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Ddasaccident609, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident609, Hd-Aid
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The accident has occurred because of error made by the involved deminer as he used chisel directly on the detected signal instead of [Demining group] standard excavating tool (scraper). Chisel is used for excavating of safe margin of the reading points, meaning 15 cm behind the start point of signal.
Ddasaccident672, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident672, Hd-Aid
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The accident has occurred because of error made by the involved deminer as he wanted to remove a piece of wire and a steel bar without taking the precautionary measures into consideration. He should not have removed them by hand but either pulling practice or using machine should have been practiced.
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.
Ddasaccident600, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident600, Hd-Aid
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The primary cause of this accident is listed as a Field Control Inadequacy because the Victim was working in a way that was unsafe and his error was not corrected. The secondary cause is listed as “Unavoidable” because there is not enough detail available to determine what really happened and it may be that the deminer was working as instructed when the accident occurred. If this is the case, the Field Managers bear considerable responsibility for not having learned from a similar accident involving this demining group only a few weeks previously. The repetition of the deminer working well outside …
Ddasaccident695, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident695, Hd-Aid
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The primary and secondary cause of this accident are listed as a Unavoidable because the deminer suffered no apparent injuries, and accidental initiations can occur when excavating mines even when all precautions are taken. Dust in the eyes is common after a blast because dust is drawn into the low-pressure area behind the expanding blast wave. “Grid” in the eyes causes greater concern because it may have been ejecta from the blast, implying that the visor was not worn correctly but it is presumed that the Victim had no injuries because the investigators accepted that this was so.
Ddasaccident663, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident663, Hd-Aid
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The primary cause of this accident is listed as a Field Control Inadequacy because the investigators found that the Victim was working with a shovel in breach of SOPs and his error was not corrected. The secondary cause is listed as a Management Control Inadequacy because it is the management’s responsibility to ensure that the field supervisors control the deminers appropriately.
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.
Ddasaccident614, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident614, Hd-Aid
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It is the conclusion of the investigation team that the involved deminer did not properly mark the signal with the reading marker. Also he was carelessly excavating the reading point, and this caused the mine to be exploded.
Ddasaccident598, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident598, Hd-Aid
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It is the conclusion of investigation team that the involved deminer was excavation a signal in an area where the ground surface was hard with dense vegetation, and considering the crater created as a result of the explosion it seems that the deminer was excavating the signal about 30 cm on right side of the working lane where he was not in a stable position for excavating the signal by scraper; the excavation of this lane required to be done in next clearance lane.
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.
Ddasaccident783, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident783, Hd-Aid
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According to claim of team, while the acting section leader was checking a lane cleared by one of team party and wanted to fix the location of a marking stone suddenly the stone fell down to un-cleared area and hit top of a mine/UXO causing it to explode.
Ddasaccident618, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident618, Hd-Aid
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The primary cause of this accident is listed as a Field Control Inadequacy because the demining group left the area without appropriately marking those areas worked and those that were still hazardous. The secondary cause is listed as a Management Control Inadequacy because it is the demining group’s senior management’s responsibility to ensure that the field managers left the task area responsibly.
Ddasaccident689, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident689, Hd-Aid
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While he was prodding in the Mine Field suddenly a stone slipped down.
Ddasaccident684, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident684, Hd-Aid
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The Team member established rest area in the one side of the previously cleared BAC task#228, during the off time the deminers wants to rest in the designated rest area in the task # 228, on the way to the rest area the deminers hit a stone by foot and the accident happened to them.
Mine Action Programme For Afghanistan, Mine Action Strategic Guideline (2008-2013), Gichd
Mine Action Programme For Afghanistan, Mine Action Strategic Guideline (2008-2013), Gichd
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This document outlines the 5-year strategic plan for the Mine Action Coordination Centre for Afghanistan from 2008 to 2013. It includes an overview of the landmine and explosive remnants of war contamination in Afghanistan as it stands in 2008 and outlines the Afghan Government's strategic plan to achieve identified targets in remediating contaminated land.
Ddasaccident548, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident548, Hd-Aid
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The deminer was investigating the signal and excavating by sitting/squatting position and his prodder/bayonet detonated the PMN mine. The evidence on site shows that the excavation of the signal started from the first mark, and not 30cm back from the indication. The bayonet directly touched the mine causing a detonation. This indicates he was not conducting operations with the correct procedure.
Ddasaccident549, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident549, Hd-Aid
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On 10/12/2007 as the team was busy with normal demining activities, suddenly a dog of the villagers run harshly into the minefield and as the dog reached to 6m distance from a deminer's clearance lane, suddenly an explosion happened to the dog which perished it on the spot. As a result of the explosion [the Victim] deminer who was busy on marking of his cleared lane got slight injuries on his both hands and as he was dressed fully with the PPE, he did not receive any more injuries to other parts of his body.
