Rollover, diesel ignition and a crane failure

Three reported safety incidents on coal mines prompting safety warnings this month

In one incident reported this month, a gantry crane hook and heavy hoist rope crashed to the ground after detaching from the winding drum, narrowly averting a potential tragedy.

The incident occurred while a worker was “lowering the crane hook” to prepare for attaching a load. As the hook block reached its lowest point, the entire assembly suddenly fell.…