Queensland's mining industry regulator has effectively shut down the Byerwen coal mine, where a 56-year-old Bundaberg man died on Thursday afternoon.
Two coal mine workers have died in on-site accidents within weeks of each other in Queensland's Bowen Basin.After an on-site fatality, the second in three weeks, Queensland's mining industry regulator has suspended the use of all heavy vehicles at the Bowen Basin coal mine.What's next?
"We need to allow the mine to continue with some activities because it would be unsafe if it were to cease operating suddenly." QCoal said the man who died this week was employed by contractor Macmahon, which has offered counselling to workers. "There's got to be some stern action, because we owe it to the workers to return home safe each and every day."Mr Stewart said Queensland has the toughest safety legislation in the world, but that investigations would help improve measures.
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