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A man died in a pit in the Illapel commune, in the Coquimbo Region, after the land from which it was extracting minerals give in and cover it completely.
The accident occurred at the “Revancha” shaft, located in the Los Cristales sector, where the 73-year-old victim went to work.
Detectives of the #Bicrim #Illapel They are conducting the first investigation into the death of a 73-year-old man, who would have been trapped in a mining shaft after a collapse. pic.twitter.com/XFrAP1yZap
– PDI_Coquimbo (@PDI_Coquimbo) September 4, 2020
He Subprefect Williams Mora, head of the PDI Criminal Investigation Brigade Illapel explained that “at a time when (the older adult) came out of the pit, the ground would have yielded, covering it completely.”
According to the information provided by the PDI, a witness to the event tried to help the victim, identified with the initials JDAS, but when confirming that it had been completely buried, gave notice to the authority and firefighters, Who they work to rescue the body to transfer it to the Legal Medical Service.
Accident will be reported to the Public Ministry
From the National Geology and Mining Service (Sernageomin) it was reported that this accident will be reported to the Regional Prosecutor’s Office of Coquimbo to determine possible responsibilities.
“There is still informal and illegal mining to eradicate, which, despite the oversight action, we have seen that has been activated in recent months by the rise in the value of copper and the unfortunate unemployment in the country as a result of the pandemic“, said Alfonso Domeyko, National Director of Sernageomin.
Detectives of the #Bicrim #Illapel They are conducting the first investigation into the death of a 73-year-old man, who would have been trapped in a mining shaft after a collapse. pic.twitter.com/XFrAP1yZap
– PDI_Coquimbo (@PDI_Coquimbo) September 4, 2020
So far this 2020 there have been nine fatal mining accidents, with 10 deaths. Four of the nine accidents have occurred in irregular tasks.
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