Mines safety alert no. 319 | 28 October 2015 | Version 1
Since a safety newsflash on dragline and cable tractor interaction was sent to surface coal mines in July 2015, another serious interaction has occurred. A cable tractor operator did not realise he was within the swing arc of the dragline revolving frame and contact was made. The dragline operator was not aware the cable tractor was operating so close by and did not realise the machines had collided until the cable tractor operator extricated himself from his damaged machine (see image below) and operated the dragline warning siren. Fortunately, the cable tractor operator was not injured.
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Contact: Neville Atkinson, Inspector of Mines , +61 7 4936 0130
Issued by Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines
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