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Near miss of tragedy after ballast placed in wrong borehole

The lock on the borehole access was not properly closed.

The lock on the borehole access was not properly closed.

The lock on the borehole access was not properly closed.

Boreholes are used at the mine to deliver materials to underground work areas. Normally borehole lids are locked with individually keyed locks. The Queensland Mines Inspectorate said a coal mine...

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