A central Queensland coal miner is suing for $1.4m in a negligence claim against her former employer over allegations she was placed at risk due to unsafe work practices. Amber Wensley worked at Coppabella mine, which is owned and operated by Peabody Energy Australia, when she claims she was exposed to a risk of damage and/or injury that should never have happened and has reduced her earning capacity by $1500 a week. The Nebo woman, who was a dump truck driver, claims she now suffers chronic pain and an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood after an unsafe load was dropped onto the tray of her vehicle from an unsafe height.