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January 21, 1999, James Madison University Jan 1999

January 21, 1999, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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January 18, 1999, James Madison University Jan 1999

January 18, 1999, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Montpelier: James Madison University Magazine, James Madison University Jan 1999

Montpelier: James Madison University Magazine, James Madison University

Montpelier Magazine- 1990-1999

Montpelier is an official publication of James Madison University and is produced quarterly for alumni, parents of JMU students, faculty, staff and friends of the university. The publication is named for the home of James and Dolley Madison. Montpelier is produced by the Division of University Advancement. Editorial and advertising offices are located at Nicholas House, MSC 6901, 871 South Main St., James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807.

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November 23, 1998, James Madison University Nov 1998

November 23, 1998, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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November 5, 1998, James Madison University Nov 1998

November 5, 1998, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Ddasaccident210, Hd-Aid Oct 1998

Ddasaccident210, Hd-Aid

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The demining group were ready to start work at 08:40 but bad weather prevented work until 11:30 when the teams deployed. The two victims left the rest area but "no witness was able to provide a clear indication of the[ir] intentions". It was thought likely that they had gone to carry out a reconnaissance of the area where new grids would be made for the dog runs. They appear to have walked directly to the accident site, stepped deliberately over the edge of lane markings and initiated the mine. Neither victim was wearing protective clothing.

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Ddasaccident211, Hd-Aid Aug 1998

Ddasaccident211, Hd-Aid

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The accident report did not give details of what happened in the incident, but from other documents (including the statement of the victim's partner who was not available to be interviewed by the investigators during their site visit) it seems that the deminers started work at 06:10 and at 06:40 the victim took over clearance. The exchange of duty took place close to the accident site, possibly because the marking system was inadequate and the victim's partner had to explain where he had finished work. The metal contamination along the verge caused by litter was such that the deminers found …

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Ddasaccident212, Hd-Aid Aug 1998

Ddasaccident212, Hd-Aid

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At 08:30 the team started work. The victim was clearing the central lane of three lanes 25 metres from each other. Vegetation was sparse where he was working and surface munitions or mines could have been easily seen. The victim had made three excavations prior to the accident but they were not of a size to indicate that anything had been found. At 09:00 an explosion occurred and the victim was seriously injured. He was found lying on his face with half of his end-of-lane marker stick under him and half behind him. The medic attended him "and removed his …

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Ddasaccident214, Hd-Aid Jul 1998

Ddasaccident214, Hd-Aid

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The team started work at 06:00 the victim's partner located a PMA-3 and the Team Leader "dealt with this". At 07:00 the victim began his shift. After five minutes he located a PMA-3 and the Team Leader "dealt with this". At approximately 07:15 the victim stepped on a PMA-3 and it exploded. The victim's statement says that he was "in a position half on a knee of ground" with his prod when the mine exploded.

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Montpelier: James Madison University Magazine, James Madison University Jul 1998

Montpelier: James Madison University Magazine, James Madison University

Montpelier Magazine- 1990-1999

Montpelier is an official publication of James Madison University and is produced quarterly for alumni, parents of JMU students, faculty, staff and friends of the university. The publication is named for the home of James and Dolley Madison. Montpelier is produced by the Division of University Advancement. Editorial and advertising offices are located at 27 Medical Arts West, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807.

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Ddasaccident215, Hd-Aid Jun 1998

Ddasaccident215, Hd-Aid

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The victim's partner found two PMA-3 mines and the Team Leader disarmed them and put them in a "mine storage area". The victim took over demining and after 4 minutes detonated a mine. He was squatting or kneeling and prodding at the time. He remained conscious but he had suffered damage to his eyes "due mostly to dirt coming up under his visor". He was evacuated to hospital "immediately", arriving after 18 minutes.

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Ddasaccident216, Hd-Aid Apr 1998

Ddasaccident216, Hd-Aid

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This team was demining in an area of very difficult terrain. Dogs were the best solution to the problem at hand. Correct drills were being employed. Supervision and Quality Assurance measures were entirely sufficient. Evidence suggests that the dog sat on the mine, causing the mine to detonate. Three personnel were injured by one mine. Evacuation time was one hour and thirty-five minutes from the time of detonation to arrival at the hospital.

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Ddasaccident217, Hd-Aid Apr 1998

Ddasaccident217, Hd-Aid

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A Team Leader partially detonated a PMA-2 mine whilst deploying his team to their tasks. [Demining group] state that this mine was a re-laid mine. There is an equal amount of evidence to show that it could have been a mine that was missed on the original clearance of the lane.

