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Ddasaccident066, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident066, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
Prior to the accident a two-man team including Victim No.3 were clearing a one metre wide lane. They were wearing frag-jackets, helmets and visors. The Team supervisor (a Uruguayan National) was not wearing protective clothing. He became Victim No.1. Another ex-pat supervisor (Pakistani National) on site was wearing a helmet and visor. He became Victim No.2. The deminers could see a partly exposed PMN about two metres in front of the end-of-lane marker stick.
Ddasaccident178, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident178, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
At approximately 09:00 the victim detonated a PMN while investigating a detector signal with his prodder. He sustained a traumatic amputation of his left thumb and forefinger, grazing to his left upper arm and to the lower half of his face, and "a slight laceration to the cornea of his left eye" that caused 50% blindness in this eye. He was also bleeding from both ears. The victim was wearing body armour and a visor.