Worksafe NSW launches investigation as site staff told missing detonator and accelerant require other components to activate
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Explosives equipment has gone missing at one of Snowy Hydro’s giant work sites, prompting searches of staff bags and an investigation by WorkSafe New South Wales.
Guardian Australia understands a detonator and booster were unaccounted for on Tuesday at the end of the Monday night shift. A rock blasting crew of six including staff from Snowy Hydro and Orica, an explosives company, initially reported the missing equipment at the Lobs Hole site of the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project.
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