Richard Pigeau died while operating a scooptram at Glencore’s Nickel Rim South
The provincial inquest into the mining-related death of Richard Pigeau, 54, began in the Sudbury courthouse today, with words from his family and information regarding the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development’s health and safety policies, as well as some insight into his death on Oct. 20, 2015.
The events of the day in 2015 showed Pigeau reporting on time for his shift and heading underground at 7:37 a.m. Pigeau operated a Load, Haul, Dump Machine at Glencore’s Nickel Rim South Mine. Though Pigeau is said to have been driving the normal operating speed, he was not wearing a seatbelt. Pigeau’s daughters, Julie and Nathalie, spoke through tears of the father they loved, and the sadness they held.
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