Information release for deaths at Austar mine in Paxton, NSW
NSW Trade & Investment Mine Safety has published an Investigation Information Release into the death of two workers at Austar mine at Paxton in the NSW Hunter Valley on 15 April 2014.
Two mine workers died when a major rib/sidewall burst in a longwall development gate road during mining operations. Material from the rib engulfed the two workers who died at the scene.
Five other members of the mining crew escaped injury and initiated the mine emergency response system. Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Further information on the incident is available in the information release IIR 14-03 Double fatality in Austar rib failure.
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