Last Monday’s Mahdia mining accident in which 19-year-old labourer Trenton Sebastian lost his life may well have been avoided had known procedures associated with standard safety practices been followed, according to a Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) source associated with the post-accident investigation.
Sebastian and four other employees of the mining operation were reportedly undercutting a 25-foot mine face whilst simultaneously using water jets to fell trees in the direction of the advance.
