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Queensland mines and quarries safety performance and health report 2010-2011
Report summary
This annual publication reports on the safety and health performance of the Queensland mining and extractive industries. The report is based on statistics collected from mines and collated and analysed in DEEDI's lost time accident database.
The number of incidents reported rose from the previous year, indicating better data collection. Highlights of this year's report include:
- a decline in most statistical indicators
- lost time injuries down from 307 to 273 injuries
- days lost to lost-time injuries down from 14 325 to 11 027 days
- days lost to disabling injuries down from 10 977 to 10 313 days
- lost time injury plus disabling injury severity rate down from 311 to 230 days lost per million hours worked
- lost time injury plus disabling injury duration rate down from 34.4 to 27.4 days per injury
- lost time injury frequency rate down from 3.8 to 2.9 injuries per million hours worked
- disabling injuries up from 428 to 505
- medical treatment injuries up from 402 to 811 (for the first time the number of medical treatments include those from metalliferous mines and quarries)
- permanent incapacities up from 47 to 57 injuries or illnesses.
Tragically, 2010-2011 saw the loss of three lives in fatal accidents.
During the year, mines inspectors undertook 1512 inspections and 179 audits. From those inspections some 345 directives were issued, as were 1334 notices of substandard conditions or practices (SCPs). During the period inspectors also investigated some 107 complaints on a wide range of issues and a significant number of hours were expended in investigating high-potential incidents and compliance matters.
The 2010-2011 report was launched in Queensland Parliament by Minister Stirling Hinchliffe on 14 February 2012.
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