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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (10239)	10/29/2002 12:18:01 PM
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This would be a real sucky way to die... (COMTEX) B: Goldcorp Inc. Fined $225,000 for Health and Safety Violation B: Goldcorp Inc. Fined $225,000 for Health and Safety Violations RED LAKE, ON, Oct 29, 2002 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Goldcorp Inc., a Toronto-based mining company, which owns the Red Lake Mine Mill in Balmertown, Ont., was fined $225,000 on October 24, 2002 for two violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that resulted in the death of an employee. On November 22, 2000, a worker was using a stick to scrape a buildup of finely-crushed rock on a pulley mechanism while the conveyor was running. The stick got caught between the pulley and conveyor belt and was pulled into the mechanism. A screw on the end of the stick got caught in the worker's glove and pulled the worker into the mechanism. The worker was killed in the incident. A Ministry of Labour investigation found a guarding device was in place, but was not sufficient to prevent access to the conveyor's pinch point. The investigation also found the worker was not being directly supervised at the time of the incident, which occurred in the ore-crushing house of Goldcorp Inc.'s Red Lake Mine Mill. Goldcorp Inc. pleaded guilty, as an employer, to: 1. Failing to provide sufficient supervision to workers on the night shift performing ore-crushing operations at the Red Lake Mine Mill. This was contrary to Section 25(2)(a) of the act. 2. Failing to take the reasonable precaution of ensuring the pulleys on the No. 2 conveyor in the ore-crushing house were sufficiently guarded. This was contrary to Section 25(2)(h) of the act. Justice Peter Bishop, of the Ontario Court of Justice in Red Lake, fined the company $125,000 on the first count and $100,000 on the second count. --------------------------------------------------------- Court Information at a Glance ----------------------------- Location: Ontario Court of Justice 115 Howey Street Red Lake, Ontario Judge: Justice Peter Bishop Date / Time: October 24, 2002, 11 a.m. Defendant: Goldcorp Inc. Matter: Occupational Health & Safety --------------------------------------------------------- Disponible en francais For more information visit www.gov.on.ca/lab/ VIEW ADDITIONAL COMPANY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION: newswire.ca CONTACT: For further information: Belinda Sutton, Ministry of Labour, (416) 326-7405; Wes Wilson, Crown Counsel, Legal Services Bra ch, Ministry of Labour, (416) 326-7977 News release via Canada NewsWire, Toronto 416-863-9350 -GPOE- Copyright (C) 2002 CNW, All rights reserved -0- KEYWORD: RED LAKE, ON * end of story *