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27 Sep 2015

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iol news (So. Africa)

So. Africa: PetroSA employee falls to his death

'PetroSA employee dies in 10m fall', 27 Sep 2015: A PetroSA employee died after falling 10 metres at the Mossel Bay…Refinery…[of] the parastatal…The 45-year-old male employee…fell…during a planned maintenance operation…PetroSA said…“The employee’s next of kin have been informed about the tragic incident. PetroSA is providing support and counselling services to the family of the deceased and [PetroSA] employees.” PetroSA and the SA Police Service were investigating the incident…[O]ther relevant authorities, including the Inspector of Mines and the labour department, were…informed…“…PetroSA…[is] deeply saddened…by the tragic loss of a colleague,”…CEO Mapula Modipa said…“We will fully co-operate with all investigations…At PetroSA strict adherence to safety is sacrosanct and we therefore wish to…[establish] how this incident happened, with a view to ensuring we prevent such occurrences in future,” Modipa said.