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Endeavour Coal Pty Ltd

Appin Colliery, Douglas Park near Appin - Serious injury to worker scaffold collapse onto conveyor.

Date of incident
Decision date
Offence/allegation details
Contravention of section 8(2) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000.
Status/outcome
Guilty plea - Convicted and fined $65,000, $3,000 investigation costs, and ordered to pay Regulator's costs.
Further information

Industrial Court of NSW judgment: [2011] NSWIRComm 141

Finalised

Pybar Mining Services Pty Limited

CSA Mine, Cobar - Serious injuries to worker crushed between sidewall and boom of jumbo.

Date of incident
Decision date
Offence/allegation details
Contravention of section 8(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000.
Status/outcome
Guilty plea - Convicted and fined $120,000 and ordered to pay Regulator's costs.
Further information

Industrial Court of NSW judgment: [2011] NSWIRComm 123

Finalised

Austar Coal Mine Pty Ltd

Austar Coal Mine, Paxton near Cessnock - Serious injury to worker arm amputated in roof bolter.

Date of incident
Decision date
Offence/allegation details
Contravention of section 8(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000.
Status/outcome
Guilty plea - Convicted and fined $105,000.
Further information

Industrial Court of NSW judgment: [2011] NSWIRComm 112

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Waco Kwikform Ltd

Appin Colliery, Douglas Park near Appin - Serious injury to worker scaffold collapse onto conveyor.

Date of incident
Decision date
Offence/allegation details
Contravention of section 8(2) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000.
Status/outcome
Guilty plea - Convicted and fined $120,000 plus costs.
Further information

Industrial Court of NSW judgment: [2011] NSWIRComm 108

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Delta Mining Pty Ltd

Appin Colliery, Douglas Park near Appin - Serious injury to worker scaffold collapse onto conveyor.

Date of incident
Decision date
Offence/allegation details
Contravention of section 8(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000.
Status/outcome
Guilty plea - Convicted and fined $80,000 plus costs.
Further information

Industrial Court of NSW judgment: [2011] NSWIRComm 107

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Blue Water Scaffolding Pty Ltd

Appin Colliery, Douglas Park near Appin - Serious injury to worker, scaffold collapse onto conveyor.

Date of incident
Decision date
Offence/allegation details
Contravention of section8(2) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000.
Status/outcome
Guilty plea. Convicted and fined $40,000 plus costs (corporate defendant). Convicted and fined $4,000 (personal defendant).
Further information

Industrial Court of NSW judgment: [2011] NSWIRComm 105

Finalised

UGM Engineers Pty Ltd

Beltana No.1 Mine, Bulga near Singleton - Serious injuries to worker crushed between longwall material sleds on surface.

Date of incident
Decision date
Offence/allegation details
Contravention of section 8(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000.
Status/outcome
Guilty plea - Convicted and fined $55,000.
Further information

Industrial Court of NSW judgment: [2011] NSWIRComm 90

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Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Limited

NRE No.1 Colliery, Russell Vale - Serious injuries to worker crushed by cutting head of remotely controlled continuous miner.

Date of incident
Decision date
Offence/allegation details
Contravention of section 8(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000.
Status/outcome
Guilty plea - Convicted and fined $180,000 plus costs.
Further information

Industrial Court of NSW judgment: [2011] NSWIRComm 71

Finalised

Liddell Coal Preparation Pty Ltd

Liddell Coal Preparation Plant - High risk high voltage electric shock.

Date of incident
Decision date
Offence/allegation details
Contravention of section 8(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000.
Status/outcome
Guilty plea - Convicted, fined $90,000, investigation costs $23,090, plus costs.
Further information

Industrial Court of NSW judgment: [2011] NSWIRComm 46

Finalised

Perilya Broken Hill Limited

Perilya Broken Hill Mine, Broken Hill - Serious injury to worker - fall from height.

Date of incident
Decision date
Offence/allegation details
Contravention of section 8(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000.
Status/outcome
Guilty plea - Convicted, fined $115,000, $5,974.80 investigation costs, plus costs.
Further information

Industrial Court of NSW judgment: [2011] NSWIRComm 13

Finalised