Yet another accident at BCL :: Mmegi Online

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Two workers at BCL Mine cheated death last Saturday after a cage they were using to descend into the mine missed its planned stop. The two miners were safely evacuated through an escape hatch 27 metres below where the cage was scheduled to stop.

The incident is the latest in a string of accidents at the mine, which include the May 29 disaster in which four miners fell to their deaths after a rope holding their cage snapped. On June 20, a miner was injured after being hit by a rock from blasting operations, about 850 metres below the surface.

In the latest incident, a cage transporting two employees that was supposed to stop at the 340-metre level, “over-travelled” to 367 metres below the surface. BCL Mine’s marketing and public relations manager, James Molosankwe, said the two workers were not injured as safety protocols kicked in to halt the cage.

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Yet another accident at BCL

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Two workers at BCL Mine cheated death last Saturday after a cage they were using to descend into the mine missed its planned stop. The two miners were safely evacuated through an escape hatch 27 metres below where the cage was scheduled to stop.

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