Johannesburg - Production at Harmony Gold's Unisel mine near Welkom in the Free State has stopped after an employee was killed in an accident, the company said on Tuesday.
"An employee was fatally injured in an engineering related accident while performing maintenance work at Unisel mine near Welkom on Saturday, 4 April 2015," Harmony Gold said.
"Production at the mine has been stopped and an investigation into the accident is under way."
Chief executive Graham Briggs, the board and all colleagues sent condolences to the family and friends of the employee, Harmony Gold said.