Freeport Worker Dies After Tunnel Collapsed

Jayapura, Papua (Antara) - Robby Hermawan, a worker of mining company PT Freeport operating in Papua, was found dead at around 00.30 hours on Sunday after a tunnel located in a mining area collapsed. Papua regional police command spokesman Senior Commissioner Pudjo confirmed the incident to Antara saying the incident occurred at 4am local time on Saturday at Grasberg Bloc CAV (GBC 2) Level 2760 T in the West Muckby train tunnel and a jumbo jack number 117 had been buried by rocks to cause Roby Hermawan that operated it to instal a tunnel safety equipment on a tunnel roof to die. PT Freeport's rescue team could only find Roby Hermawan's body which was buried in the debris early on Sunday morning, he said. He said the body of the victim had been taken to the hospital in Tembagapura.(*)