Police will prepare a report for the Coroner after the death of a man at Lightning Ridge last week, NSW Police say.
About 3pm on Friday 4 November 2016 a 52-year-old man was working in an underground mine in the Grawin Opal Fields.
It is believed that while the man was attempting to make a repair to a hoist in the sump area of the mine.
Police have been told that the man was struck by a steel bucket that fell into the sump which caused significant crush injuries.
A work colleague contacted emergency services and Ambulance paramedics descended into the mine but were unable to revive the man.
Police from Castlereagh Local Area Command established a crime scene at the location and commenced their inquiries.
The officers will work with SafeWork NSW and the Mines Department investigators.
Police from Lightning Ridge will prepare a report for the Coroner outlining all the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.
