Kilometres of tunnel stretch beneath the city of Ballarat where a man has died in a rockfall. It's not the first incident the company has seen sparking safety concerns.
A disaster at an underground gold mine in central Victoria has killed one miner, critically injured his colleague and left a mining operator with serious questions over a workplace fatality alleged to have been avoidable.
But there were grave fears for a further two workers, who the union alleged had been "airlegging" — a type of manual rock drilling — beneath unsupported ground. Police have said a "significant amount of rock" fell during the incident, triggering what Acting Inspector Lisa McDougall described as a "complex rescue" with multiple phases.
Ballarat Gold Mine — alongside a number of agencies investigating the fatality — have been hesitant to comment on safety at the site, noting various investigations that are underway.
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