The locomotive guard died in the mine's number two shaft, killed by hoppers while he was working, the union said.
More than 120 workers have been killed in mining incidents this year and the NUM said thousands more have "been sent home to die due to occupational diseases and injuries."
-By Robb M. Stewart, Dow Jones Newswires; +27 11 783 7848; robb.stewart@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
10-16-09 0514ET

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