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Ddasaccident294, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident294, Hd-Aid
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A TCN (Third Country National) worker decided to fire an “ARMBURST” AT Rocket. It fired and hit another TCN who was watching from a few metres away. He was struck in the chest and killed.
Ddasaccident293, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident293, Hd-Aid
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During loading, it is believed that a 120mm PEPA mortar was dropped and detonated. The resulting explosion spread to similar items already loaded and a massive explosion killed four of the loaders nearest to the truck and the ex-pat supervisor. The supervisor may have been walking away from the truck or been in its cab at the time. He was killed when a small fragment hit him in the back of the head and penetrated his brain. He died at the scene.
Ddasaccident292, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident292, Hd-Aid
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To save time, breach lanes were reduced in width to 50cms. A Ghurkha deminer, walking in the ‘reduced width” lane activated a PMN (either a Chinese Type 58 copy of the PMN or an Iraqi copy). It seems that the TNT in the mine had cracked up causing a partial detonation.
Ddasaccident291, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident291, Hd-Aid
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It is believed that the victim was using artery forceps to extract a detonator when he inadvertently prodded into it. The detonators are “stab-sensitive”. The mine activated and he was killed instantly. No details of his injuries were made available.
Ddasaccident290, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident290, Hd-Aid
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The record states that the victim was “clearing mines” and stepped on a Type 72 anti-personnel blast mine and lost his foot. It is assumed that he was using his detector at the time.
Ddasaccident287, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident287, Hd-Aid
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The victim was reported to have been engaged in making ashtrays with two others. One man removed the fuzes. One man removed the propellant. The victim detonated the percussion caps holding the device in a vice or between his feet. The man removing propellant went away. The man detonating percussion caps let one off with propellant still inside the cartridge. The blast removed his head. The other member of the team present was also injured but no details were made available.
Ddasaccident289, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident289, Hd-Aid
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The driver of a recovery truck was sent to recover broken-down plant equipment in a minefield. Lack of supervision and appropriate instructions meant he walked into a known mined area to check the vehicle. He stood on an anti-personnel blast mine; either a PMN, Type 58 Chinese copy, or Iraqi PMN copy (black), or a Type 72 AP and suffered a lower leg amputation.
Ddasaccident286, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident286, Hd-Aid
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A Ghurkha deminer was working with a Schiebel AN/19 in an area of high salt contamination (Subkha – salt marsh) when he failed to detect a Type 72 anti-personnel mine and activated it with his foot. He suffered a traumatic amputation of his lower leg.
Ddasaccident285, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident285, Hd-Aid
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An ex-pat deminer was checking the edge of “iron bomb of 16 inch Naval shell crater” in a minefield when he trod on a Type 72 anti-personnel mine. The mine has a minimum metal content and he suffered a traumatic amputation of his lower leg. It is presumed that he had his detector in his hand at the time of the accident.
Ddasaccident285, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident285, Hd-Aid
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An ex-pat deminer was checking the edge of “iron bomb of 16 inch Naval shell crater” in a minefield when he trod on a Type 72 anti-personnel mine. The mine has a minimum metal content and he suffered a traumatic amputation of his lower leg. It is presumed that he had his detector in his hand at the time of the accident.
Ddasaccident369, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident369, Hd-Aid
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When the Victim ignored the Supervisor, the Supervisor sent him ahead 50 meters to work, telling him that he should not endanger others if he wanted to take risks. The Victim initiated a TM-57 anti-tank mine with his pickaxe.
Ddasaccident284, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident284, Hd-Aid
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At the anti-tank mine where the accident occurred, one anti-personnel mine was visible, one had detonated, but the mine at 12 o’clock was missing. The victim approached the anti-tank mine from behind, sweeping with his detector. As he advanced, he stepped on the Type 72 anti-personnel mine. He was using a Schiebel AN-19 detector.
Ddasaccident283, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident283, Hd-Aid
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Clearing old AFV and ammunition sites, a small group of TCNs (Third Country Nationals) were “de-bombing” a tank at the time of the accident. The ex-pat supervisor got inside the tank and de-bombed it himself, defuzing and passing the shells and fuzes out. While he was inside the tank he heard an explosion outside and came out to investigate.
Ddasaccident282, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident282, Hd-Aid
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One casualty was a subcontractor of the British commercial company. This was a Palestinian who was an “owner/driver” and went back to try to get his truck out. The ex-pats trying to organise an orderly withdrawal saw him and his truck “vaporised”. Two KMOD soldiers and another individual were also reported to have been killed. (Only the driver is recorded in this database because he was an indirect employee of the British demining company: the status of the others is unknown.)