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Tarrawonga contractor has leg broken by 32kg steel lifting plate

System of work required workers to be positioned in the line of fire

Karma Barndon
The top of the lifting plate has red markings to indicate its correct positioning inside the axle box, relative to the blower housing cut-out.

The top of the lifting plate has red markings to indicate its correct positioning inside the axle box, relative to the blower housing cut-out. | Credits: NSW Resources Regulator

A contractor at Whitehaven's Tarrawonga coal mine in Boggabri, New South Wales suffered a compound fracture of his left leg in November 2022 after being hit by a 32kg steel lifting plate that was attached...

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