Fatality at Peak Downs coal mine | Resources Safety & Health Queensland

Fatality at Peak Downs coal mine

24 July 2026

Please attribute the following to RSHQ CEO Claire Cooper:

"A worker has died and another has been injured in a serious incident that occurred at a Central Queensland coal mine earlier today.

Preliminary information indicates two vehicles collided at the site early this morning.

RSHQ has deployed investigators and coal inspectors to site and is working closely with Queensland Police Service and Queensland Ambulance Service to respond to the incident.

Our thoughts are with the worker’s family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time."

ENDS

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RSHQ Media Team
0457 094 250
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Last updated: 24 Jul 2026

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