Dept of Mines Report
Michael Patrick NAGY
Age at Death21
Date Of Death30 August 2007
OccupationLHD Operator
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Waterloo Ni Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
FATAL ACCIDENTS DURING 2007–08
There were two fatal accidents in the Western Australian mineral industry during 2007–08: A front-end loader (bogger) operator died in an underground nickel mine when the bogger he was operating went over the edge of a stope, and landed on its roof on the stope floor some 15 m below. He was back filling the stope with cemented rock fill. It appears that there was no bund wall across the drive at the edge of the stope.
Place Of Burial
Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Perth, WA
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Admin. Updated by David McMillan (volunteer)
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Other Information
A haul truck driver suffered fatal injuries at a surface gold mine when the loaded haul truck he was driving struck the rear side of a stationary bulldozer after the tyres on the left side of the truck “dug in” as he was turning on a waste dump. He had been driving on a down-grade to the tipping site and was turning the truck before reversing to the dumping position. The bulldozer was at the tipping site to push material and keep the tip-head in good condition. There was no bund wall across the drive at the edge of the stope.
