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Nyrstar restarts output after worker suffer burns at Tasmania zinc plant

Production has resumed at Nyrstar’s Australian zinc operations in the southern state of Tasmania after an incident at the weekend in which a worker suffered significant burns, the company said on Monday.

“Early in the morning (on Sunday) … an incident occurred at Nyrstar Hobart in the electrolysis department resulting in a worker receiving significant burns. The worker is currently in hospital receiving medical treatment,” Nyrstar said in a statement.