05:22 pm, Monday 10 June, 2013

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A mining company in Broken Hill was fined after a miner was seriously injured and was paralysed five years ago due to a workplace accident.

The Industrial Court of NSW ordered the company to pay $260,000 over the 2008 accident.

The victim, who was then 50 years old, was left a quadriplegic when a front-end loader he was operating overturned and trapped him. He now lives in Adelaide and is paralysed from the neck down.

ABC reported that the company failed to properly provide vehicle maintenance. It also failed to make sure staff did the right safety paperwork.

The company pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the safety of its employees under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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10:00 am, Monday 3 May, 2010

The Hunter Valley’s mining industry says it cannot be complacent despite working hard to minimise injuries and deaths.

Hundreds of delegates expected to converge in New South Wales for an occupational, health and safety conference at Pokolbin today.

Workplace safety experts will be present to discuss the risks and control measures in the multi-billion dollar industry.

According to New South Wales Minerals Council CEO Nikki Williams, mining firms are striving for a zero harm policy across all operations.

“One injury, one fatality, is one too many and we have to keep our eyes very firmly on that prize of zero harm,” she said.

“So while it’s great to see that the Australian industry and NSW mining industry has taken global leadership in this field, there is no room for complacency.”

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