Tragedy At One of Vale's Mines In Sudbury

[flyingdutch]

so tragic... and to have so many accidents in such a short period of time... hopefully a greater effort is placed on workplace safety and precautions... I know every job has it's own risks and accidents can happen anywhere and anytime (not just in mines, though admittedly it's a little higher risk than some other jobs)... but there is no excuse for such a prevalence recently.

thoughts are with all who are involved, the families & friends of those who have died, but also the men & women who are out of work while this mess is sorted out

[kanewtz]

so tragic... and to have so many accidents in such a short period of time... hopefully a greater effort is placed on workplace safety and precautions... I know every job has it's own risks and accidents can happen anywhere and anytime (not just in mines, though admittedly it's a little higher risk than some other jobs)... but there is no excuse for such a prevalence recently.

thoughts are with all who are involved, the families & friends of those who have died, but also the men & women who are out of work while this mess is sorted out

There is no interruption in salary/pay for those who are not at work.

[aussie]

so sad

[Lynn49]

I didn't catch the local news, has his name been released? My Dad was shift-boss in the reverbs many years ago and so proud of his men's safety record...this would have made him so sad....When are you expecting to be called back in...any idea?
I just read on The Star's site..Stephen Perry, bless him...

[Littlemoe0]

My heart goes out to all the loved ones, it's is so very tragic.

[kanewtz]

I didn't catch the local news, has his name been released? My Dad was shift-boss in the reverbs many years ago and so proud of his men's safety record...this would have made him so sad....When are you expecting to be called back in...any idea?
I just read on The Star's site..Stephen Perry, bless him...

No idea when to return to work. Hopefully soon.

[Lynn49]

I'm delivering a Marriage Certificate to a couple I married last week, but this morning she's been called to a Vale safety meeting...and hoping to hear more about what happened and why...With all the safety precautions in place, why? Just...why?!

[Judstir]

So sorry to read of these deaths. Prayers offered for the families and all mine employees.

[Lynn49]

The shutdown of our 5 mines continues while Vale and the workers' union work together to review safety regulations in place as well as the recent accident..no word on how long the shutdown will continue...

[kanewtz]

I was back at work today.

[Lynn49]

Are they back to full staff, Kanewtz? Is anyone saying anything about the tragedy and how it happened?