A worker has died when they were struck by a train at a BHP rail yard in the West Australian town of Port Hedland. 7NEWS
town of Port Hedland.BHP has suspended its WA iron ore operations for 24 hours following the incident and counselling services are being provided.“All of us at BHP are devastated by this tragic event,” iron ore president Brandon Craig said.
“Of course, that is nothing compared with the grief and loss being felt by the person’s family, friends and colleagues.The mining giant said police had attended the site and safety regulators including the Office of National Rail Safety had been informed.Counselling services have been made available to workers in Port Hedland.
The death is the first in WA’s mining sector since October when two tragedies unfolded within a horror few days. A worker was killed at Capricorn Metals’ Karlawinda gold mine site near Newman, just two days after a man died at the Hamlet underground mine near Kambalda.
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