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Mineworker lucky to escape injury after sheave fall

The sheave wheel fell into a demarcated no-go zone.

 The sheave wheel fell into a demarcated no-go zone.

The sheave wheel fell into a demarcated no-go zone.

This was a vertical distance of approximately 15 metres. The sheave wheel fell into a demarcated no-go zone. A person was positioned in the line of fire when the pulley fell but was not injured....

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