Resources workers are worried their employment will be terminated if they raise safety concerns. A healthy reporting culture is far from reality at mine sites. This is the disturbing finding...
Category - Workplace Violence
Workplace unrest continued for several days with dire consequences at a subterranean operation. Authorities are examining why hundreds of employees stayed underground for more than 96 hours. The Gold...
Deadly weapons forced a multinational mineral producer to declare an emergency shutdown. A group carrying axes recently caused a lockdown at South32’s Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO)...
Thousands of employees are likely to be coached again in how to behave at mine sites. BHP recently confirmed its entire workforce would complete so-called “consent training” for the third...
A resources multinational honoured a remote employee who reported a substandard work environment. BHP recently commended a female team member who complained about unsafe conditions at a Newman mine...
A fly-in fly-out (FIFO) worker skipped his medication multiple times prior to assaulting seven people. Authorities recently confirmed Ashley Dean Fildes did not have antipsychotic drugs for nearly...
A resources executive acknowledged his employer was responsible for substandard conditions. BHP accepted fault for the recent deaths of fitter Nathan Scholz and colleague Jody Byrne. Scholz, who was...
A remote employee was convicted of allegedly attacking a coworker who consumed large amounts of alcohol. Former BHP employee Ryan John Zabaznow was recently found guilty of sexually penetrating a...
A remote worker claims she was attacked following excessive alcohol consumption. One BHP employee became sexually assaulted after drinking about 15 mid-strength beers with fly-in fly-out (FIFO)...
An environmental protestor was formally accused of attacking a mine employee in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Coedie McAvoy was recently charged with two counts of common assault. The...
An environmental protestor was recently accused of physically attacking a mine employee in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Coedie McAvoy allegedly intercepted and forced Bravus Mining and...
A mining company will come clean about substandard employment environments in response to a high-profile lawsuit. Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) reluctantly agreed to release documents that WorkSafe...
