Safety performance reports and statistics

The following reports and data provide insights into the health and safety performance of Queensland's mining and quarrying industries, and the activities of the Queensland Mines Inspectorate.

Mines and quarries safety performance and health reports

This report analyses industry performance using accident and incident data collected from Queensland mines and quarries on an ongoing basis.

The performance measures aim to focus the attention on areas of safety and health priority and encourage implementation of strategies to further improve safety and health performance.

• Reports and supporting data released by Resources Safety & Health Queensland for the year 2019 onward
• Reports and supporting data released by the former Department of Mines for the years 2010–30 June 2019

Safety statistics

The following data is based on statistics collected by us from mines and quarry sites throughout Queensland. For more information on how data is collected and analysed, read the Queensland mines and quarries safety performance and health report or email dataanalytics@rshq.qld.gov.au.

Incident frequency rates

Incident frequency rates data shows the quarterly frequency rates for serious accidents, high potential incidents, recordable injuries, lost-time injuries and disabling injuries for each major industry sector, for the period 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2021.

Worker numbers

Mining industry worker numbers data shows the number of workers by mine and sector, as of 31 December 2021.

High-potential incidents

This data covers events that cause, or have the potential to cause, a significant adverse effect on the safety or health of a person. Data is categorised by hazards identified, incident type, major equipment and worksite location.

High-potential incidents (HPI) in Queensland mines, 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2021

Serious accidents

This data covers events that cause the death of a person or a person to be admitted to a hospital as an in-patient for treatment for the injury. Data is categorised by hazards identified, major equipment and worksite location.

Serious accidents (SA) in Queensland mines, 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2021

Mine site safety performance

This data provides a range of performance measures for individual mines.

Safety performance of individual mine sites, 2018–19 to 2020–21

• surface coal
• underground coal
• surface minerals
• underground minerals
• quarries.

Also consider...

• Read the annual report of the Commissioner for Mines Safety and Health for information on the activities of the Queensland Mines Inspectorate.
• Visit the mining accident database website for more information on Australian and international mine accidents and disasters.
• Read about our regulatory performance framework and access regulatory activity data.