Miners Escape Flyrock Disaster in WA Mines

0:00You're listening to Sydney News Today, powered by the Daily News Now. Workers at two mines in Western Australia dodged serious injury from flying rock debris during explosive blasts last year. In both cases reported to work safe, personnel ended up inside safety exclusion zones meant to keep people out of safe distance. In the first incident, a shot fire and his assistance stood just 160 meters from the blast site, well inside the required 500 meters. Own footage reviewed the next day caught fly rock nearly striking one of them, leading to a suspension of drill and blast work. Meanwhile, in the second close call, a 1kg rock smashed the windscreen of a parked vehicle 320 meters away, where two shot fires had taken shelter. No one was hurt, but officials noted it could have turned deadly. Work safe investigators confirmed pre-blast checks and siren warnings were done right, with guards posted. Under whale Ilahi stressed that mine sites must enforce their own safety rules, adding

1:02that such explosive mishaps are rare thanks to strong controls. Looking back, Western Australia's mining history shows explosives have caused at least 80 deaths since the 1890s, though industry. Standards have tightened up over time to prevent repeats of those early tragedies. This story is shared with support from our sponsor. Podcasts hit different when the sound comes from your pillow. Once you try it, it just makes sense, S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com.