The Resources Regulator has published an investigation report into an incident resulting in serious injuries to a worker that occurred at Ulan Underground Mine, on 7 December 2019.
A Longwall Maintenance Fitter was working on Longwall W5 at Ulan Underground Mine when he sustained serious leg injuries due to an unexpected automatic advancement of a Powered Roof Support (PRS). The PRS movement caused a 1,972 kg unsecured replacement PRS leg cylinder, that was resting on top of the PRS pontoon, to move and crush the worker’s foot.
Other workers on the longwall were able to free the injured worker’s leg, and he was airlifted to hospital for treatment and surgery.
The report describes the investigation conducted by the Regulator into the cause and circumstances of the incident and provides the investigation findings and recommendations to industry.
For more information view the full investigation report PDF (PDF, 2.17 MB).
