PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — (Marketwired) — 07/31/13 — Paladin Energy Ltd („Paladin“ or „the Company“) (TSX: PDN)(ASX: PDN) announces with considerable regret that the Company has suffered a workplace fatality at its Kayelekera Mine in northern Malawi. A Malawi national employee, Mr. Khwima Phiri, who was employed in the mine-s engineering workshop, died yesterday morning (30 July) after being struck in the chest by a light vehicle wheel he was inflating at the time. Relevant authorities were notified and the Malawian Police and the Company have investigated the incident, with the findings and outcomes pending.
The Company has expressed its condolences to Mr. Phiri-s next-of-kin. Prior to this tragic accident, Kayelekera Mine had operated for 489 days without a Lost Time Injury.
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Contacts: Paladin Energy Ltd John Borshoff Managing Director/CEO +61-8-9381-4366 or Mobile: +61-419-912-571
Paladin Energy Ltd Greg Taylor Investor Relations Contact +1 905 337-7673 or Mobile: +1 416-605-5120 (Toronto)
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