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These photos are from the Coppabella coal mine in Queensland. It looks like the excavator was caught underneath a collapsing highwall, and was severely damaged by the rock coming down on it. Another very lucky operator. This would probably be a write-off..JPG)
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I've seen an email with these pics, said it was a blasting accident. Highwall looks more likely. Can anyone confirm?
Was a wall failure.
G'day , this machine is back working again, I was working on a dragline shut down late 09 when this machine was damaged, Macarthur coal employee confirmed digger 5 was the one
The digger was damaged due to bench failure
This was due to high horizontal stress levels in the overburden. The highwall failure was very similar to an u/g outburst.
Was a Peter Champion digger at the time, before Mac Coal took over, Downer EDI was still there and Champion was in an old pit. Insurance fixed machine up. It is a 5500 as you can tell.
Yah... Really great mining technology use there and so that the machines which mines the coal, firewood, uranium, gas and other minerals are also nice. and also there is also effect of the climate.
Hey wow!!!! Great pics you have click here for the mining process.Raw coal is crushed to –50mm, with prime hard coking coal recovered using dense medium cyclones. good one..
Another good looking Hitachi...
yes I was the operator of this 5500 when the highwall let go it was the end of nightshft the machine was back to work in 12 mths I had a trainee in with me at the time it happen if it wasn't for my mate who was on the floor dozer I wouldn't be here today the hole crew got terribly drunk that day the luckys day of my life
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