Slight Overload

... and I'm back

Sorry for the lack of updates lately, I've had a few personal issues to go through. Thanks to those who sent in emails asking about me.

I'll be back on my regular update schedule from today.

Demounted Tyre

Bogged Dozer in Tailings

Broken Loader

Overloaded Rear-Dumper

Buried Bogger

Recovering a Rolled Rear Dumper

This occurred in 2001 in the Grassberg mine in Freeport, Indonesia.

Rolled 777

Looks proud of his work.

Bogged 785

From the Oxford Mining Rose France Mine in Western Kentucky.

Burned Truck

Belly Dumper Slide

Excavator Off Bench

Dragline Mast Failure

Bogged Dozer

Upside-Down Dragline

Faaaaark.

We've had some big bench failures here at Mining Mayhem over the years, but this is the undisputed winner.

Fifty internet points for the best caption for this photo.

Excavator Bench Failure

Bogged Excavator

Rear Dumper Over Light Vehicle

Burned EX1200

Something's Missing

See if you can spot it.

Rear-Dumper on Rill

Rear Dumper vs Light Vehicle

Drill Bench Failure

Dragline Bench Failure

A bench failure from the archives from our friends at Saraji.

Rolled Rear-Dumper with Coal Spill

It looks like the rear-dumper has hit the centre-bund, lifted up and rolled.

Rear-Dumper Off Tip-Head

Rear-Dumper Rollover

Looks like he missed the corner.

Downsized Grader

Looks like the downsizing is spreading.

Rear Dumper Reversing Over Light Vehicle