Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. has agreed to a fine of C$280,000 in the February 2014 death of a potash worker (GM Feb. 24, 2014). The 31-year old died at the Cory mine when ore fell and struck him. Another employee also had non-life threatening injuries.
A PotashCorp spokesman told Green Markets that the company appeared in court Dec. 9 to accept responsibility and it is taking major steps to assure that such an incident does not occur again; including increased bolting to mine ceilings; use of ground penetrating radar to better picture the stability of ceilings; and the automatic installation of brattices.
The company estimates that it is spending some $10 million in new safety-oriented technologies at its mines.