Directors
: C A Carolus (Chair), N J Holland
†
** (Chief Executive Officer), P A Schmidt** (Chief Financial Officer), K Ansah
#
, A R Hill , R P Menell, D N Murray,
D M J Ncube, G M Wilson
†
British, Canadian,
#
Ghanaian, ** Executive Director
Company Secretary:
T L Harmse
Gold Fields Limited
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MEDIA RELEASE
SOUTH DEEP FATALITY
Johannesburg, 27 May 2014:
Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields)
(JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) regrets to announce that an
employee at the South Deep Project in South Africa this morning lost
his life in an industrial-type accident in an underground satellite
workshop at the mine.
This is the second fatal accident of a similar nature at South Deep over
the past 10 days. The previous incident, in which one employee lost
his life, was also an industrial-type accident, and occurred on
Saturday, 17 May 2014.
The relevant authorities have been notified and all activities in the
affected area have been suspended pending an inspection by
management and the authorities.
Nick Holland, Chief Executive Officer of Gold Fields, said: “Our
heartfelt condolences go out to the family, friends and colleagues of
the deceased. Management will do everything possible to support
them in this hour of need.”
“We are deeply shocked by these tragic incidents as they follow a
period of more than three years in which the mine had reported only
one fatality, which occurred over a year ago.”
“These latest incidents have expedited a recently commenced and
comprehensive review of all safety protocols, procedures and
standards across the mine, because if we cannot mine safely we will
not mine. We will act decisively to address any weaknesses identified
by the review,” Mr Holland added.
The impact of these fatalities on production for the remainder of the
year, together with the potential impact of any proposed remedial
action arising from the mine-wide safety review referred to above, will
be announced as soon as possible.
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