Mining company Coronado Curragh charged three years after death of Clark Peadon at coal mine near Blackwater

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Mining company Coronado Curragh has been charged with breaching health and safety obligations that allegedly resulted in the death of 54-year-old Clark Peadon.

In short:Clark Peadon was a beloved husband and father, as well as a volunteer rural firefighter.abc.net.au/news/coronado-curragh-charged-clark-peadon-death-blackwater-coal-mine/104601614A mining company has been charged with breaching health and safety obligations that allegedly resulted in the death of a worker at its central Queensland coal mine.

Mr Peadon was a resident of The Caves, a rural fire service volunteer, and an experienced dragline operator who had worked at the open-cut mine since 2006. In a statement to the ASX on Thursday, the company said the safety of its workers was its most important priority and it was committed to an injury-free workplace.

Mr Smyth said while the proceedings were unlikely to bring closure for his family, he hoped there would be some answers as to why he lost his life in the workplace.

 

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