Ddasaccident790, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident790, Hd-Aid
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After the routine break at 1140 – 1150 hrs, the deminer was advised by his Section Leader (SL) to mark his lane clearly so that the SL could conduct his own QC checks. Just prior to the detonation the deminer was observed by the SL and another deminer to be preparing paint for the painting of rocks (for the next week). At 1155 the deminer stepped onto an anti-personnel mine with his left foot while in the squatting position. The deminer then rolled down the steep slope to his final resting place in a previously cleared area. On the way …
Ddasaccident741, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident741, Hd-Aid
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Explosion during the handling of a Point Detonating Fuse (PD 120mm/100mm Artillery) from BAC task hazardous area to field UXO collection point. During the handling of UXO from one operator to other operator the fuse has fallen to the ground and exploded.
Ddasaccident793, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident793, Hd-Aid
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On 01 November 2007 at 09:50 am an accident happened on [the Victim] deminer of section # 2 of the mentioned team. The victim deminer was walking around and wanted to cross the boundary of the MF using unclear area that suddenly he stepped on an AP mine and caused it to explode. The accident happened during rest time of the team and the deminer was without PPE, so as a result of the accident he lost his left leg, sustained right foot ankle joint fracture and some other minor injuries to other part of his body.
Ddasaccident782, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident782, Hd-Aid
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On 18 October 2007 at 10:45 Hrs, the accident occurred on [the Victim] deminer of [Demining group] DT-4, while he was excavating a signal. As a result of the accident his left foot palm [sic] was injured and as he was fully dressed with PPE, other parts of his body remained unharmed.
Ddasaccident785, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident785, Hd-Aid
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On 13/12/2007 at 11:05hrs a demining accident happened on a deminer named [the Victim] as he was working on a detected signal using a pick; suddenly his pick hit top of an YM1 Iranian AP mine and caused it to explode. As a result of the explosion the victim deminer got injuries to his face, eyes and fingers of his right hand.
Ddasaccident789, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident789, Hd-Aid
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On 9th Oct 2007 at 08:10 Hrs, the accident happened on [Victim No.1] the Asst. Team Leader of [Demining group] EOD-4 while he was shifting UXO to pit. There were three antipersonnel PMN-2 mines near to the UXO and the Asst. Team Leader has stepped on one of these mines which in result the mine exploded and cut off his right leg and he also received some injuries on other parts of his body.
Ddasaccident769, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident769, Hd-Aid
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MF AF/0308/01634/MF163 is located at Jan Qadam village of Bagram province. This area is contaminated by anti personnel mines laid by Russians over the period from 1982-1985. These mines have been laid as belt to secure Bagram airbase from Mujahidin attacks. The density of mine contamination in this area is very high. Elders of Hassan Khail, Gujor Khail and Jan Qadam requested American authorities in Bagram airbase to cooperate in clearance of this area. According to request from Bagram Mine Action from UNMACA the clearance of this area was started jointly by some demining assets from [Demining group and two …
Ddasaccident776, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident776, Hd-Aid
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On 23 September 2007 while [Demining group] DT#5 was working in this MF as usual, [the Victim] one of the deminers detected a signal at 7:40 hrs and started excavation on it. While removing the excavated soil, an explosion happened and as a result he lost two fingers of right hand. The victim deminer had worn his PPE and visor which saved him receiving harms to vital part of his body like chest, abdomen and face.
Ddasaccident787, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident787, Hd-Aid
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On 09 Sep 2007, at 09:25, while [Victim No.1] deminer was collecting the igniters of Russian made PTAB bomblets from a portion of the minefield, which was prepared (but not cleared) by excavator, he stepped on a PTAB bomblets which caused it to explode
Ddasaccident788, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident788, Hd-Aid
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On September 09, 2007 at 1130 hrs an accident happened on [the Victim] section leader of Section No.01 of the mentioned team while he was looking for stones to mark the cleared area. The accident happened on a portion of unclear area while he touched a stone. As a result of the accident he lost his left hand from the wrist and his right hand thumb. Also his right eye injured and he got a slight injury on his chest too.
Ddasaccident773, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident773, Hd-Aid
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On 25 August 2007 at 0905 hrs while [the Victim] a deminer of Party-01, Section-1 of the mentioned team was working in his clearance lane on a detected signal his bayonet stroke on top of an anti personnel PMN-2 mine; as a result the mine exploded and since helmet was not on his head, the victim deminer lost one eye, sustained serious injuries to other eye and some injuries to his face and hand with active bleeding.
Ddasaccident777, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident777, Hd-Aid
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In one of the lane where [the Victim] deminer was excavating the ground to locate a signal made by its detector, suddenly an explosion happened and caused both hands injuries to him. As the deminer had worn the PPE and Helmet with visor down, he did not receive more injuries to other parts of his body.
Ddasaccident778, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident778, Hd-Aid
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[The Victim] deminer was working in a bushy area with MIL-D1 mine detector and after he pinpointed a signal he put the detector away and started excavation of the signal by using a pick, and within a few minutes the pick stroke on the top of an AP mine and the explosion happened. The deminer had worn his PPE and helmet, but as the visor of his helmet was up, he got injuries to his face and both eyes.