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Leg and hip injuries in crushing incident underground

A COAL mine worker suffered serious crush injuries to his right leg and hip when pinned between a load haul dump and a Jacon concrete pump at a Queensland underground coal mine.

A load of concrete had been delivered by the LHD and pumping of the load had been completed.

A load of concrete had been delivered by the LHD and pumping of the load had been completed.

Coal mine workers at the mine were constructing a longwall goaf seal.  A load of concrete had been delivered by the LHD and pumping of the load had been completed.    The LHD backed out from pump....

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