly assumed that all nearby cables had been de-energised. The electrical supervisor…...

Worker momentarily trapped between sea containers

A worker was momentarily trapped between moving and stationary sea containers after a container shifted unexpectedly during a non-routine forklift operation to facilitate a quarantine inspection. A sea container moved…...

Mine operator strengthens harassment prevention systems

A mine operator with systems in place to reduce the risks associated with psychosocial hazards in its workplace received several reports of sexual harassment involving an experienced worker. The experienced…...

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