Appin mine injury could cost South32 $1.5 million

Glen Humphries
Updated June 29 2021 - 12:22am, first published May 5 2021 - 3:00pm
Legal action: A 2019 incident at Appin mine that saw Jeff Rapley lose two toes is being taken to court by the NSW Resources Regulator. PIctures: supplied
Legal action: A 2019 incident at Appin mine that saw Jeff Rapley lose two toes is being taken to court by the NSW Resources Regulator. PIctures: supplied

South32 could face a million-dollar legal payout over a 2019 incident at Appin mine in which a miner lost two toes.

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Glen Humphries

Glen Humphries

Senior journalist

I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.

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