WorkSafe WA is investigating the death of a mine worker at FMG's Christmas Creek iron ore mine, south of Nullagine. Source: Supplied
A MAINTENANCE worker has died at FMG's Christmas Creek minesite, the first death at a WA mine in almost two years.
Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources Safety Executive Director Simon Ridge said a contractor aged in his mid-twenties sustained fatal crush injuries while working in an ore processing plant.
The man was employed by Fortescue's contractor Crushing Services International (CSI).
A team of DMP mines safety inspectors will arrive at the site today to commence a thorough investigation, while operations at the incident site have been suspended.
"Our thoughts are with family, friends and colleagues who have been impacted by this tragic incident," Mr Ridge said.
"This is a sad day for the entire Western Australian resources industry.
"Our safety inspectors and investigators will now commence a full and thorough investigation into this incident, to get to the bottom of how this has occurred."Mr Ridge urged everyone involved in onsite mine works to be vigilant.
"Know the hazards in your workplace and employ the right risk management processes to control them," he said.
Electrical Trades Union WA secretary Les McLaughlan said the union had previously raised general concerns about CSI's safety practices and specific concerns about the kind of work the man was undertaking.
"This man's death is a tragedy and we believe it may have been prevented if CSI had listened to our concerns about its safety practices,'' he said.
"Working on live equipment is inherently dangerous.
"What we need to know is whether the company took any extra safety precautions after we raised these concerns.''
The incident also highlighted the danger of people working alone at night, Mr McLaughlan said.
Resources Minister Gary Gray said the death was sad and unfortunate.
"We went nearly two years without a mine site death - the longest period in the mining history of Western Australia,'' he told a mining conference in Perth.
"Our industry will feel grief and sadness for the family.''
The last WA mines fatality occurred in August 2011, with 2012 recording its first fatality-free year in more than a century.
Fortescue Metals Group sent an announcement to the Australian Stock Exchange this morning about the worker's death.
In the announcement, company secretary Mark Thomas said the relevant authorities and the man's family had been notified.
"Chaplaincy and counselling services are being made available to colleagues and to the family members who have been notified of the incident," Mr Thomas said.
Operations director David Woodall said the company was saddened by the incident.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the worker's loved ones at this time," he said.
"Mining and processing operations at the mine were suspended overnight.
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