Worker dies at Queensland coal mine
A 59-year-old man is dead after suffering critical head injuries while working in a coal mine in central Queensland.
Mining
NT urges safety reviews following serious crush injuries
Northern Territory WorkSafe has issued its first Incident Information Release (IIR) after three crush injuries involving machinery occurred in the territory over the past month.
Worker killed in coal mine shaft collapse
A 60-year-old worker has died and another has been seriously injured after a coal mine shaft collapsed in central Queensland.
Moranbah mine worker suffers head injury at site
A rescue chopper has been tasked to an incident at a mine site near Moranbah, where a worker has suffered a head injury.
Man dies after being crushed by machinery in mine near Coober Pedy
The death of a 43-year-old man crushed by machinery in an underground mine has brought operations at Prominent Hill to a halt.
RSHQ urges caution after coal mine worker injured
Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) has recommended senior site executives ensure all operators are trained and competent in the operation of vehicles after a coal mine worker was injured by a moving vehicle.
Gold miner fined after workers injured driving underground
Australia’s second largest gold producer Northern Star Resources Ltd was fined a total of $150,000 in the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court on 8 March 2021, after two workers were injured in a vehicle collision underground.
Woman killed in underground gold mine
A worker has been killed at an underground gold mine 345 kilometres east of Kalbarri after being struck by a mining vehicle.
One Nation candidate sues mine owner and labour hire firm
Former miner Wade Rothery has launched a $1.6 million lawsuit against his former employers, claiming their negligence left him with a severed thumb and permanent disabilities as a result of two workplace incidents.
A mining contractor fined over bee sting death
Indus Mining Services has been fined $60,000 over the death of a contractor who suffered a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting.
WA gold miner seriously injured in underground accident
An underground miner has been seriously injured in an accident at a gold mine in Western Australia.
Cause of a tyre fitter’s death revealed.
A fatal accident involving a tyre fitter at the Bengalla coal mine in New South Wales in late 2018 has highlighted the importance of conducting a risk assessment on wash bays.
WA court fines Griffin Coal $210,000
A West Australian coal miner has been fined $210,000 over the death of a worker at a Collie mine site in 2018.
Ravensthorpe nickel mine contractor fined over accident
A contractor at a nickel mine in Western Australia’s south east has been fined $11,000 after a machine loaded with pipes rolled and almost injured his daughter and another employee.
Miners fighting for life after explosion
Four men remain dangerously ill on ventilators in a Brisbane hospital with burns covering their torsos and inundating their airways after an underground explosion tore through a Moranbah mine in one of the state’s worst mining accidents in decades.
