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Worker dies at Queensland coal mine

By AAP Newswire

Mar 26, 2022

Coal is stockpiled — A man has died following an accident at a Queensland coal mine. -AAP Image

A 65-year-old man is dead after suffering critical head injuries while working in a coal mine in central Queensland.

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Police responded to the workplace incident at the Moranbah North mine, inland from Mackay, about 10pm Friday.

The operation is owned by multinational company Anglo American, who confirmed on Saturday that the fatality was the result of an injury sustained in a lifting incident overnight.

"We are devastated by the loss of one of our colleagues at Moranbah North Mine and our thoughts are with their family and friends," CEO Tyler Mitchelson said in a statement.

"We have ceased mining activities at Moranbah North and will undertake a full investigation with relevant authorities so we can understand how this incident occurred."

It's believed the man was an employee of a contractor.

Support services were on site.

State government assistant minister and Member for Keppel Brittany Lauga said the news was awful.Â

"My condolences to this mine worker's friends and family. No one should go to work and not come home. I hope all the first responders are doing ok also," she said on Facebook on Saturday.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press