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May 23, 2015 News
Post mortem examinations conducted on the bodies of the ten miners killed in the Mowasi mining pit collapse have revealed that they died of asphyxiation and multiple blunt force trauma about the body.
This means that the miners would have suffocated and been battered by the mass of dirt and rock descending upon them. Some of the burials were completed immediately after the post mortem exam, while others are scheduled for today.
Dead are Leyland Jones, 38, called ‘Foots’ of Grove, East Bank Demerara, who was the gold operations General Manager; his nephew Jason Trotman, 21; of Samatta Point, Grove Housing Scheme; Raymond August of 229 Bent Street, Dartmouth, Essequibo; Bobby Brittlebank of 98 Wislock Housing Scheme, Linden; Michael Gardner of Better Hope, ECD; Sheldon and Orlando Clario; Desmond Martins; Trevon Phillips and Nanmore Kurt.
The injured have been identified as Alex Green, 28, of Lima Essequibo Coast; Regan Green, 21, of Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast; Collymore Lewis, 34, of Moraikobai Mission, Mahaicony; Sheldon Adams, 32, of Beehive, East Coast Demerara; Lazarus Andrews, 49, of Nappi, Central Rupununi and Henry Xavier, 37, of Paramakatoi, North Pakaraima.
GGMC INVESTIGATION
The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), has already completed its investigation into the fatal incident and ruled on Tuesday that several unsafe mining practices led to the tragedy.
The GGMC revealed that Imran Khan, owner of the mining operation, had been following dangerously unsafe mining practices as far back as 2013.
GGMC, following their investigations into the tragedy, ruled that the operator failed to adhere to standard safety practices when mining beyond 50 feet.
Further, the GGMC ruled that the pit limits were too narrow to allow for safe operation, especially with the current mining method being used.
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