Company announcements Home » Investors » News » Company announcements » Loss-of-life incident at Kusasalethu 2021 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Loss-of-life incident at KusasalethuDecember 13, 2021Johannesburg, Monday, 13 December 2021. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” and/or “the Company”) regrets to report that one of its employees tragically lost their life following a winch-related incident on Friday morning. The incident occurred at its Kusasalethu mine, near Carletonville, in the Gauteng province. Mining activities in the whole operation were stopped until the areas were declared safe. The affected area has remained closed pending an in-loco inspection into the cause of the incident. The relevant authorities have been informed and the family of the deceased colleague will receive the necessary support and counselling. “The board, executives and management of Harmony are deeply saddened by this tragic incident. We are doing our utmost to ensure these incidents do not occur and continually strive to improve the safety culture throughout all our operations. Safety is a core value at Harmony and remains a priority as we seek to eliminate work related injuries and accidents. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the deceased.” said Peter Steenkamp, chief executive officer of Harmony. For more details, contact: Sihle Maake Head of Communications +27 (0)83 722 5467 Jared Coetzer Head of Investor Relations +27 (0)82 746 4120 Mashego Mashego Executive Director: Corporate Affairs +27 (0) 82 767 1072 Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony), a world-class gold mining and exploration company, has operations and assets in South Africa and Papua New Guinea (PNG). Harmony has more than 70 years’ experience in the industry. Company assets include one open pit mine and several exploration tenements in PNG, as well as 9 underground mines and 1 open pit operation and several surface sources in South Africa. In addition, Harmony owns 50% of the significant Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project – a tier 1 asset – in a joint venture in PNG. The company’s primary stock exchange listing is on the JSE with a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The bulk of our shareholders are in South Africa and the United States. Additional information on the company is available on the corporate website, www.harmony.co.za.
