One person died at the Sibanye Stillwater Komanani mine on Monday, 25 June after being caught by a scraper.
A media statement released by the company stated that the worker died after entering a scraper path. Sibanye said the reasons for the tragic incident are yet to be determined.
“The board and management of Sibanye-Stillwater extend their sincere condolences to the families and friends of our deceased colleague.
This is another sad incident and all efforts are being focused on addressing this perplexing increase in safety incidents,” the company said.
Read more here: Four miners killed at Sibanye-Stillwater
Sibanye also said an investigation will be carried out by the management, the Department of Mineral and Resources, and other stakeholders.
“We look forward to the support and contribution of all our stakeholders at the second safety summit which has been convened by Sibanye-Stillwater for this Friday, 29 June, in order to collectively address these incidents, prevent the loss of lives at our operations and re-establish our safety record.”
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