The mining community is in mourning following the tragic death of another worker at the Byerwen Mine site, located west of Glenden.
Emergency services were called to the site at approximately 1.10 pm on Thursday, August 22nd, where they discovered a man believed to be in his mid 50s suffering from critical injuries.
Bundaberg man, John Linwood (56), was fatally injured at the Byerwen mine site and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident involved a collision between a haul truck and a light vehicle, and the details surrounding the accident remain under investigation. It is understood that a loaded dump truck was ascending a ramp leading out of the pit at low speed when the light vehicle approached from behind and collided with it.
Macmahon, the company operating at the mine, has expressed deep sadness over the incident.
Michael Finnegan, Managing Director and CEO of Macmahon, said, "This is a tragic and sad incident which has impacted our whole team.
“We continue to support our people, especially friends and family of our deceased colleague, as well as the dump truck operator."
RSHQ CEO Rob Djukic said that as of Tuesday afternoon (27th August), Byerwen coal mine is able to resume activities provided it can maintain a safe operating environment.
“The RSHQ inspector who issued the directive to suspend the use of heavy vehicles is satisfied the requirements have been met,” Mr Djukic said.
“Our investigation into the incident that caused the fatality on Thursday 22 August is ongoing.
“We can also confirm that the incident involved an interaction between a light vehicle and a haul truck.
“Our investigation will look at what caused this interaction.”
Photo source: Macmahon
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