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Ddasaccident166, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident166, Hd-Aid
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The victim's partner placed a start stick about 25cm away from the marked edge of the safe lane from which they were advancing, and a second stick half a meter in front of that (so marking the working area). The victim checked his detector, then started to sweep the first 50cm in front of the start stick. This took about one minute. On finding the area clear he bent down to pick up the start stick and moved it forward, taking a step forward as he did so. He stepped on a mine that had been in front of or …
Ddasaccident167, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident167, Hd-Aid
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The working area was covered with dense vegetation and the clearance work involved the removal of thick bushes and small trees. The victim had been working as the vegetation cutter and prodder man on the morning of the accident and had completed the clearance of his lane just before the lunch break. As he was returning he noticed that one of the stakes holding the marking tape was not straight so he attempted to put it right by pulling the tape. In trying to do so he walked along a fallen log near the edge of the lane but his …
Ddasaccident169, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident169, Hd-Aid
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Victim No.1 was carrying a DK2 fuse to the collections pit and dropped it. It exploded when it hit the ground. The victim was leaning over slightly when it fell and received injuries to his cheek and nose. The other two victims were close by and were hit on the back by fragments and small stones.
Ddasaccident168, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident168, Hd-Aid
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The victim was a prodder man and he and his partner had already cleared about 20m and had found about 30 fragments. At 08:30 the victim was returning along the lane after clearing some vegetation and trod on a mine that was about 11m into the lane.
Ddasaccident170, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident170, Hd-Aid
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The victim was the vegetation cutter and prodder man. He cleared 50cm of vegetation at the end of the lane and then handed over to his partner, the detector man. The detector signalled so a marker was put down and the detector man returned to the umbrella. The prodder man investigated the source of the signal and then shouted that he had found a mine. He started to excavate around the mine in preparation for placing a TNT charge next to it. There were a lot of roots around the mine but the victim was not aware that there were …
Ddasaccident171, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident171, Hd-Aid
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A medical report indicated that the accident occurred at 11:50 and the victim was given first aid for 15 minutes. He arrived at Mongkul Borey Provincial Hospital at 12:40. He had suffered a traumatic amputation of his right foot above the ankle, minor fragment wounds along the length of his left leg and superficial wounds on the back of his left hand.
Ddasaccident172, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident172, Hd-Aid
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The primary cause of this accident is listed as a "Field control inadequacy" because the victim was apparently in breach of SOPs (habitually) but had not been disciplined or appropriately corrected.
Ddasaccident173, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident173, Hd-Aid
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The accident occurred at a site with "laterite contaminated soil" and several strong signals were found with the detector. The detector man informed his colleague and was making his way back to the rest area when there was an explosion.