Work accident feed · Industry
Deaths and serious injuries at mines, quarries and energy projects, and the investigations that follow.
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A worker was seriously injured at the Crinum underground coal mine near Emerald, Queensland, on Saturday 12 September 2026. The 71-year-old man was hurt during maintenance involving a pressurised air pipe and…
Six contraband incidents at Queensland underground coal mines have prompted a statewide safety alert, with the mine-safety regulator warning that one spark could trigger a fire or explosion. No injury was reported…
Gavin Feltwell, aged 59, was fatally struck while working underground at the Moranbah North coal mine in Central Queensland. The ABC reported on 7 July 2026 that Mastermyne Contracting Services had pleaded…
Families are continuing to seek a permanent memorial for 151 miners killed while working at Mount Isa Mine in Queensland, the ABC reported on 15 July 2026. The record concerns a long…
A mine worker was killed and another seriously injured after a large mining truck struck a light vehicle at the Peak Downs coal mine in Central Queensland on 24 July 2026. The…
On Wednesday, 10 January 2026, work was suspended at the Kidston Pumped Hydro Project, a major renewable energy infrastructure site located approximately 285 kilometres west of Townsville in North Queensland, after a…
On Wednesday, 17 October 2025, Rockhampton Magistrates Court handed down a sentence in relation to the death of experienced miner Clark Peadon, 54, who was crushed by a dragline shoe while conducting…
Anglo American is approaching a critical milestone in the recovery of its Grosvenor underground coal mine, nearly one year after a devastating methane gas explosion shut operations. The mine, located in Queensland's…
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