Colombia charges US firm over workers’ deaths
Colombia charges US firm over workers’ deaths
May 14, 2015 5:26 pm
BOGOTA: Colombia will file charges against a US mining company over the death of two workers, alleging violations of workplace safety standards, officials said Wednesday.
The two men working for Alabama-based Drummond in northern Colombia died in March while soldering inside a machine called a pneumatic vibrator. They were crushed by a load of coal.
The Labor Ministry said the American company’s facilities where the deaths occurred lacked proper safety controls and equipment to ensure workers’ well-being.
Drummond is the second largest coal producer in Colombia.
http://www.manilatimes.net/colombia-charges-us-firm-over-workers-deaths/183441/
(Drummond Coal created a horrendous history in Alabama regarding safety for workers, as well.)
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