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Ddasaccident803, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident803, Hd-Aid
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The accident occurred in a hazardous area high in the mountains. The demining group involved was searching the area with two mine dog teams and collecting discovered devices, moving them to a collection area. When the field supervisors went to count the discovered mines, the last collected item exploded, resulting in minor injuries to both supervisors.
Ddasaccident651, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident651, Hd-Aid
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It is the conclusion of the investigation team that the carelessness of involved team leader cased the accident. As he intentionally picked up the device and tampered it without taking precautionary measures in to consideration
Ddasaccident588, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident588, Hd-Aid
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[The Victim] was carrying out an unauthorised experiment with UXO near the [Demining group] Central Demolition Site at Loa, South Sudan. Contrary to SOPs he was attempting to burn out some High Explosive filling which was remaining in an item of UXO using propellant from a 23mm cartridge case. He was using matches directly onto the propellant to initiate the burn. Although the explosive filling was in an “open” casing of the UXO, it burned to detonation which fragmented the casing and resulted in a piece of metal going into the right leg, calf muscle area of [the Victim].
Ddasaccident648, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident648, Hd-Aid
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A detonator blast caused the accident. The deminer has detected an active detonator in his clearance lane and has pressed it by his left hand fingers which subsequently the detonator exploded and the deminer fingers were seriously injured.
Ddasaccident800, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident800, Hd-Aid
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During the post-demolition QA of a PMD-6 mine, [the Victim] handled a MUV fuse, complete with MD-2 detonator, which functioned resulting in the auto-amputation of his right hand. The fuse appears to have been left over from an incomplete demolition, which rendered it a misfire without any transit or striker retaining pin in place.
Ddasaccident667, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident667, Hd-Aid
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The accident has occurred because of deminer’s carelessness as he entered into unsafe area for urination and touched the unknown item.
Ddasaccident621, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident621, Hd-Aid
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It is the BOI and AMAC investigation team conclusion that the victim section leader, had found an unknown object during rest time and was tampering with it that suddenly the unknown object which probably was a UXO fuse exploded and caused left hand amputation, cut of right hand some fingers, left eye injury and left leg injuries to him.
Ddasaccident698, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident698, Hd-Aid
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While he was marking his designated clearance lane in term of work progress, a painted stone fall down from his hand and caused for blowing off the mine.