Safety Alert – Broken Bolts of a Ball Mill Shell Flange
INCIDENT: On Tuesday, 9th April 2024, during night shift, a ball mill at a grinding circuit encountered excessive slurry spillage from the shell flange at the discharge end of the mill. This was identified by process plant operators, and they immediately stopped the ball mill safely. Upon inspection, approximately 50% of the shell flange bolts were […]
Safety Alert – Vehicle Collision
INCIDENT: A serious accident had occurred within a mining operational site when an articulated haultruck (AHT) collided into a moving light vehicle (LV). The AHT was enroute to its destinationfor the first load after lunch break. While travelling the AHT collided with the rear end of amoving LV, which was also travelling ahead of the AHT […]
Safety Alert – Finger Crush Injury
INCIDENT: A fixed plant maintenance employee was attempting to remove discarded metal pipes at the metal waste bin located outside the workshop for an unplanned task. Whilst removing the discarded metals, other materials not secured had shifted, whereby a metal plate dislodged and fell onto his left hand, causing a crush to his small finger and […]
Safety Alert – Light Vehicle Overturn
INCIDENT: Prevalent reoccurrences of mobile equipment incidents within the mining industry in recent times have become alarming. In one of the mines in PNG, a light vehicle used for the transportation of explosives overturned when the driver had problem starting the vehicle and decided to push-start down the ramp. As the vehicle went down the […]
Safety Alert – Mine Light Vehicle Overturn Incident
INCIDENT: A High Potential Incident (HPI) occurred at the end of a day shift, whilst the driver was conducting usual radio call prior to driving downhill through narrow section of the road from the mine operations’ base area. The driver completed the radio call and as he was placing the mouthpiece of the radio back onto […]
Safety Alert – Bell Articulated Mine Haul Truck Fire
INCIDENT: A mine’s articulated haul truck caught fire whilst travelling with load along the haul road of the mine. The operator attempted to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher, but the fire overpowered and engulfed the truck. The truck operator and other persons at risk of fire were safely evacuated INITIAL OBSERVATIONS: The following are […]
Safety Alert – Finger Crushed Injury
INCIDENT: A contractor employee engaged in maintenance of the lime kiln was removing the outer bricks to repair the internal liners of the lime kiln shell. Whilst in the process, he placed his finger in the line of fire and got jammed when a pile of bricks dislodged and fell onto his left-hand fingers, resulted in […]
Safety Alert – Haul Truck Accident
INCIDENT:A loaded Terex haul truck was travelling downhill along an access road when the drive lost control of the truck whilst under descent and came into contact with the safety berm before capsizing. Initial investigation revealed no injuries were sustained. Driver alcohol and drug testing returned negative readings. To view more download a PDF DOWNLOAD […]
Safety Alert – Light Vehicle Fatal Accident
INCIDENT:On the 3rd of January,2023, a fatal accident occurred in one of the Mines in PNG in which a deceased contractor employee was discovered to have sustained crush injury to the upper torso caused by the right rear (back) wheel of a light vehicle (LV) Toyota troop carrier. The initial information provided revealed that a […]
Safety Alert – Vehicle Accident
A high potential vehicle incident occurred on a mine easement road. The driver of the light vehicle (10-Seater Troop Carrier) lost control and the vehicle whilst travelling downhill turned over and came to rest on its side. There were nine (9) passengers on board; four (4) sustained injuries including the off sider who were on […]