A 29-year-old drilling contractor has died at a mining exploration site in Western Australia's northern Goldfields. This is the second fatality this year in the state's resources sector, following the death of a 21-year-old worker at a Kambalda gold mine in April. WA Police attended the scene, and safety inspectors from WorkSafe are traveling to the site for an investigation.
The 29-year-old man is the second fatality in WA's resources sector this year after a 21-year-old died at a Kambalda gold mine in April.abc.net.au/news/drilling-contractor-dies-wa-northern-goldfields/104694006Authorities are investigating after a 29-year-old drilling contractor was killed at a mining exploration site in Western Australia 's remote northern Goldfields.
Saturn Metals managing director Ian Bambrough and other senior management arrived on site on Thursday night. "The Saturn team is shocked and saddened and our deepest thoughts and condolences go out to the family, friends, and colleagues of the deceased worker," Mr Bambrough said in a statement.'Tragic loss': Worksafe
"On behalf of everyone at WorkSafe, I offer my deepest condolences to the worker's family, friends, and co-workers," she said.
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