Read the latest safety news from across the Mining and Energy Union.
- Tragedy strikes at United Wambo
The Mining and Energy Union is devastated by the tragic death of Paul Phillips, a proud MEU member who worked at United Wambo in the Hunter Valley. The shot firer was fatally injured in an incident involving a mobile processing unit (MPU), a specialised vehicle used in blasting operations, at the operation at around 1.30… Read more: Tragedy strikes at United Wambo - Tragedy strikes at Peak Downs
The Mining and Energy Union was shocked and deeply saddened by the news of a fatality at Peak Downs in the early hours of Friday, 24 July. MEU member Andreas ‘Andrew’ Loizou was killed in an interaction between a light vehicle and a haul truck, while an additional worker and first responder were both evacuated… Read more: Tragedy strikes at Peak Downs - Landmark report launched as we celebrate 150 years of Check Inspectors in coal
The Mining and Energy Union today announced the release of the Guardians of Mine Safety report, coinciding with a historic milestone – 150 years since worker-elected Check Inspectors were first legislated in the New South Wales coal industry. The anniversary recognises that the Check Inspector system in coal is the world’s longest continuous model of… Read more: Landmark report launched as we celebrate 150 years of Check Inspectors in coal - Remembering Pike River
A new film about the 2010 Pike River mining disaster in New Zealand shows the families’ long fight for justice for 29 men killed on the job. To promote the film and an important conversation about mine safety, the MEU hosted Pike River family members and activists Anna Osborne and Sonya and Daniel Rockhouse for… Read more: Remembering Pike River - Justice served by historic industrial manslaughter penalty
The $7 million fine and recorded industrial manslaughter conviction handed down by the District Court in Brisbane today is a watershed moment in the fight for justice for miners killed at work. Today’s sentencing of Mastermyne Crinum Operations relates to the 2021 death of experienced mineworker Graham Dawson, and is the first successful prosecution of… Read more: Justice served by historic industrial manslaughter penalty