BHP’s record of safety failures in Australia

In June last year, BHP was fined more than $75,000 over the death of a worker at Olympic Dam, after it ignored its own safety rules….In 2008-9, five people died at BHP’s West Australian iron ore operations and another in 2009-10 at a WA nickel mine.

BHP may face safety charge Matt Chambers The Australian * February 15, 2011 BHP Billiton could be charged over a 2009 Olympic Dam mine accident in South Australia where a falling ore skip plummeted hundreds of metres and shut down most of the mine’s copper and uranium production for six months.

A SafeWork SA spokesman said the department was still reviewing the accident and was considering whether charges should be laid. If charges were to be laid, they would probably be for failing to provide a safe work place, which has a maximum fine of $300,000 for a first offence…..

In June last year, BHP was fined more than $75,000 over the death of a worker at Olympic Dam, after it ignored its own safety rules. The company was also ordered to pay $20,000 in compensation to the family of the worker, who was killed when he was struck by a heavy piece of equipment in December 2007.

In 2008-9, five people died at BHP’s West Australian iron ore operations and another in 2009-10 at a WA nickel mine…

BHP may face safety charge | The Australian

February 15, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, South Australia | South Australia

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