Fresh demands for BCL boss� head

In the last two months, three dangerous incidents have been reported at BCL Mine, one of which claimed four lives, leaving six others with serious injuries. The latest incident took place on Saturday, when two workers narrowly escaped death after a cage they were in, went into freefall as they were being lowered into a shaft.

Speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, the workers told their area legislator, Dithapelo Keorapetse in a recent meeting that they were threatened with disciplinary action whenever they complained about health and safety issues in the workplace.  One worker said accidents involving the cage were bound to happen as the machines in question were up for service in 2014, but none had taken place. “The fatal accident could have been avoided if the health and safety standards were fully adhered to. The machine did not even have safety devices to alert of any danger.