Benjamin Rangiwhakaputaia WHITE
Age at Death33
Date Of Death1 November 2015
Place Of BirthNew Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
OccupationScaffolder
Spouse's NameElizabeth
ChildrenTwo children.
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Alcoa Refinery, Kwinana, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
White, a contractor from New Zealand, fell to his death while working at considerable height. Conflicting reports said Mr White fell between 10 to 40 metres to his death.The Department of Mines and Petroleum, who is investigating the incident, said the contractor had entered a digester vessel that had no scaffolding and fell a "considerable distance" to the bottom of the vessel.
Place Of Burial
Taranaki, New Zealand
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
MSW
Married
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Place of marriage
12 April 2008. Hamilton, NZ.