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Roof ply rock falls on two workers during pillar extraction

The Resources Regulator has issued an Investigation Information Release into an incident in which roof ply rock fell from an area in-between a hydraulic breaker line roof support and existing primary support roof bolts and mesh during pillar extraction operations. A third worker was near the two workers.

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