The National Union of Mineworkers is extremely saddened at the loss of another of our members in a fatal incident at Maltby Colliery.  An investigation is taking place and we will not comment further until the full facts emerge. Jackie Fisher, aged 52, was pronounced dead following an incident at Maltby Colliery on Tickhill Road, Rotherham yesterday afternoon (07 December 2009). Mr Fisher, who was married, had been an employee at the colliery since 1985 and had worked in the mining industry for 27 years.

Chris Kitchen (National and Yorkshire Area Secretary) states "We are becoming increasingly concerned at the number and frequency of fatalities in the mining industry, eight miners having been killed in the past few years. This adverse trend must be reversed and the National Union of Mineworkers will at National, Area and Branch level assist in both the investigation into this latest fatality and ensuring that safety is the top priority in our industry."