Worker dies at Moa mine operated by Sherritt company

The Canadian company Sherritt International He mourned the death of an employee at the Cuban mineMoa Joint Venture (JV) due to a “vehicular accident” that occurred at the facilities of the nickel plant located in the province ofHolguin.

“Sherritt is deeply saddened by this tragic incident.”said Leon Binedell, president and CEO of Sherritt in a briefstatement released this Monday by the company, a world leader in the extraction and refining of nickel, cobalt and other metals.

“We work hard to prevent accidents and we are fully committed to understanding the root causes that led to this incident to prevent future incidents from occurring in our operations,” adds the note, which stressed that the safety and well-being of its employees is a priority for that company. employees.

Sherritt opened an investigation into the incident and is working with Cuban authorities to find the cause of the incident.

Although the statement released did not specify when the accident occurred nor the nationality or identity of the deceased, on social networks some Internet users claim that it occurred last Saturday, that the deceased is Cuban and that he was hit by a vehicle at the facilities. of the Pedro Soto Alba plant.

Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada,Sherritt International It is dedicated to the production of nickel, cobalt and oil, as well as the generation of renewable energy and the development of mining projects in Canada and other countries, including Cuba.

La minaMoa Joint Venture (JV) is a 50/50 partnership between Sherritt andGeneral Nickel Company S.A. which mines and processes nickel laterite deposits in Cuba to refine them into finished nickel and cobalt from its refinery in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Workplace accidents in Cuba

During 2023, several workers have been injured or died in work accidents in Cuba.

Last week aColombian worker fell from the top of a scaffolding at the Moncada cement factory, in Santiago de Cuba, and was helped by medical personnel from the international clinic of that province.

In the middle of this same month, the "Antonio Sánchez" sugar mill (Covadonga mill), in Aguada de Pasajeros, province of Cienfuegos, reported that in the early hours of Thursday, April 13A Central worker, just 21 years old, died, after falling "into the sugar funnel." Another young man linked to the event was hospitalized in critical condition.

In that case theThe fatal victim was identified as Diosvany Dariel Cabrales Valdés, a worker in the Basculador and Molino area, who was in the manufacturing area when he fell into the sugar funnel.

At the end of March, a 36-year-old Cuban who worked as a custodian at the Urbano Noris sugar mill, in the province of Holguín,He also died after being caught by machinery conveyor known as “worm”, apparently while trying to collect sugar.

At the beginning of April, two workers died and two others were injured after a fatal collapse in the chimney of the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant, in the province of Matanzas.