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NT WorkSafe charges mining company OM Manganese over workplace death of Craig Butler - ABC News

Last updated Monday, August 30, 2021 21:55 ET , Source: NewsService

A mining company is facing fines of up to $35 million over the death of a worker in the Northern Territory two years ago.

Mine superintendent Craig Butler was killed after a wall collapsed at the Bootu Creek Mine, north of Tennant Creek, in August 2019.

The NT's work safety watchdog has today taken legal action against the mine's operator, OM Manganese, laying a total of 24 charges.

The mine's chief operating officer, Trevor Cook, is also facing 14 charges.

More to come.

Read Full Story: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-31/nt-worksafe-charges-om-maganese-over-bootu-creek-mine-death/100420976

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