$100 Device Could Have Saved Sullivan Mine Victims
If workers at the Sullivan Mine in Kimberly had been equipped with a $100 device commonly used in the oil industry, four people might still be alive, a coroner's inquest has heard. The air monitor wasn't required gear because safety regulations for mine workers are out of synch with those of other hazardous fields of work, an expert witness testified.
As the coroner's inquest into the Sullivan Mine deaths resumed its fourth day of hearings, the families of the four victims made a joint statement to say that they were generally satisfied with the recommendations made from several experts.
They are now waiting to see those recommendations put into effect. Four hundred and twenty-one days after losing his wife, Kim, George Weitzel said progress is too slow. "We're already marching towards the next tragedy," he said.
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Francis Plourde
