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.…
