CITIC Pacific Mining has rejected the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union’s (CFMEU) claims that it put workers at risk at its iron ore mine.
The CFMEU says the miner jeopardised the safety of miners by allowing up to 16 miners to travel on a grader at its Cape Preston mine in the Pilbara.
The workers were loaded onto the machine while floodwaters blocked local roads and stopped mining operations.
The miner claims while workers were carried on the vehicle risk assessments were done every step of the way and it is certainly not a common practise.
Worksafe Western Australia says it has received a complaint about transport safety at the mine and paid a visit to the site.
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