InstitutionClaim Cited
Vale and the Brumadinho dam disaster
Vale's Córrego do Feijão tailings dam failed above an occupied worksite after warning signs, adverse stability evidence, fragmented risk ownership, and compromised certification failed to stop it, killing 272 people and contaminating the Paraopeba watershed.
How can a mining company possess extensive safety data and professional controls yet organize them so that no signal acquires enough authority to prevent catastrophe?