Sudbury contractor killed at Xstrata's Kidd Mine.

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A 28-year-old Sudbury-area man employed by contractor J.S. Redpath Limited was killed in a mining accident at Xstrata's Kidd Mine in Timmins on Jan. 7.

Richard Roy suffered a "crushing injury to his chest," according to Matt Blajer, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour.

Blajer said Roy was using a jackleg drill to drill a wall support, while standing on a platform 250 feet above the 8,200 foot level of the mine, when the accident occurred.

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The ministry is still trying to determine how Roy came to be injured, Blajer said. Meanwhile, a "stop work order" has been issued for that part of the mine while the...

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