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Glencore coal mine

Management receives pay cut for multiple fatalities

A multinational will reduce remuneration for resources executives following workplace deaths. Glencore recently confirmed it would slash the chief executive’s performance incentives because...

Olympic dam truck

Mining giant reports second fatality in three months

A major resources producer twice failed to ensure workers return home safely from duty. BHP recently confirmed a pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle at the Olympic Dam mine. “We are...

Augusta mine evacuation

Workers evacuate mine due to fire

Resources employees were forced to leave their posts when their workplace caught ablaze. Dozens of workers recently evacuated Mandalay Resources’ Augusta mine, 60km east of Bendigo. The Country...

Collapsed silo

Authorities investigate sudden roof collapse

A mining materials company will be questioned about a major failure. SafeWork is widely expected to examine what caused a 42 metre tall domesilo to suddenly collapse at Hallett Group’s Port...

Water bottle fire

Water bottles cause fire at mine

Liquid containers were responsible for creating a workplace hazard, authorities found. Investigators recently blamed a fire on improperly stored water at an undisclosed mining operation in South...

Prominent Hill underground mine

Worker fatality delivers pay cut for mining boss

Management at a modern resources company paid for a workplace tragedy. OZ Minerals confirmed its chief executive lost nearly 40 per cent of his short-term incentive (STI) award due to a recent...

15 Australian workers killed on the job

Fifteen Australian workers have been killed at work this year so far, according to statistics by SafeWork Australia. As at February 17, there have been three fatalities in the transport, postal and...