Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Vale Canada Ltd., a mining and refinery company, has been fined $150,000 after an explosion at a Port Colborne refinery resulted in injuries to five workers.
Blog Post #664 – Potash Miners Trapped
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Twenty-nine miners were rescued after being trapped by a blaze on the ground at a mine in Saskatchewan.
Blog Post #637 – Agrium Mine Gets Maximum Fine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A potash surface mine operator in Saskatchewan has received the province’s maximum fine after pleading guilty to a safety violation in connection with the worker fatality in 2010.
Blog Post #631 – Rock Strike Kills Mine Worker
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A mine worker suffered fatal injuries on April 2, 2012 after being struck by a piece of rock at Lake Shore Gold Corp’s Timmins West underground mine.