Newfoundland and Labrador's OHS office investigating workplace death
Newfoundland and Labrador's occupational health and safety office is investigating the sudden death of a 38-year-old man at the Tata Steel mine.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) announced the death of the Moncton man, who has not been named, earlier today. No details were released about how exactly he died. It does say his family has been notified.
CBC News reports the provincial police force was called to the site early Thursday afternoon and secured the area with assistance from the Sureté du Québec in Schefferville.
The police force says the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has also been engaged in the investigation.
Tata Steel is based in India and operates an iron ore mine that straddles the border of eastern Quebec and northwestern Labrador. Tata Steel Minerals Canada Ltd. is a partnership between Tata Steel and the Government of Quebec, with Tata Steel owning 82% of the venture and the province owning 18%.
It mines and processes iron ore from multiple deposits over a 30 kilometre stretch of land in the Menihek region, along the border between the two provinces.
