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Safety and Health Alerts
Severe hand injuries amongst drilling and well servicing workers
29 Jul 2026
Queensland's petroleum and gas drilling and well-servicing workers are suffering more severe hand injuries, with one reported every 1.5 months on average....
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Fatal accident involving light vehicle at coal mine
24 Jul 2026
A coal mine worker was fatally injured in an incident involving a collision between a light and heavy vehicle....
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Dead-man control defeated on QDS bolter
13 Jul 2026
Zip-tie found restraining a QDS bolter dead-man control, permitting operation without the intended two-handed safeguard....
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Integrated tool carrier rollover while using work basket
10 Jul 2026
An integrated tool carrier (IT) fitted with a work basket rolled onto its side during services installation work at an underground mine, injuring workers....
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Recovering misfires, bulk explosives and stemming from loaded blast holes with a vac truck
06 Jul 2026
The use of vac trucks to remove loaded bulk explosives and stemming from blast holes in Queensland should cease immediately....
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Mixing of incompatible polymeric chemical products
06 Jul 2026
Incident where incompatible polymeric chemical products were mixed causing unexpected chemical reaction....
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Mine worker seriously injured during stored energy release
02 Jul 2026
A mine worker was seriously injured when a section of steel pipework moved uncontrollably and struck them while they were cutting it....
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