One dead, three injured in Lonmin mine accident

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Pretoria- One mineworker was killed and three others injured in an accident at Lonmin's Marikana platinum, on Saturday.

“Lonmin regrets to announce that an employee was fatally injured and three others hurt at its Eastern Platinum #3 Shaft.  We are awaiting further detail,”  the company said in a statement on Saturday.

Spokesperson Sue Vey said: “The safety at our operations is our highest priority in our journey towards zero harm.”

The platinum mine was the scene of deadly clashes between strikers and police last year.-  SAnews.gov.za