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Sunday World reports that yet another mineworker at Harmony Gold’s mining operations has died, following an underground incident on last Thursday morning.
The tragic event, which took place at Harmony Gold’s Mponeng mine in Carletonville, Gauteng, was announced by the gold mining company in a media statement released on Friday evening. It brings the body count of workers who have died underground at Harmony’s mining operations since March 2023 to a staggering 13 (details of each case contained in Sunday World report). The deadly work incidents bring into sharp focus Harmony Gold’s safety record. “We are doing all we can to prevent safety incidents through embedded and proactive risk management practices alongside our humanistic safety culture transformation journey. Our thoughts and prayers go out to every single person affected by these tragic events,” said Beyers Nel, chief executive officer of Harmony. Harmony’s group chief executive Beyers Nel indicated that: “The safety and well-being of our employees is, and will always be, our number one priority … We are committed to zero harm, and yet recent events remind us that we must do more with urgency, with unity, and with unwavering resolve.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Mpho Sibanyoni at Sunday World
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