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Investigation launches into workplace injury at Voisey's Bay mine

On Saturday, a Voisey's Bay mine worker was injured by a "fall of ground" and is currently in stable condition. The incident is being investigated.

Employee was taken to hospital and is in stable condition, says company

Abby Cole · CBC News ·
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An overhead photo of a nickel mine.
On Jan. 24 an incident at the Voisey's Bay mine in northern Labrador hospitalized an employee. (Vale)

A worker at the Voisey's Bay mine in northern Labrador was injured in a “fall of ground” — an incident where the ceiling of an underground tunnel collapsed — on Saturday.

In a statement to CBC News, a Vale Base Metals official said the worker received emergency care on site and is now in stable condition in hospital.

The company said it notified the regulatory authorities and the incident is being investigated.

“Underground activities in the immediate area of the incident have been secured and we are working through a safe return to operations,” reads the statement.

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Abby Cole

Abby Cole is a journalist with CBC News in St. John's. She can be reached at abby.cole@cbc.ca.

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