11 dead and 75 injured in an elevator collapse in South Africa’s platinum mine. According to platinum mine workers in South Africa, on Monday evening at the end of the work shift when the mine workers were using the elevator in the platinum mine of South Africa, suddenly the elevator fell about 200 meters, which caused the death of 11 people and injured 75 people. became. The injured workers were taken to the hospital.
Nico Muller, the CEO of Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats), said while expressing regret for the elevator fall at the South African platinum mine: “The company has started the necessary investigation to find out the cause of the elevator fall.”
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An elevator collapse in South Africa’s platinum mine has raised concerns about mine safety. South Africa is the largest producer of platinum in the world. This country had about 49 deaths due to mining accidents in 2022, which is a decrease of 74 compared to the previous year.