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2022 Moranbah North

25/03/2022 - Moranbah North Mine - Mechanical / Load Fall

A mine contractor suffered critical head injuries and died onsite in a lifting incident at an underground mine near Moranbah.

Emergency services were called to the Moranbah North mine, about 210km west of Mackay, at 10.09pm with reports a worker had suffered serious injuries.

A police spokeswoman said a 59-year-old man suffered critical injuries and he died at the scene.

Multiple Queensland Ambulance crews were tasked to the mine but were stood down after the first unit arrived at the incident.

Mines inspectors from Resources Safety and Health Queensland are on-site and have commenced an investigation.

Anglo American owns Moranbah North, an underground longwall operation that produces hard coking coal.

The mining giant confirmed the worker, an employee of a contracting partner, was fatally injured in a lifting incident

This accident claimed the life of Gavin Feltwell

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Accident information will be updated when it is released from an official source.