Maltby Colliery

RNS Number : 8254D

Hargreaves Services PLC

09 December 2009

 



For immediate release

9 December 2009

HARGREAVES SERVICES PLC 

(the "Company" or the "Group")

Maltby Colliery

Hargreaves Services plc (AIM:HSP), advises with regret that there has been a fatality at the Maltby Colliery. 

The Board of Hargreaves extends its sincere condolences to the family of Mr Jackie Fisher who was discovered by a colleague at approximately 5pm on Monday and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Board of Hargreaves extends its sincere condolences to his family.

Colliery management are working alongside the Health and Safety Executive which will be continuing the investigation. 

Mr Fisher, 52, lived in the Edlington area near Doncaster. He spent all his working life in the mining industry, starting at the Yorkshire Main pit in 1972, before moving to Maltby Colliery in 1985.

Production at the mine recommenced last night.

Commenting on the tragedy, Gordon Banham, Chief Executive Officer, said:

"Our sincere condolences go out to Mr Fisher's family and friends. The loss of a colleague is felt deeply both at Maltby and across the Group. There will be full support for our colleagues who are directly affected."

Enquiries

Hargreaves Services plc	0191 373 4485
Gordon Banham CEO Iain Cockburn, Group Finance Director
Buchanan Communications	0207 466 5000
Tim Anderson, Catherine Breen, Stasa Filiplic
Brewin Dolphin Securities	0113 241 0130
Matt Davis, Graeme Summers

 

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