NUM reports fatality at Gold Fields Kloof Mine November 3, 2009
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Tuesday reported a fatality at Gold Fields' Kloof Mine near Carletonville.
The trade union said the mineworker lost his life after being struck by a snatch block while working the night shift.
"This brings to 145 the number of mineworkers who lost their lives in the line of duty this year," said NUM.
"Contrary to what many argue, death in the industry remains a corporate norm and those who hint that the figures are down may never have gone through the pain of losing a loved one through deliberate acts of both ignorance and negligence," the trade union said in a statement.
It called on the Department of Mineral Resources to order shaft closure and called on its members to observe a day of mourning.
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