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April 16, 1998, James Madison University Apr 1998

April 16, 1998, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Mozambique: A Listing Of Organizations Conducting Humanitarian Demining/Mine Awareness Activities, Cisr Jan 1998

Mozambique: A Listing Of Organizations Conducting Humanitarian Demining/Mine Awareness Activities, Cisr

CISR Studies and Reports

The following list describes organizations that have been active in conducting humanitarian demining activities in Mozambique. The list includes NGO’s, IO’s, commercial firms, governmental and military organizations. Printouts for some organizations with websites are included in Appendix A and are coded with an asterisk in the list.

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Sargon Ii And His Redactors Repair Eanna Of Uruk, Steven W. Holloway Jan 1998

Sargon Ii And His Redactors Repair Eanna Of Uruk, Steven W. Holloway

Libraries

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Mozambique: A Listing Of Organizations Conducting Humanitarian Demining/Mine Awareness Activities, Cisr Jan 1998

Mozambique: A Listing Of Organizations Conducting Humanitarian Demining/Mine Awareness Activities, Cisr

Global CWD Repository

The following list describes organizations that have been active in conducting humanitarian demining activities in Mozambique. The list includes NGO’s, IO’s, commercial firms, governmental and military organizations. Printouts for some organizations with websites are included in Appendix A and are coded with an asterisk in the list.

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Ddasaccident220, Hd-Aid Dec 1997

Ddasaccident220, Hd-Aid

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The investigators concluded that the accident was "preventable". The mine should have been found during excavation but the appropriate SOPs were not being used. Supervision was inadequate and the control of movement in cleared areas was not in accordance with SOPs.

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Ddasaccident221, Hd-Aid Nov 1997

Ddasaccident221, Hd-Aid

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The investigators decided that Victim No.1 probably believed the area was safe because it had been checked by the dog. They were "unable to draw any meaningful conclusions about the dog's performance on that day". They felt that Victim No.1 was "not sufficiently systematic" in his detector search.

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Ddasaccident222, Hd-Aid Oct 1997

Ddasaccident222, Hd-Aid

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The investigators concluded that the demining group had insufficient "lead-time" to properly plan the task, that the base-line was not marked and marking of cleared areas was inadequate and that the mine was below the depth that prodding and excavation would normally find it.

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Ddasaccident223, Hd-Aid Oct 1997

Ddasaccident223, Hd-Aid

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The investigators found no fault with the company's SOPs but said that "insufficient planning and lead-time was allowed for the clearance team to be prepared…". They thought that the "contractual pressure created an atmosphere of unnecessary urgency", that communications between the demining company and the [QA] were inadequate and that the parties involved were all interpreting the contract differently.

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Ddasaccident225, Hd-Aid Sep 1997

Ddasaccident225, Hd-Aid

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At 12:40 the two victims were at an appropriate place to site a spur, so the Team Leader instructed them to start a lane off to the left. The deminers changed roles, exchanging leggings and marking tape when they did so [only one set of leggings was issued per pair of deminers]. As Victim No.2 was withdrawing his partner asked him to pass the machete. He returned and did so, then walked away again. He was about five metres away when the mine detonated.

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Ddasaccident228, Hd-Aid Jul 1997

Ddasaccident228, Hd-Aid

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Prior to the accident the Team Leader had "used a machete to clear foliage and to inspect uncleared ground" in the accident lane. He did not use a detector or prodder. He advanced ten metres in this way, then handed over to the victim. The ten metres were counted as "cleared". The Team Leader was reported to have "used this system on other occasions to encourage deminers to clear areas faster". He was not wearing any protective equipment. During this time he missed what the report states was a "PMA" [I infer a PMA-3]. The deminers returned to work and …

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Ddasaccident227, Hd-Aid Jul 1997

Ddasaccident227, Hd-Aid

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The victim [who was wearing protective equipment including leggings] took over clearance at the new end-of-lane and had cleared about five metres when he stepped on a mine that may have been "concealed below a small rock". The Team Leader was close to the victim. Three other deminers hurried along the lane to his assistance and they carried the victim to the Control Point where the medic attended him. The victim suffered "bruising and flesh injuries to his lower leg and fractures to his left foot". He was not expected to require amputation. It took "approximately 15 minutes" to reach …

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Ddasaccident229, Hd-Aid Mar 1997

Ddasaccident229, Hd-Aid

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The team decided that the work had moved away from the direction of the path, so work would start three metres behind the end of the lane and go in a slightly different direction. This was in the area that had been probed, not checked by a dog. The deminers walked to the new start point, then began to return to the change-over point. Victim No.1 was behind Victim No.2 when he stepped on a PMA-2. He suffered a "traumatic amputation" below his right knee. Victim No.2 had "less serious" injuries.

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November 18, 1996, James Madison University Nov 1996

November 18, 1996, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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October 7, 1996, James Madison University Oct 1996

October 7, 1996, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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September 26, 1996, James Madison University Sep 1996

September 26, 1996, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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March 18, 1996, James Madison University Mar 1996

March 18, 1996, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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February 12, 1996, James Madison University Feb 1996

February 12, 1996, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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