The NSW Resources Regulator has reviewed the reporting of serious injuries and illnesses by mine operators and reported the findings to the NSW Mine Safety Advisory Council.
The review found a significant long-term downward trend in the serious injury frequency rate since 2006 and that one-third of all notified injuries - and often double that of any other bodily location – were hand, fingers or wrist injuries.
For more information, view the full report here (PDF, 2.79 MB).