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An employee is dead after a “fall of ground incident” at the Mosaic K3 potash mine in Esterhazy on Monday morning. It wasn’t immediately clear exactly what that mean in this case.
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of an employee,” read a social media post from The Mosaic Company.
No further injuries have been reported, the company noted in a statement.
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Mosaic’s said its emergency response team was activated to respond to the fatal incident.
“The site has now been secured and all mining activity has been temporarily halted. A full investigation is underway and Mosaic is working closely with all regulatory authorities,” the mining company said in a statement.
“Support services are being provided through the company’s Employee and Family Assistance Program.”
It expressed its appreciation for the first responders and emergency team for their support in the situation.
Mosaic said the safety and wellbeing of employees is its top priority.
“Our thoughts go out to our colleague’s family and friends, all employees, and the broader community. We ask that the family be given privacy at this difficult time,” the company added.
Unifor local 892 is the union for the mine, and Dan Bailey is the national representative with Unifor. He said the union’s thoughts are with the family as well.
Bailey said a death like this isn’t common in Saskatchewan and it was a tough thing for the workers to be hearing about.
“Our concerns (go) out to all of them, and certainly invite them to use all services available to them in terms of counselling services,” he said.
When Bailey spoke shortly after the incident was confirmed, he said the union wanted to make sure the employees were aware of what happened, that they felt safe, and the it would be investigated properly to address any concerns.
He said the union’s Occupational Health and Safety committee would be deeply involved in the investigation.
“First of all, the proper due diligence has to be done through the investigation, and once that’s concluded then obviously there’ll be some reporting out to the employees,” said Bailey.
The K3 mine is just East of Esterhazy, and the town posted on social media, sending its “deepest condolences” to the family, friends and co-workers affected by the worker’s death.
“Our hearts are with everyone impacted during this incredibly difficult time. Mosaic is an integral part of our community, and we recognize the profound loss being felt by employees, families, and the wider Esterhazy area,” read the post.
The post continued that the community stands together in compassion and solidarity.
The Government of Saskatchewan said it was made aware of the incident Monday morning, and Occupational Health and Safety responded to the mine. The ministry declined to provide any further details.
