A man has been fired from his job after he openly defecated in front of his co-workers.

Per a recent report by The Australian, Anthony Lear, who had been working as a production technician at BHP WAIO (Western Australian Iron Ore) for seven years, was fired in April after he twice voided his bowels at a mining site.

Lear subsequently contested the termination of his contract.

According to documents obtained from the Fair Work Commission, Lear pooped down a drill hole and then threw his feces down the collar of an active drill hole while working at the Yandi Mine in Western Australia.

However, Lear has contended that he was suffering from diarrhea and other digestive problems at the time.

Lear claims he had no choice but to defecate on-site, or else end up soiling himself, due to a lack of toilet facilities.

Joel Garner, a colleague working at the Yandi mine, and a witness to one of the incidents, said he noticed Lear drop what looked like a rock down a hole, which then hit a gasbag, on March 9.

At the time, Lear allegedly told him: "I took a s**t down the hole."

The Fair Work Commission documents on the hearing state:

"Mr Lear said there was no wind that night, he covered the feces up straight away, treating it like a long drop. He said he primed the drill hole and no one else was involved."

However, the Fair Work Commission ruled that:

"[Lear] secured a new job some six weeks after having been dismissed. He, therefore, sought compensation by way of remedy, rather than reinstatement. based on his conduct, the Respondent had a valid reason for dismissing Mr. Lear.

"Further, Mr. Lear’s dismissal was neither unjust, unreasonable nor harsh. It follows that Mr. Lear’s application is dismissed."

Western Australian Iron Ore recommends to its staff that, if they can't wait to reach a designated toilet facility, they should move away from the blast pattern onto unoccupied land to defecate, for health and safety reasons.

A man has been fired from his job after he openly defecated in front of his co-workers.

Per a recent report by The Australian, Anthony Lear, who had been working as a production technician at BHP WAIO (Western Australian Iron Ore) for seven years, was fired in April after he twice voided his bowels at a mining site.

Lear subsequently contested the termination of his contract.

According to documents obtained from the Fair Work Commission, Lear pooped down a drill hole and then threw his feces down the collar of an active drill hole while working at the Yandi Mine in Western Australia.

However, Lear has contended that he was suffering from diarrhea and other digestive problems at the time.

Lear claims he had no choice but to defecate on-site, or else end up soiling himself, due to a lack of toilet facilities.

Joel Garner, a colleague working at the Yandi mine, and a witness to one of the incidents, said he noticed Lear drop what looked like a rock down a hole, which then hit a gasbag, on March 9.

At the time, Lear allegedly told him: "I took a s**t down the hole."

The Fair Work Commission documents on the hearing state:

"Mr Lear said there was no wind that night, he covered the feces up straight away, treating it like a long drop. He said he primed the drill hole and no one else was involved."

However, the Fair Work Commission ruled that:

"[Lear] secured a new job some six weeks after having been dismissed. He, therefore, sought compensation by way of remedy, rather than reinstatement. based on his conduct, the Respondent had a valid reason for dismissing Mr. Lear.

"Further, Mr. Lear’s dismissal was neither unjust, unreasonable nor harsh. It follows that Mr. Lear’s application is dismissed."

Western Australian Iron Ore recommends to its staff that, if they can't wait to reach a designated toilet facility, they should move away from the blast pattern onto unoccupied land to defecate, for health and safety reasons.