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Father-to-be killed on BHP mine site

  •  23 February 2009
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BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) suspended operations at one of its Queensland mines after a man was killed on 20 February 2009.

The coal miner says the employee of an Australian communication solutions provider was killed when the ute he was driving collided with a piece of heavy machinery at its Blackwater mine.

Sadly, the deceased’s wife is eight months pregnant with the couple's fourth child. A spokesperson for the woman says she wanted to thank her husband's employer, management at the mine and the community for their support in the family's hour of need.

Police and investigators from the Department of Mines and Energy are investigating the incident.

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