Worker dies at sand mine at Lochaline in Lochaber

Lochaline Quartz Sand Ltd confirmed there had been a “serious incident” at the mine but gave no further details of what had happened.

A spokesperson said: “As a result of the incident, a colleague tragically lost their life. Our deepest sympathies are with our colleague’s family, fellow employees, and the local mining community at this time.

“We are working closely with Police Scotland, the Mines Inspectorate and others to investigate this incident.

“As these investigations remain ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”

HSE said its inspectors arrived at the mine on Tuesday.

Quartz sand mined at the site is used for making glass.