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Shearer operator hit by flyrock

A SHEARER operator was hit in the face by flyrock ejected from the shearer’s maingate cutter drum in a dangerous incident at an underground coal mine in New South Wales.

Lou Caruana
Shearer operator hit by flyrock

Underground coal mines that are cutting through “hard coal” are in danger of such incidents, MineSafety NSW has warned in an alert. “Mines that are cutting ‘hard coal’ that has the potential to throw...

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