Work remains suspended at the Cannington silver, lead and zinc mine, 300km southeast of Mt Isa, following the accident that killed contractor Michael Auld, 51, on Thursday.
It is believed Mr Auld was crushed between two vehicles. His death was the second at the mine in 13 months.
The industry recorded four deaths in Queensland statewide in the 2006-07 financial year.
Trainee driller Daniel Hensler, 19, died at Cannington on December 15, 2006, when a cage he was working in dropped to the ground.
The newspaper reported that the, Australia Workers’ Union representative in the region Hag Harrison said he had not been allowed proper access to the mine since Mr Auld's death.
"They are so secretive, and it makes it impossible for us to get a clear picture of what has happened," 'Hag' told the Sunday Mail.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Mines and Energy said it would not comment on the incident until a full investigation had taken place.
Cannington mine was one of 10 in Queensland subject to unannounced safety audits conducted by the department last year.
The audits were not released to the public, but a Freedom of Information investigation by The Sunday Mail resulted in the release of eight of them last month.
One of the audits was not released because it was concluded outside the time-frame of the FOI investigation.
The other was withheld because lawyers for Cannington had appealed against the decision to release it.
A spokeswoman for BHP Billiton, owner of Cannington, said the mine was informed late last month that its appeal had failed.
The Sunday Mail reports that the mines whose audits have been made public are Anglo Coal's Aquila Coal Mine and Grasstree Mine (both near Middlemount in central Queensland), North Goonyella Coal Mine (near Moranbah in central Queensland), Balcooma/Dry River South copper mine (near Greenvale in north Queensland), George Fisher lead, zinc and silver mine (north of Mt Isa), Moranbah North Coal Mine (west of Mackay), Cook Colliery (south of Blackwater in central Queensland) and Collingwood Tin Mine (south of Cooktown in far north Queensland).
In December 2006, The Sunday Mail revealed that Cannington mine had suffered a series of potentially deadly rock falls prior to Mr Hensler losing his life.
At the time, the Australian Workers Union called for a full Government investigation into safety at the mine.
A representative was sent to the mine to investigate.However, the AWU claims he was not granted sufficient access.
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