Four Sibanye mineworkers killed in two separate accidents
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- Four mineworkers have died at Sibanye-Stillwater's (SBSW -0.7%) Beatrix and Khuseleka operations in South Africa, the AMCU union says while calling for the resignation of CEO Neal Froneman.
- Initial reports say three mineworkers were crushed at Sibanye's Beatrix operations after a load haul dump machine crashed into the platform where they were working and subsequently drove over them, while a fourth worker reportedly was killed in an accident at the Khuseleka shaft.
- The total number of fatalities in South Africa's mining industry for this year totals ~70, topping the 60 fatalities recorded in 2020 and the 51 fatalities in 2019.
- A strike reportedly could be ahead after wage talks have deadlocked between Sibanye-Stillwater and unions.