Inter-agency approach needed to avoid further industrial deaths at Bosai – Min Hamilton

Bosai Minerals Group is in receipt of the findings of an investigation conducted by the Labour Ministry into the recent fatal accident that claimed the life of Neptrid Hercules back in March.
This is according to Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton, who revealed that the submitted report includes several recommendations which the company must review within a specific timeline.
“One of the important recommendations in the report is (the company has) to continue collaboration with the Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department, Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),” Hamilton related. “That Joint Technical Committee will be established, [and] already they’re working together to continue to pay attention to BOSAI and its operations, so that we never have such an accident and death again,” he added.

The 10-person investigation team handed over the report to the Labour Minister in April, following an approximately month-long investigation into the accident.
In March, Hercules went missing along with the CAT D9T bulldozer he was operating at the time. His body was found several days later after an extensive search.
Reportedly, this was the result of a failure experienced by the overburden dump in the East Montgomery Mine, where he was working, which led to him being covered by the overburden material.

The investigation into this accident reportedly included daytime and nighttime visits to the accident site, verbal and written statements from witnesses and necessary parties, as well as a closer look into the culture of the organization and its expectations of employees.
During the April handover of the report, the team had relayed their intention for this investigation to be used as a template for any related investigations that may occur in the future.