Tanaka Chare
An artisanal miner died after being electrocuted at a mine shaft at Midway Syndicate Mine, Mberengwa at around 1100 hours.
According to the Midlands Liason Officer Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko, the now deceased Washington Makora allegedly went down the 97 meter deep shaft with his two colleagues while the other two remained at outside monitoring electrical switches.
” The now deceased has been identified as Washington Makora whose age is yet to be established. He allegedly commenced duty together with four other workmates.”
Makora and two others went down into a 97-metre-deep shaft while the other two remained outside monitoring electrical switches.
Inspector Mahoko noted that Ngonidzaishe Gashura who was with Makora got out of the shaft to fix an electric problem with their pump, upon his return he was welcomed with a smoke coming from the shaft.
“Ngonidzashe Gashura (41) who had gone down the shaft with Makora got out of the shaft to fix an electrical problem with their pump. Upon returning he was met with a bout of smoke coming from the shaft. It was discovered that Makora had been electrocuted and died on the spot.”
He aware the public to leave technical jobs like fixing electrical fittings in the hands of trained personnel.
” Technical jobs such as fixing electrical fittings in this case, should always be done by qualified personnel.”
