A worker has died after suffering a “medical episode” at Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert port in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
The company confirmed the man, in his 30s, died late Wednesday night at the facility near Wickham, about 60 kilometres from the mining hub of Karratha.
“When the medical episode occurred, a mayday was initiated, where first responders quickly attended to our colleague, but very sadly he could not be revived. WA Police and St John Ambulance also attended the scene,” a Rio Tinto spokesman said.
“Our thoughts are with the deceased person’s family, friends, and colleagues at Cape Lambert who have been offered our full support including counselling services.”
St John was called to the incident about 10.13pm but paramedics found on arrival that an ambulance was not needed.
WorkSafe commissioner Darren Kavanagh said the department had received information indicating the man had died of natural causes.
“All workplace fatalities must be reported to the department and WorkSafe investigates those matters to determine if they are work related,” he said.
A WA Police spokeswoman said the circumstances surrounding the worker’s death were not suspicious and a report would be prepared for the coroner.
In an announcement to the ASX on Wednesday, Rio Tinto hailed its safety improvements on the previous quarter, despite facing “challenging” production conditions.
Worker dies at Rio Tinto port in WA’s Pilbara
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