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Underground worker dies after incident at Westgold Resources Limited’s Big Bell mine – ABC News
The worker was airlifted to Perth with critical injuries but died in hospital. Westgold Resources Limited says a full investigation is underway.
An underground worker has died after an incident at Westgold Resources Limited’s Big Bell mine, north-west of Cue in Western Australia’s Midwest.
Westgold suspended operations at the site this morning.
It is understood the worker was airlifted to Perth with critical injuries after she was struck by mobile plant, but died in hospital.
In a statement, executive chairman Peter Cook said a full investigation of the incident was underway.
“This devastating news has shaken all of us at Westgold to our…
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