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Ddasaccident798, Hd-Aid Aug 2011

Ddasaccident798, Hd-Aid

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During the sampling of the cleared area the TA continued prodding (each 2 centimetres) into the clear and unclear area as an overlap and excavating any resistance on the prodder in the very loose sand. Without any prodding force a detonation took place causing 1 PMN AP to explode.


Ddasaccident731, Hd-Aid Apr 2011

Ddasaccident731, Hd-Aid

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While the deminer working in the Ren. Belt (B) clearing the AP M14 in cluster 8 last section home side dir 9 o’clock a pressure applied on the top of the AP mine which caused the mine blast and it’s considered as an individual mistake.


Ddasaccident746, Hd-Aid Apr 2011

Ddasaccident746, Hd-Aid

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The deminer was working in SML D which contains M14 AP mines, he indicated the location of the mine then used the light rake then excavated using the heavy rake, during the excavation for the mine using the heavy rake the deminer accidentally caused a pressure on the AP mine pressure plate which caused the detonation.


Ddasaccident720, Hd-Aid Mar 2011

Ddasaccident720, Hd-Aid

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The deminer was working in IOE containing M14 AP mines in Section 3 in Sabha 11, he used the MD to indicate the location of the mine then used the light rake then excavated using the heavy rake, during the excavation for the mine using the heavy rake, the deminer hit accidentally the AP mine on the top which detonated the mine.


Ddasaccident742, Hd-Aid Mar 2011

Ddasaccident742, Hd-Aid

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According to external investigation report, the accident happened during the prodding operation on a detected signal. According to the witness statements the deminer may had been failed to pinpoint the signal or he may had started prodding directly from the top of it and not maintained the right angle of the prodder. The density of rocks there and hardness of the ground required more attention to be paid by deminer during the operation, but it seems that he was working in hurry without considering standard operating procedures to be applied during signal investigation. The record of QA shows that this …


Ddasaccident722, Hd-Aid Feb 2011

Ddasaccident722, Hd-Aid

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According to external investigation report, the witness statements, injuries of involved de-miners and physical observation of the accident point, the accident occurred when [Victim No.1] was cutting bushes with scissor. During cutting off bushes in his clearance lane, he moved his right foot forward beyond the base stick, stepped on a Type-72 mine and caused it to go off. This accident caused traumatic amputation to his right foot below the ankle joint and left leg injuries. This also caused multiple injuries to the second deminer [Victim No.2], who was busy in marking the same lane in a 5 meters distance …


Ddasaccident590, Hd-Aid Jan 2011

Ddasaccident590, Hd-Aid

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On the 8th of December 2010 a demining accident occurred at site NR-880 near the town of El Maria within the Kassala locality in which a deminer sustained traumatic injuries whilst conducting prodder drills and thus initiating a No4 AP mine. Immediate medical care was rendered to the injured deminer who was maintained in a stable condition.