Should borders be open? "Saracen is currently reviewing principal hazards and controls, conducting workplace inspections and audits, and developing a return to work plan to ensure stoping activities at Carosue Dam can safely resume in the coming days," the company said in a statement.
"Support has been extended to the worker's family and his colleagues. "In parallel, Saracen continues to work closely with the WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety on the investigation into the incident." It's unprecedented. "[We] extend our sincerest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues," the statement said. The incident has tragic similarities to two other fatal accidents at Goldfields mines in the past 13 years. A mining company has been fined $210,000 and ordered to pay costs of $23,000 after a worker died while operating a tracked mobile shovel in Western Australia. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. "The statement said NRW and DIAB were assisting Roy Hill and the relevant statutory authorities with investigations into the accident.Roy Hill declined to comment, but in a statement said it was "saddened" by the incident "during which an individual was fatally injured".Two inspectors from the WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety are travelling to the site as part of an investigation into the death.This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.Roy Hill chief downplays safety breaches at Pilbara mineMan charged with manslaughter over truck crash that killed four police officers'No reason to drive from Melbourne to Wodonga for a Big Mac': Victoria Police shame lockdown breaches'Every reason to believe' tougher restrictions will be needed, Victorian Premier saysAustralian COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows positive results in phase one human trialsThe story of hydroxychloroquine tells us everything that's wrong with 2020Coronavirus update: Thousands protest restrictions in Berlin, cases surge in Japan, India and the PhilippinesOne new COVID-19 case in Queensland linked to recent outbreakPolice officer punched at NSW-Victoria border crossingMan, 83, dies from Crossroads COVID-19 cluster, becoming first NSW death since MayMost of Australia's 201 coronavirus deaths came from these two types of clustersCollingwood coaches hit with $25,000 fine over breach of AFL coronavirus rulesAustralians arrested as PNG police seize 500kg of cocaine after plane crash'Lucky that I got out in time': Millions locked out of Queensland as restrictions come into effectWHO released guidelines on reopening international travel this week. Mr Bowler is chairman of the Eastern Goldfields Miners' Memorial, which provides a place for families of miners killed on the job to remember their loved ones. 1 The iron ore sector remained the State’s largest mineral employer, with an average of 64,618 persons, while gold and alumina were the next largest employers with an average of 31,590 and 7,384 persons respectively. "We understand that this is an environment where accidents can occur, but people should be learning from past accidents. A mining services contractor has died from serious injuries after an accident on Monday at the Roy Hill iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara.
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Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mayor and former resources minister John Bowler offered his sympathies to the worker's family.