Mexican mine rescue on going 21 Aug 2022

[Sean the Miner]

I'm seeing news of a flooded coal mine in Mexico, with divers going in to help rescue. Vice news seem to have latest English reportage of it thus far..... https://www.vice.com/en/article/4ax3jm/mexico-miners-trapped . Does anyone know better? I'm putting together a little round up of H&S news for folks (miners) at work (a mine).

 

[mikem]

Seems to be pretty much up to date. Google can translate: https://almomento.mx/no-hay-filtracion-a-mina-el-pinabete/

 

[Cantclimbtom]

Minor updates...

Protección Civil alista nuevo plan para rescatar a mineros en Sabinas - Almomento | Noticias, información nacional e internacional

Los mineros quedaron atrapados el 3 de agosto, cuando se derrumbó un área contigua de una vieja mina que estaba llena de agua.

almomento.mx

3rd August is a long time now, a coal mine with no ventilation working, desperate times. Still hoping for some rescues.

"...But old problems continued to surface, with reports of the company buying coal adulterated with soil and signing contracts with prestanombres, or straw men, often low-level employees, whose names are used to shield mines’ actual stakeholders from any eventual wrongdoing or accident..."
Doesn't sound like the owners were hot on safety, even by local standards. Maybe they were lax about surveying and safety margins too?