Hitachi 8t dipper failure

Saw this in the press. Not sure if anyone on here has one of the affected models.
Graham
On 21st March 2018 the arm of an excavator on a BAM Nuttall site failed due to undetected metal fatigue. A riddling bucket was segregating material prior to backfilling when the cylinder brackets, fixed to the upper dipper arm, failed. The brackets and cylinders separated from the dipper arm, resulting in the arm dropping uncontrollably.

The Japanese manufacturer initially issued an alert in May 2016...

Hitachi 8t dipper failure

Hitachi 8t dipper failure