Workers at the Royal Australian Mint in Australia report a serious near miss involving a three-ton coin press. Multiple outlets describe an incident in which a worker narrowly avoids being crushed after the heavy equipment tumbles. The event has prompted a safety response from the Mint, including a $1 million pledge aimed at improving workplace safety measures. The reporting characterizes the footage as showing the risk posed by the falling or moving press machinery and the potential for severe injury during coin production operations. While details about the immediate causes, whether any official investigation has been launched, and the specific safety changes proposed are not fully set out in the summaries provided, the common elements across sources are that the incident occurred at the Royal Australian Mint, involved a near miss where a worker escaped injury, and resulted in a commitment of $1 million toward safety. The Mint’s pledge is presented as a response to the incident and as part of efforts to reduce similar risks in the future.
Near miss at Royal Australian Mint prompts $1 million safety pledge
Workers at the Royal Australian Mint in Australia report a serious near miss involving a three-ton coin press. Multiple outlets describe an incident in which a worker narrowly avoids being crushed aft...
- A near miss occurs at the Royal Australian Mint involving a three-ton coin press.
- A worker narrowly avoids being crushed by tumbling or moving machinery.
- The incident is described with reference to footage of the hazardous event.
- The Royal Australian Mint announces a $1 million safety pledge in response.
- Reports focus on improving workplace safety after the incident.
This is the staggering moment a worker narrowly escapes being crushed by a tumbling three-ton coin press.
19 hours agoThis is the staggering moment a worker narrowly escapes being crushed by a tumbling three-ton coin press.
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