IOC on trial next month in relation to worker's death
A trial involving the Iron Ore Company of Canada and its role in the April 2011 death of a worker at its Labrador City mine will begin next month.
The company was originally charged with six violations by the province's Occupational Health and Safety Division following the death of Jamie Brace, 38, on April 19, 2011.
Five of those charges were withdrawn last year, however, because there was no likelihood of a conviction.
The one remaining charge alleges the company failed to ensure there was an effective communication system between the person in charge and the employees doing the work, which is an offence under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Charges against an individual were also withdrawn.
A trial is scheduled for two weeks, beginning May 11.
The lawyer for the Crown, Alison Manning, said she plans to call more than 10 witnesses and called the case a "fairly complex matter."
Brace was electrocuted while he was installing an overhead power line at IOC.
The Southern Harbour man was working for the company as a subcontractor at the time.