An independent report commissioned by the Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy has warned that the mining industry in the state was stuck in a ‘fatality cycle’, which would continue unless significant changes were made to how the sector operated.
Six fatalities occurred between June 2018 and July 2019, with finding that the rate of fatalities was likely to continue at current levels if the industry continued to take a similar approach to safety, and use the same philosophies and methodologies that have been adopted over the last 20 years.