4 articles tagged with “occupational health”
Nigerian experts have identified carbon monoxide poisoning as the probable cause of recent miner fatalities in Plateau State, exposing systemic ventilation deficiencies in the country's informal mining sector.
A suspected carbon monoxide poisoning event at an artisanal mining site in Kampani Zurak, Wase Local Government Area, has killed dozens of miners, prompting immediate site closure and a federal investigation into safety compliance failures.
A carbon monoxide poisoning incident that killed 37 miners in Plateau state has exposed critical safety gaps in Nigeria's mining sector, even as a new $2 billion financing group led by former UN officials promises to transform the industry.
A fatal incident at an underground mining operation in Wase Local Government Area claimed 33 lives and hospitalized 25 workers following carbon monoxide exposure, exposing systemic ventilation failures in Nigeria's artisanal and small-scale mining sector.