The NSW Resources Regulator is responding to a reported fatal incident that occurred at a mine in the Grawin Opal Fields near Lightning Ridge on 14 October 2020.
A worker is reported to have received fatal injuries whilst working in the shaft of an underground opal mine. Attempts to revive the worker were unsuccessful.
A team of investigators and inspectors from the NSW Resources Regulator has been deployed to the site and a major investigation into the incident has commenced.
As the investigation is underway, no further information is available at this time.
The Regulator will release a preliminary investigation report into the incident once key details are known and within the next 14 days.
