Hefty Fines After Australian Underground Mine Worker Dies in Pit

‘The death of any worker is one too many, and industry must learn from this tragedy.’

An overall view of the Cadia mine in New South Wales, Australia, on on Jan. 8, 2010. Jacky Ghossein/AFP via Getty Images

Two mining companies and a shift supervisor have copped A$1.57 million (US$1.06 million) in fines after a worker drove a loader into a massive underground hole and died amid lax safety procedures.