Investigation launched into Saraji mine fatality
Queensland's regulator for the resources sector, Resources Safety and Health Investigation (RSHQ), has launched an investigation into an incident at Saraji mine on Monday 15 January 2024.
Two men were working in the fuel-bay area of the open-cut mine around midday when an interaction between two vehicles left a 27-year-old coal mine worker with significant crush injuries.
The coal mine worker was taken to hospital but later died from his injuries.
RSHQ CEO Rob Djukic said the death will impact the entire Queensland mining community.
"We'd like to offer our sincere condolences to the family of the victim, his friends and his co-workers," said Mr Djukic.
"As soon as we were notified of the incident, we launched an investigation sending multiple investigators and inspectors from our Serious Incident Investigation Unit and Coal Inspectorate to the site.
"We're also working closely with BMA to find out what went wrong and prevent this from happening again."
As this investigation is ongoing, further information about the incident will be limited.
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Last updated: 16 Jan 2024
