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BHP has suspended iron ore operations in Western Australia for at least 24 hours after a worker was hit by a train and died at company rail yards on the ...

[Brad Thompson](/by/brad-thompson-gyvn7t)writes across business and politics from Western Australia for The Australian Financial Review. The Office of National Rail Safety and WorkSafe in WA have also started investigations into how the worker was killed. No one was harmed in the 2018 incident, but it caused a big disruption to operations and an overhaul of safety procedures. A full investigation will be undertaken by BHP to understand what has happened.” Brad is based in our Perth bureau. “All of us at BHP are devastated by this tragic event.

A worker has died after a rail-related incident overnight at BHP's Boodarie facility near Port Hedland.

[Peter Milne](/by/peter-milne-p535u2)covers business for WAtoday, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald with a focus on WA energy and mining.Connect via “All of us at BHP are devastated by this tragic event. The organisation is investigating the incident, which is also under investigation by the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator.

A worker has died after a rail-related incident overnight at BHP's Boodarie facility near Port Hedland.

[Peter Milne](/by/peter-milne-p535u2)covers business for WAtoday, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald with a focus on WA energy and mining.Connect via “All of us at BHP are devastated by this tragic event. The organisation is investigating the incident, which is also under investigation by the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator.

Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) has suspended operations for 24 hours for a safety stop. The site Incident Management Team has been activated, and police have ...

The site Incident Management Team has been activated, and police have attended the scene. Counselling services are available for the team there, and we are encouraging anyone affected by this incident to contact our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider. BHP is working closely with the relevant authorities and we will also undertake a full investigation to understand what has happened.

BHP has suspended its Western Australian iron ore operations for 24 hours after a worker was hit by a train and killed at a rail yard in Port Hedland.

The mining giant said police had attended the site and safety regulators including the Office of National Rail Safety had been informed. “All of us at BHP are devastated by this tragic event,” iron ore president Brandon Craig said in a statement. “Our hearts are with them at this time and we will provide any support that we can.”

The incident happened about 9.30pm on Tuesday. BHP has suspended its WA iron ore operations for 24 hours following the incident and counselling services are ...

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The world's largest miner BHP Group has suspended its Western Australian iron ore operations for a day after a worker was struck by a train at its Port ...

[(BHP.AX)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/BHP.AX) has suspended its Western Australian iron ore operations for a day after a worker was struck by a train at its Port Hedland iron ore facility, it said on Wednesday. “It is with deep sadness that we confirm a member of BHP's WA team was fatally injured in an incident at our rail yard in Port Hedland last night," Brandon Craig, BHP's group president for Western Australia iron ore, said in a statement. BHP halts Western Australia iron ore operations for a day after worker dies

It is understood the worker was at the Boodarie rail yard when the tragedy unfolded. BHP WA Iron Ore asset president Brandon Craig confirmed the fatality at the ...

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PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Diversified miner BHP has reported a fatality at its rail yard in Port Hedland. The company said on Wednesday that its Western ...

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BHP Group Ltd. has suspended all iron ore operations in Western Australia's Pilbara district after a worker was killed on Tuesday night at a rail yard in ...

A worker has died after being struck by a train at a BHP site in northern Western Australia. The mining giant said the worker, a 51-year-old man, ...

The WA Mining and Energy Union said it would also investigate the circumstances of the accident. The WA mining safety regulator, the Office of National Rail Safety and WorkSafe were informed of the fatality and police were preparing a report for the coroner. The company - one of Australia's biggest mining corporations - suspended mining operations for 24 hours following the accident.