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Gold miner cops $575,000 fine after apprentice paralysed

Summary by Kalgoorlie Miner
Gold producer Wiluna Mining has been fined $575,000 after an apprentice mechanical fitter suffered a permanent spinal injury and became a paraplegic when a wheel assembly weighing more than 750kg fell on him.
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Gold miner cops $575,000 fine after apprentice paralysed

Gold producer Wiluna Mining has been fined $575,000 after an apprentice mechanical fitter suffered a permanent spinal injury and became a paraplegic when a wheel assembly weighing more than 750kg fell on him.

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Kalgoorlie Miner broke the news on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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