Two men were injured at the North Goonyella mine near Moranbah in central Queensland at the weekend, with one of the men pinned between a shuttle car and the mine wall.
CFMEU spokesman Steve Smyth says the accident appears to be very similar to a 2007 accident that killed local miner Jason Blee.
He says the CFMEU wants an investigation to determine if the company implemented the coroner's recommendations following an inquest into Mr Blee's death.
"It's not as if they've had to go out and spend millions of dollars to implement these recommendations," he said.
"They already have most of the resources and equipment they need.
"They need to be ensuring that the guys that are in and around the pit have the best available equipment and training so that if something unfortunate like this happens, they've got the ability to recover the situation."
Reported By ABC News: Posted Wed Jun 30, 2010 8:13am AEST
EasyOHS Comment:
This is a story we hear all too often. People struck or crushed by Heavy Mobile Equipment. Where people are required to work in close proximity to heavy equipment - it must be remembered that even a very low speed accident can be fatal due to the sheer mass of the object.
Strict exclusion zones must be enforced where equipment is moving.
