Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Two workers died after a fall of material at the First Nickel Inc., in Chelmsford, Ontario, a mining company.
Blog Post #1087 – Dump Truck Tips Over, Mine Company Fined $70,000 for Worker’s Injuries
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
At the Detour Lake Gold mine, about 185 km northeast of Cochrane, Ontario, on August 24, 2014, A worker hauling rocks in a dump truck being operated in reverse was critically injured when the truck fell and flipped over on its roof. There was no berm (protective barrier) to support the truck and the road gave way beneath the truck.
Blog Post #1062 – Dying to work: We should protect our young
Original Report by: Buzz Hargrove
David Ellis, an 18-year-old student from Burlington, Ont., became entangled in a commercial dough mixer in a bakery. He died on Feb. 17, 1999. It was his second day on a job that was to last only three weeks.
Blog Post #1019 – Miner Thrown, Killed by Vehicle, Glencore Canada Corp. Fined $200,000 in Death
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Glencore Canada Corporation, owner-operator of the Nickel Rim South Mine, pleaded guilty and has been fined $200,000 in the death of a worker who was run over by a vehicle.