A mining fatality is being mourned just 18 months after a different workmate passed away. Colleagues, friends and family are reeling after Eli Kelly died at Gold Fields’ Saint Ives mine...
Category - Health & Safety
Severe weather will suspend a North Australian resources operation for almost a year. Tropical Cyclone Megan’s 200km/h winds and 681mm of rainfall is likely to delay production at Groote...
Every resources employee should have their health and wellbeing prioritised, an advocate said. The Queensland Government urged every mining company to put work safety first. “Safety is my...
A loose wire spool unexpectedly toppled, fatally crushing an employee. Authorities recently investigated how a 2.3 metre wide cable drum detached from two steel stands and killed a worker at an...
An accident involving multiple remote workers has set back a major mineral company. Rio Tinto recently confirmed its five year fatality free streak is over, following a fly-in fly-out plane crash...
Two truck employees became crushed under extremely heavy loads. Authorities recently investigated two cases where a heavy vehicle cab and bundle of steel pinned workers. The first incident involved a...
A major mineral producer could start selling part of two Central Queensland operations. Whitehaven Coal recently revealed it would consider divesting significant stakes in its newly acquired...
An employee suffered a deadly fall in suffocating conditions. A 3.8 metre deep chamber had inadequate and untested air circulation when a crew member fatally collapsed. Authorities recently examined...
A mine worker learnt the hard way not to park in a way that prevents other vehicles from entering and exiting. An operator recently thought it was a good idea to park his utility vehicle less than 30...
An inattentive truck worker passed away from serious crush injuries. Authorities recently examined how a concrete pump operator became pinned by heavy machinery on 2 December 2023. “A truck...
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...
A structure unexpectedly fell onto a resources employee. Authorities recently investigated a collapse at an undisclosed Queensland coal operation. A pick and carry crane tried to relocate roof...
