B.C. mushroom farm tragedy in hands of coroner's jury

CBC News Wednesday 16th May, 2012

It's now up to five members of a coroner's jury to sift through a morass of contradiction, alleged neglect and missed opportunities to determine what should be done differently to prevent another accident like the one that killed three mushroom farm workers in 2008. Testimony at the inquest into the deaths wrapped Tuesday with tearful family members begging for workplace safety improvements. "Today I'm not here for my benefit, I'm here to help ...

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