A Kalgoorlie Super Pit supervisor is under fire for comments on Facebook that made fun of workers who complained of bullying and intimidation on site, after the problems were raised in WA State Parliament.
An assistant and sometimes acting supervisor at Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Tony Brown, used a Facebook site for Super Pit employees to ridicule some workers as "wimps and sooks".
Mr Brown also said on Facebook that some workers who raised their "ugly little heads" would have them "smashed in".
The comments come amid widespread concern over safety in the resources sector, which has had five fatalities in 15 months.
The revelations follow complaints lodged in WA State Parliament by Greens MP Robin Chapple that supervisors at KCGM victimised, intimidated and bullied workers at the Super Pit and Mt Charlotte gold mining operations. Mr Chapple said that the bullying and intimidation prevented workers from complaining about safety issues.
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