00:00 Today the court heard Mr Goss, who was working as a contractor at the mine, had gone to collect
00:07 a load of ore four years ago in the early hours of January 23, but didn't return.
00:13 A concerned co-worker went to check on him and found a large void with an upside down
00:18 bogger on its floor, but no sign of Mr Goss.
00:22 He died of blunt trauma to his chest and his body was recovered weeks later.
00:27 Unity Mining, the mine's parent company at the time, has pleaded guilty to a failure
00:32 to comply with health and safety duty.
00:35 Today the court heard Unity failed to ensure the drive Mr Goss was working on was stable
00:40 and that the fill used was strong enough.
00:42 Mr Goss' family was in the court today.
00:45 His sister, Tamika Goss, said her world stopped when she learned that her brother had died,
00:51 and described the pain of him being there one minute and gone the next.
00:56 Unity Mining will be sentenced next month.
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