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Nickel miner fined $810k over boilermaker's spinal injury

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Jennings, R. (2026, October 6). Nickel miner fined $810k over boilermaker's spinal injury. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-06/first-quantum-fined-810k-workplace-spinal-injury-ravensthorpe/107236144

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First Quantum Minerals Australia Nickel, a subsidiary of Canadian company First Quantum Minerals, has been fined $810,000 for an incident at its Ravensthorpe Nickel Mine in 2023 where a worker sustained severe spinal injuries after being struck by an unsecured "Roman shield." The magistrate highlighted the company's poor safety record as a factor that increased the severity of the breach.

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First Quantum Minerals, a Canadian mining giant, has been fined $810,000 for a serious workplace accident at its Ravensthorpe Nickel Mine in 2023. A boilermaker was severely injured after being struck by an unsecured piece of heavy equipment called a "Roman shield," resulting in severe spinal injuries. Magistrate Rosemarie Myers ruled that the company's existing poor safety record exacerbated the seriousness of this breach, leading to the substantial fine.

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