A Singleton mine worker has lost a $1.2 million compensation bid

By Joanne McCarthy
May 29 2017 - 6:00am
Safety: Hunter Valley Operations coal mine outside Singleton. A mine worker has lost a compensation case for nearly $1.2 million after not following a warning sign to stay on a footpath.
Safety: Hunter Valley Operations coal mine outside Singleton. A mine worker has lost a compensation case for nearly $1.2 million after not following a warning sign to stay on a footpath.

A HUNTER mine worker who sought nearly $1.2 million compensation after slipping has lost his case after a court heard he slipped after leaving a covered cement walkway at a point where a sign said “Use Designated Walkways”.

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