Safety alert issued after worker injured by underground rock fall.

WorkSafe Victoria recently issued a safety alert about the importance of managing the risks associated with rockfall while charging development headings in underground mines following an incident in which an employee was injured by a rock. An underground development heading was being charged (loaded with explosives) by two employees. The first employee was at ground level close to the development heading face and was loading explosives into drill holes. The second employee was several metres back from the face operating a pneumatic trigger. The development drive was fully ground supported up to the […]