Mine tragedy 'must not become a pattern' warns MP

"The miner who died in the explosion was one of my constituents who lived in East Cleveland. My immediate thoughts - and I have no doubt the thoughts of the entire local community - are with his family and friends. We cannot allow this death to go unmarked. Over the last decade and a half, the mine has been a safe working environment, certainly compared to years past where accidents were more frequent.
However, In the space of just a few months we have seen two tragic incidents. I am concerned that this must not become a pattern. Mines legislation requires a full investigation, and I need to be reassured that this will indeed happen. I would also want to be reassured that recent redundancies at the mine have not altered day to day working practices to the extent that risk may have been allowed to creep back in. In the near future I will want to meet with both the mine owners, ICL Ltd, and the mine unions on these issues."