Mining industry suffers another fatality
Gold miner Harmony Gold Mining Company on November 2 reported that an employee had been fatally injured following a shaft-related incident at its Doornkop mine, near Soweto, on Sunday afternoon.
“We are deeply concerned about the unfortunate incidents at our mines and will continue to drive our safety humanistic transformation initiative, to reinforce a proactive safety culture throughout our company,” Harmony CEO Peter Steenkamp said in a statement.
The board, executives and management of Harmony extend their prayers to the families, friends and colleagues of the deceased.
The relevant authorities and stakeholders have been informed. Mining activity in the affected area has been halted while an investigation is under way.
The mining industry and union have in recent weeks expressed concern about the regression in the health and safety performance in the industry.
The Minerals Council South Africa last week called for the MineSafe summit to be held as soon as possible after the local government elections to "urgently address the regression in safety".
The number of fatalities so far this year are higher than the number of fatalities recorded over the comparable period of 2020.
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