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Mine union welcomes Paul McGuire inquest findings

‘The long wait for answers shows that tragic incidents like these must be fully investigated’

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25th May 2020 4:05 PM

Father of two Paul McGuire was killed in a mine gas trap at Grasstree mine.

‘Grossly deficient’: CQ mine death findings revealed

The Central Coroner said poor record keeping directly led to the death of Paul McGuire.

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22nd May 2020 4:05 PM

Mackay Coroners Court heard the job card Paul McGuire was issued had the wrong location for a gas sensor inside Grasstree mine.

INQUEST: Call for disciplinary referral over mine death

‘It is inconceivable … that a hatch behind which contains such danger has no signage on it at all’

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19th March 2020 5:03 AM

No road tape across an entry to the goaf inside Grasstree mine where electrician Paul McGuire was found dead on May 6, 2014.

Paul McGuire inquest

Solicitor Andrew Busch, Paul McGuire's wife Melissa McGuire and barrister Michael de Waard leave Mackay courthouse after...

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18th March 2020 4:03 PM

Mine safety system labelled ‘totally inadequate’

‘At the moment there seems to be two systems running with respect to industrial fatalities’

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18th March 2020 6:03 AM

Father Paul McGuire was killed in mine gas trap in 2014. His death is the focus of a coronial inquest in Mackay.

Mine death inquest: ‘Our hearts are broken’

The sister of a fallen CQ mine worker gave an emotional tribute during an inquest into his death.

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09th March 2020 5:03 AM

Daniel Springer, who died in August 2017 at a CQ mine, was affectionately described by his sister as more teeth than face when he smiled.

BMA bans large wear plates after miner’s death

Mine death inquest hears wear plate linked to death at CQ mine of almost ‘unprecedented’ dimensions.

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06th March 2020 9:03 AM

Daniel Springer died in a workplace incident in August 2017 at Goonyella Riverside Mine.

INQUEST: Origin of wear plates linked to CQ mine death

A former BMA worker says particular wear plates were the result of ‘miscommunication’.

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05th March 2020 11:03 AM

Photo of the work platform Independent Mining Services worker Daniel Springer was working on when he was removing extremely large wear plates from an RH340 bucket in August 2017 at Goonyella Riverside Mine.

Excavator bucket linked to mine death not fully examined

The 30-year-old boilermaker died at a CQ mine while cutting a large excavator wear plate into sections.

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03rd March 2020 4:03 PM

Daniel Springer died while working at Goonyella Riverside Mine in August 2017.