A coal stacker luff up

SAFETY

Worker aboard the machine thankfully uninjured

Stacker boom rotated up after hydraulic luffing cylinder (HLC) bolts had failed.

Stacker boom rotated up after hydraulic luffing cylinder (HLC) bolts had failed. | Credits: Resources Safety and Health Queensland

An unexpected detachment of a hydraulic luffing cylinder has left a raw coal stacker operator getting a different perspective after the machine unexpectedly luffed-up. According to a safety notice from…

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