Uncategorized Jury determines miner’s death was an accident SHARE ON: Rocco Frangione, contributor, Friday, Nov. 7th, 2014 A corner’s jury has found that a 28 year old miner at the Kidd Creek Mine died as the result of an accident. Richard Roy died in 2011 when a jackleg drill hit him in the chest, killing him. The jury made several recommendations including creating a best practices document for drillers and more safety training.