Fatality at Harmonys Central Plant
Johannesburg. Wednesday, 18 March 2009. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony) regretfully
announces that an accident in the mill section at its Central Plant in the Free State yesterday
afternoon resulted in the death of a technical official.
Management together with the Department of Minerals and Energy commenced investigations today.
Work at the milling section of the plant has been stopped until further notice.
Harmonys Chief Executive Officer, Graham Briggs and his management team, express their sincere
condolences to the family of the deceased.
Harmony continues to address safety through its behavior-safety initiatives that have been rolled
out to all of its operations. The continuous communication on safety in the working place as well
as off the job is receiving priority attention from all stakeholders involved.
ends.
Issued by Harmony Gold
Mining Company Limited
18 March 2009
For more details contact:
Tom Smith
Chief Operating Officer
South Region
on +27 (0)84 499 6051
or
Graham Briggs
Chief Executive Officer
on +27 (0)83 265 0274
or
Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate & Investor Relations
on +27 (0)82 888 1242
Corporate Office:
Randfontein Office Park
P O Box 2
Randfontein
South Africa 1760
T +27 (11) 411 2000
www.harmony.co.za
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