A coroner’s inquest in the 2017 death of Ronald Charles Lepage has been announced by the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General.
The 59-year-old died in hospital on April 6th, 2017, from injuries sustained while operating a dump-truck at the Copper Cliff Refinery in Sudbury.
Lepage worked for Cecchetto and Sons, a contractor for Vale, when he was killed while working in the central tailings area for the Clean AER project.
The inquest will look at the circumstances surrounding his passing and the jury can make recommendations to prevent similar deaths.
The date and location will be announced in the near future.