Mines Safety Statistics

The following pages (statistics by mining sector) are an initiative to provide information about lost time injuries, high potential incidents and disabling injuries. Also worker/employment figures are included for information.

Latest statistics updated:

• 16 November 2009 - added statistics across the 'whole' of sector for injury types versus causal factors for the 2004-09 period.
• 22 July 2009 - added statistics across the 'whole' of sector for the 2003-08 period.
• 13 March 2009 - report added per sector for the 2003-08 period on the most common lost time injuries - sprain/strains.
• 5 March 2009 - most statistics/reports have been updated from the 1999-03 to 2003-08 period.

Statistics by mining sector (including worker numbers):

• Whole of sector/industry
• Coal open cut
• Coal underground
• Metalliferous open cut
• Metalliferous "other" (surface smelters, etc)
• Metalliferous underground
• Quarries

Queensland mines and quarries safety performance and health report

An annual review of health and safety in the mine and quarry industries with extensive statistical information.

• 2007-2008 report (PDf, 740 kB)*

  • Section 1 Industry safety performance (PDF, 474 kB)
  • Section 2 Health report (PDF, 57kB)
  • Section 3 Workers' compensation data (PDF, 71 kB)
  • Section 4 Sector analysis (PDF, 276 kB)
  • Section 5 Collection of information (PDF, 54kB)

• 2006-2007 report
• 2005-2006 report
• 2004-2005 report
• 2003-2004 report
• 2002-2003 report
• 2001-2002 report
• 2000-2001 report

Contact details

If you have difficulty downloading these documents, please contact:

Safety and Health
PO Box 15216
City East Qld 4002
07 32371631
Email Mr Murray Wiggins