TNMC concludes inquiry on fatal mine accident

The report further states that 30-year old Ntesang Raditsebe was instructed by the plant operator to move to a safer area for repairs after he reported that one of the dozer's tracks was loose.The report says Raditsebe could have sustained a head injury with a possible skull fracture after jumping out of the moving dozer. The bulldozer continued its head-long motion from the tail end of the pit until it hit the fence of nearby Pobepobe farms.

A courageous individual who has previously been in the employ of Moolmans jumped on to the bulldozer and applied the brakes, the report says. Yesterday, Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) secretary general Bob Malele expressed concern that the union is never given mine accident reports.