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Ddasaccident181, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident181, Hd-Aid
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In the absence of any detail about how the accident occurred, the primary cause of this accident is listed as "Inadequate equipment" because the only identifiable failing is that the group did not provide the victim with effective eye protection (whether it was worn or not is not known).
Ddasaccident182, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident182, Hd-Aid
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The victim was a Team Leader and had noticed that a length of marking tape was broken. He put in a new post and was trying to connect up the tape when he slipped and fell over at approximately 10:30. His body landed in the cleared area but his left foot initiated a PMN-2 mine 36cm into the uncleared area.
Ddasaccident183, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident183, Hd-Aid
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At 12:45 he initiated a mine with his detector, causing him to stagger backwards and collapse about 4 metres behind. After first aid the victim left by ambulance, arriving at Battambang Provincial Hospital at 13:30. The victim was not wearing his safety spectacles, which were found in his hand (he claimed that he was about to put them on). The detector was "completely destroyed".
Ddasaccident184, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident184, Hd-Aid
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The victim stated that he was aware that he had breached SOPs by carrying the fuse out of the mined area after the whistle sounded for the start of the rest period. He did not know why it exploded.
Ddasaccident185, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident185, Hd-Aid
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The victim was investigating the source of a detector reading in an area where the ground had a high level of natural soil contamination. The victim was reported to have been lying down to work. He used his prodder, but because the ground was very hard he also used a trowel to break up the surface. At 11:27 he initiated a Type 72A mine. After first aid the victim was taken by ambulance to Battambang Provincial Hospital, arriving at 12:40.
Ddasaccident013, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident013, Hd-Aid
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The victim was a detector man for his platoon and was working in his lane when at 10:57 the site manager blew a whistle to signal the beginning of a break period. The victim stood up and uncleared area and detonated a PMN-2 with "his head". He was blown back into the cleared lane and died instantly. turned to return to the rest area but suddenly fell. He landed with most of his body in an
Ddasaccident187, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident187, Hd-Aid
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The victim was working as a detector man and at 10:25 he changed roles within the team. Instead of returning to the rest area he walked along the adjacent cleared lane and tried to move a branch lying in an uncleared part of the road to the side of the lane. There was a stone about 50cm from the lane and, judging that there would be no mine underneath, he stepped on it to reach the branch. On his return journey his foot slipped off the stone and detonated a Type 72 mine. He suffered a traumatic amputation of the …
Ddasaccident188, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident188, Hd-Aid
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At 08:20 the victim located a mine and bent down to place a marker. At that point he had a dizzy spell and fell towards the mine, initiating it with the side of his head. He suffered serious injuries to his head and eyes and a broken arm (photographs elsewhere in the file also showed small bandages applied to his abdomen and right knee).
Ddasaccident189, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident189, Hd-Aid
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The Section Commander was doing the prodding himself because he considered the work dangerous and wanted to be sure it was done properly. He was working in a kneeling position and not wearing safety spectacles. He did not use water to soften the ground despite the fact that it was very hard. "The explosion occurred when the Section Commander was prodding a mine 50cm outside the safe lane, his prodding tool slipped from the grassroots and landed on a Type 72 mine". He was said to have sustained temporary vision loss.
Ddasaccident190, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident190, Hd-Aid
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The mined area was laid by the District Police and Militia to protect a dyke from attack. The reconnaissance team warned of booby trapped 60mm mortars and B40 RPGs. At 13:45 on the day of the accident Victim No.1 located a device similar to one that had been found two hours before. He called his Section Commander to identify it. The Section Commander, Victim No.2, arrived and stood to his right behind him. The Section Commander removed his safety spectacles to wipe sweat from his eyes and get a better view. Victim No.1 began to probe again and Victim No.2 …