An Australian mining services company has fired up to 15 workers who posted on YouTube a video of themselves performing their underground version of the Harlem Shake.
The workers, employed by Barminco, were part of an overnight crew working at the Agnew mine, in Western Australia, owned by Gold Fields.
Barminco, based in Perth, could not be reached for comment after a dismissal letter sent to the workers was obtained by the local newspaper. The company said in the letter that the stunt breached the company's "core values of safety, integrity and excellence".
Gold Fields spokesman Sven Lunsche said yesterday: "Underground mining has strict safety standards as there are accidents and fatalities. The Barminco management saw this as a breach of standards."
A Facebook page has been set up to call for the reinstatement of the sacked miners.
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