Worker’s finger severed by hopper knife gate

SAFETY

Lost the tip of his left index finger

Image supplied by NSW Resources Regulator.

Image supplied by NSW Resources Regulator. | Credits: NSW Resources Regulator

A coal mine worker in New South Wales suffered a severed fingertip when a knife gate was activated while he was cleaning out the hopper of a shotcrete conveyance. He was immediately transported to hospital,…

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