A 47-year-old man has died at South32's Worsley Alumina refinery in Western Australia.
Emergency services were called to the refinery near Collie, about 200km south of Perth, just before 4am on Saturday.
The man died at the scene, despite immediate first aid being carried out.
South32 confirmed the man, a contractor, had been fatally injured while working at the refinery.
It expressed the company's sympathies and said South 32 was working with the contracting partner to provide support and counselling.
Non-essential work at the refinery has been paused.