A large rock, weighing about 23kg fell 17m from a blasted quarry face, crashed through a windscreen and hit a front end loader operator at a quarry near Stradforth, NSW, in July. The loader had a maximum raised bucket height of approximately 5m. The rock struck the loader bucket arm, which was in the raised position, and bounced through the windscreen of the operator’s cab. The operator was struck in the upper chest and suffered minor lacerations. (Source: Department of Industry Resources Regulator NSW)
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