AAP
June 11, 2009 10:12am
A MINER trapped by a rock fall for more than 15 hours at a mine in
Western Australia's remote north-eastern goldfields has been rescued.
BHP Billiton spokeswoman Samantha Evans said the 38-year-old man
reached the surface unharmed about 6.30am (WST) today.
Emergency crews worked through the night to rescue the trapped
man who took refuge in a purpose-built safety refuge station.
Ms Evans said a "seismic event" sparked the rock fall at the BHP
Nickel West Perseverance mine at Leinster, 370km north of Kalgoorlie
about 2.30pm (WST) yesterday.
"There were about 70 employees underground at the time of the rock
fall and everyone apart from him came to the surface," Ms Evans said.
"He was in a refuge chamber with electricity, water, air and he could
stand up and move around."
Ms Evans said the father of one was also able to communicate with his wife,
mother and rescue workers from a telephone inside the chamber.
The man has undergone a full medical check and was not injured, she said.
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