The death of a 37-year-old worker who died after a mine collapse in Victoria overnight could have been avoided, union officials believe.
Australian Workers Union Victorian branch secretary Ronnie Hayden said two workers were performing a manual style of mining known as "air legging" when the rockfall occurred.
"It's devastating because it should have been avoided. They shouldn't have been doing that task in the mine," Hayden said. Dozens of police, paramedics and members of the Country Fire Authority's Oscar 1 Mine Rescue Team rushed to the Woolshed Gully Drive mine site when the collapse was reported. "This is absolutely devastating because we have lost another worker and no worker should die at work.
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