BELLVILLE 29 February 2011, 09:30 A construction worker was fortunate to have sustained minor injuries only this morning when the tipper truck he was driving collided with the Old Oak Bridge on the N1 highway in Bellville. The cause of the collision is unknown at the moment, but the tipper part of the truck allegedly [...]
Question: Could you please confirm whether you would be able to assist with the requirements for a small vehicle (Toyota Hilux) entering mine premises, i.e. what type of equipment is required as well as placement? Your assistance in this regard would be appreciated. Answer: The requirements/standard for a LDV ( Light Driving Vehicle ) is [...]
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Tags: mining safety, small vehicles at mining sites, vehicle safety on mines 
1 Comment »A fisherman aboard a Mossel Bay trawler was brought to land on Monday morning after being seriously injured by a hydraulic winch, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said. Spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the man went into shock early on Monday after injuring his head, arm and leg. “[He]… was seriously injured after being struck [...]
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Two people were killed and five injured when their vehicle crashed into a lamp post in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, on Saturday, Ekurhuleni metro police said. The woman driver, 34, lost control of a five-door Proton on Rondebult Road, hit the kerb and crashed into the lamp post, said Inspector Kobeli Mokheseng. The woman and [...]
[Germiston 24 February 2012 15:30] A man is lucky to have come out of an accident in Germiston with only moderate injuries after crashing his car into a swimming pool this afternoon at the corners of Lennox and Black Reef streets. According to reports, the driver swerved to avoid a collision with a taxi who [...]
[Witpoortjie Roodepoort 24 February 2012 07:30] A 19 year old motorcyclist has sustained severe injuries after a collisions between a car and his bike on Ontdekkers Road at Corlett Drive in Witpoortjie. It appears that both vehicles were traveling along Ontdekkers when the head on collision occurred. The cause of the accident will need to [...]
[DURBAN – 23 FEBRUARY 2012 AT 07H30] Emergency personnel in Durban were called to a block of flats on Adrain Road, Windermere this morning after reports came in that it was on fire. When emergency personnel arrived on the scene, they found the residents standing outside on the road. The whole top floor of the [...]
[HOWICK – 22 FEBRUARY 2012 AT 09H20] A man has been killed and twelve others have sustained various injuries after the bakkie they were travelling in lost control and went up an embankment on the N3 north bound before the Midmar Dam on ramp this morning. ER24 paramedics and EMRS from Pietermaritzburg arrived on scene [...]
[PIETERMARITZBURG – 21 FEBRUARY 2012 AT 19H00] Five workers have sustained serious injuries after their bakkie collided with a train at a railway crossing in Sinating Township in Edendale this evening. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found what was left of a bakkie up against an embankment near to the railway line. Paramedics [...]
