The Queensland Coal Mining Board of Inquiry has called an extensive list of witnesses from Government, Unions and Anglo American to provide evidence in surrounding the underground gas explosion at Grosvenor Mine near Moranbah which resulted in the hospitalisation of five miners with severe burns. In addition to the Grosvenor incident, the inquiry will examine 27 high potential incidents that occurred at Grosvenor mine between 1 July 2019 and 5 May 2020 as well as a number of high potential incidents at Grasstree, Moranbah North and Oaky Creek North underground coal mines.
First to take the stand will be chief mining safety bureaucrat, Mark Stone, who has overseen the troubled mining safety regulator in the wake of thousands of high potential incidents and mining deaths in the State. Mr Stone, together with Mine Safety Commissioner, Kate Dupreez has reportedly overseen a range of changes to regulatory activities in the State including the apparent ‘watering down’ of regulatory enforcement activities.
Mr Stone is currently Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Resources Safety and Health Queensland.
The inquiry will initially examine the role of the regulator in the context of the gas related incidents in Queensland Mines.
Other early high profile witnesses for the Queensland Coal mining board of inquiry include Queensland’s Chief Inspector Peter Newman and Stephen Smith (Regional Inspector of Mines).
The inquiry has not called any independent expert witnesses at this stage.
The inquiry will be live streamed here
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Queensland Coal Mine Board of Inquiry – Witness List
Day | Witness |
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4 August | Mark Stone – Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Resources Safety and Health Queensland |
4 August | Peter Newman – Chief Inspector of Coal Mines Resources Safety and Health Queensland |
4 August | Stephen Smith – Regional Inspector of Mines Resources Safety and Health Queensland |
Day | Witness |
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5 August | Kelvin Schiefelbein – Underground Mine Manager Grasstree Mine |
5 August | Braedon Smith – Ventilation Officer Grasstree Mine |
5 August | Tim McNally – Operations Manager Grasstree Mine |
Day | Witness |
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5 August | Kelvin Schiefelbein – Underground Mine Manager Grasstree Mine |
5 August | Braedon Smith – Ventilation Officer Grasstree Mine |
5 August | Tim McNally – Operations Manager Grasstree Mine |
Day | Witness |
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6 August | Peter Noton – Explosion Risk Zone Controller Grasstree Mine |
6 August | Shaun Stingle – Explosion Risk Zone Controller Grasstree Mine |
6 August | Josh Smith – Explosion Risk Zone Controller Grasstree Mine |
6 August | Graeme Read – Explosion Risk Zone Controller Grasstree Mine |
6 August | Luke Shackleton – Explosion Risk Zone Controller Grasstree Mine |
Day | Witness |
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7 August | Scott Fraser – Explosion Risk Zone Controller Moranbah North Mine |
7 August | Kelvin Sloan – Longwall Coordinator Moranbah North Mine |
7 August | Michael Lerch – Underground Mine Manager Moranbah North Mine |
7 August | Jason Hill – Industry Safety and Health Representative Construction, Forestry, Mining and Engineering Union |
7 August | Stephen Woods – Industry Safety and Health Representative Construction, Forestry, Mining and Engineering Union |
Queensland Coal Mining Board of Inquiry Witnesses Week Two
Day | Witness |
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10 August | Gus Wilson – Explosion Risk Zone Controller Oaky North Mine |
10 August | Luca Pantano – Ventilation Officer Oaky North Mine |
10 August | Michael Downs – Underground Mine Manager Oaky North Mine |
10 August | Joe Barber – Site Safety and Health Representative Oaky North Mine |
11 August | Jim Hoare – Site Safety and Health Representative Grasstree Mine |
11 August | Richard Harris – Site Safety and Health Representative Grasstree Mine |
To be determined | To be determined – Corporate Representative Oaky Creek Holdings Pty Ltd |
Witness | |
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12 August | Paul Brown – Inspector of Mines Resources Safety and Health Queensland |
12 August | Mark Lydon – Inspector of Mines Resources Safety and Health Queensland |
Queensland Mining Board of Inquiry Witnesses – Week Three
Day | Witness |
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17 August | Tyler Mitchelsen – Head of Metallurgical Coal Anglo American plc Chief Executive Officer Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd |
17 August | Warwick Jones – Head of Human Resources Anglo American plc – BC Met Coal |
Day | Witness |
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18 August | To be determined – Corporate Representative Anglo American (CapCoal Management) Pty Ltd |
18 August | To be determined – Corporate Representative Anglo American (Moranbah North Management) Pty Ltd |
Witness | |
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To be determined | Damien Wynn – Site Senior Executive Grasstree Mine |
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