Paige Counsell, the WA miner who passed away in a tragic accident at the Big Bell mine, has been remembered by colleagues and family in a moving service in Perth. Paige was fatally injured after...
Tag - Fatality
Information on fatal mining accidents across the globe are contained in Australasian mine safety journal archives. read detailed accident investigation reports and other reports ranging from on the scene reporting of fatal accidents to information on court proceedings associated with fatal mining accidents.
Lake Shore Gold has confirmed that a medical-related incident occurred at the Timmins West Mine in North Eastern Ontario, Canada where a 55-year-old sub-contractor died of an unspecified condition...
Two site senior executives have been charged for serious mine safety breaches related to the death of Brad Duxbury at the Carborough Downs Mine. Jeremy Futeran charged with failing to meet health...
The NSW Resources Regulator has welcomed the $70,000 fine and conviction of Mr Tony Glenn Cummings for an incident that resulted in the death of a worker at Mineral Claim 44507 in the Mulga Rush Opal...
A mineworker has died from tragic injuries after being struck by plant at the Westgold (ASX: WGX) Big Bell Gold mine in Western Australia. According to available information, a female mineworker...
On 11 September 2020, the defendant, a large concrete company pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for breaching s 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (the ‘Act’)...
An inquest into the deaths of three workers at Mt Lyell copper mine in Tasmania has heard its seismic activity was within a normal range. Alistair Lucas, 25, and Craig Gleeson, 45, died in December...
WorkSafe Victoria’s decision not to prosecute over the death of Graeme Edwards at EnergyAustralia’s Yallourn power station two years ago is a denial of justice for Graeme and a blow to workers’...
A local court has sentenced 22 people to jail for their involvement in a mine accident that left 22 dead and 28 injured in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2019. Photo taken on Feb...
The USA Government, Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA has reported a mine rehabilitation accident involving a hydroseeder that occurred on October 9, 2020. According to the report, a...