A faulty stopping device is likely to have caused an underground employee fatality. Authorities recently examined circumstances surrounding a mine worker who was unresponsive and died on 28 April...
Category - Fall From Heights
Dozens of anti-mining demonstrators were detained after delaying fossil fuel operations. Climate change protestors were recently arrested for trespassing and stopping a coal train for four hours near...
A multinational mineral producer resumed subterranean operations before determining how two remote workers died. MMG recently restarted operations at its Dugald River underground mine, 65km northwest...
A mining services group will establish a dedicated team to reduce workplace deaths and injuries. Perenti Group recently started setting up a new safety transformation taskforce to improve work...
Authorities want to examine resources operations more often for compliance. The Queensland Transport and Resource Committee recently recommended increasing unannounced Resources Safety and Health...
Tributes are flowing across Australia after two remote mine workers were declared deceased in northwest Queensland. MMG recently confirmed Barminco fly-in fly-out (FIFO) employees Dylan Langridge and...
Forensic image analysis is underway for two resources employees who became lost in northwest Queensland. MMG recently deployed drone technology to help locate a light truck operator and passenger who...
Colleagues, loved ones and fans are reeling from a workplace tragedy in Queensland. Ron Selig reportedly tried to repair a storm damaged workshop roof and free-fell to the ground on 26 November 2022...
A young man quickly realised a major mining thoroughfare is no place for ‘monkeying’ around in Central Queensland. The 15-year-old thought it was a great idea to climb the Aurizon coal...
A mining contractor suffered a fatal fall from the top of unexcavated overburden. An equipment operator recently plunged to his death from the top of a highwall at an undisclosed mine site...
An underground mine employee passed away after machinery slipped and became covered in a chemical mixture. An excavator recently slid over an elevated loading pad and was engulfed in lime dust. The...
A multinational mining company was penalised for failing to prevent a vehicle from falling into a cavity. Golden Grove Operations recently pleaded guilty to failing to provide a safe work environment...
