Posts Categorized As: Mining

Blog Post #1343 – Rock Fall in Hagersville Mine Injures Two Workers, Company Fined $110,000

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

Two workers were injured when a ledge of rock fell on them. The workers were employed by CGC Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario, a company that markets, manufactures and distributes gypsum products, including interior finishing materials and building materials. The company’s underground mine in Hagersville, Ontario.

Blog Post #1317 – Miners Unscathed by Fire in Manitoba

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2015)

A fire broke out in an underground nickel mine in Thompson, Manitoba on April 5, 2015, when a piece of equipment burst into flames after being struck by a large chunk of falling debris. All 39 of the miners escaped unharmed.