UPDATE: Greater Sudbury Police have released the names of the miners killed in an accident at Stobie Mine June 8. Thirty-five-year-old Jason Chenier and 26-year-old Jordan Fram were killed in the incident.
Two Vale employees were fatally injured late Wednesday (June 8) while working underground at the 3,000-foot level of the company’s Stobie Mine in Sudbury.
Mine rescue was dispatched, however both individuals were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a company press release. The immediate families have been notified.
“This is a devastating loss and our thoughts and prayers go out to the families, friends and co-workers of these employees,” said Jon Treen, general manager, mining and milling Ontario operations, in the press release. “We are concentrating our efforts on supporting the families and our employees at the mine site, and on investigating the incident to understand exactly what occurred.”
The matter is being investigated by the Greater Sudbury Police Services, the Ministry of Labour, and representatives of Vale and the United Steelworkers Local 6500.
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