A 28-year-old Sudbury-area man employed by contractor J.S. Redpath Limited was killed in a mining accident at Xstrata's Kidd Mine in Timmins on Jan. 7.
Richard Roy suffered a “crushing injury to his chest,” according to Matt Blajer, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour.
Blajer said Roy was using a jackleg drill to drill a wall support, while standing on a platform 250 feet above the 8,200 foot level of the mine, when the accident occurred.
The ministry is still trying to determine how Roy came to be injured, Blajer said. Meanwhile, a “stop work order” has been issued for that part of the mine while the investigation is underway.
He said the investigation is proceeding slowly because the part of the mine where the incident occurred is remote, and the transport mechanism to get to that area can only carry one passenger at a time.
Redpath has also been ordered to provide documentation on the training of employees who work in that part of the mine.
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