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Accident Investigations Underway
4 August 2009
Accident Investigations Underway
Solid Energy has confirmed investigations are underway into the cause of today’s accident at its Stockton Mine in which a construction worker was injured when he was caught between two containers.
The man, who was transported from the site by ambulance to Granity where he was transferred to the rescue helicopter and flown to Greymouth, has moderate injuries and is in a stable condition in Grey Base Hospital.
The accident happened about 11 am this morning on the site of a new coal processing and handling plant currently under construction at the mine. A container being moved by crane on the site tipped, catching the man against a second container.
A Department of Labour Mines Inspector has completed an initial review of the accident site. Separate investigations are being carried out by construction company, Brightwater, which is building the coal processing plant, and Solid Energy.
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