Queensland mining company fined $7m after death of 'beloved Poppy'
A Queensland mining company, Mastermyne Crinum Operations, has been fined $7 million after being found guilty of industrial manslaughter in connection with the 2021 death of worker Graham Dawson, who was killed in a roof collapse at the Crinum underground mine. The court ruled the death was avoidable and criticized the company's unsafe work methods and lack of consultation on safety changes. Dawson's family delivered emotional victim impact statements, expressing lasting grief over the loss of the beloved father and grandfather.
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Mastermyne Crinum Operations fined $7m after 2021 on-site death of Graham DawsonLBy Lottie TwyfordVBy Vanessa JarrettTopic:Courts29m ago29 minutes agoFri 1 May 2026 at 3:16amGraham Dawson, 62, was killed at the Crinum underground mine during a roof collapse in September 2021. (ABC News: Vanessa Jarrett)abc.net.au/news/mastermyne-crinum-operations-sentenced-industrial-manslaughter/106629458Link copiedShareShare articleA resources company found criminally negligent over the 2021 death of a beloved father and grandfather at a central Queensland mining site has been fined $7 million.Graham Dawson, 62, was killed in a roof collapse at the Crinum underground mine near Emerald on September 14, 2021.The Bowen Basin mine is owned by Japanese firm Sojitz Corporation and operated by Mastermyne…
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