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I am born and bred opal. My father was a pick/ shovel and windlass miner who hand sunk his own holes. My mother was was a pretty good opal cutter. I grew up with safety foremost as any parent does with kids growing up on the fields. I grew up wary of open shafts, loose rocks at the top of a hole...

Thanks for letting me post. In answer to one of the previous questions, it is procedure that the bucket must be secured with a chain at its lowest possible point( allowing access to the sump) and then there is also a steel bar that is placed under the bucket also. Without these precautions no...

There were safety procedures put in place at the mine by the hoist owner. Procedures to secure the bucket and the 100% risk minimisation of never enter the sump unless the bucket is secured. Were golden rules.Safety officers check claims every year and have never told miners that these hoists...