Historical events during the month of April
Australia
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Date
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Event
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Cause
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Description
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Deaths
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04/04/2009
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Integra Shearer Shear Shaft Maintenance
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A longwall crew was replacing a broken drive shaft on the ranging arm of a longwall shearer. The drive shaft had a splin
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1
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09/04/2007
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Jason Blee 2007
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Vehicle, Crush Injury
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Jason Blee, aged 33 years, died on Monday 9 April 2007 (Easter Monday) while employed in an underground coal mine.
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1
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15/04/2014
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Austar Coal 2014
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Strata
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On Tuesday the 15th of April 2014 an incident occurred at Austar Coal Mine resulting in the deaths of Philip Grant, 35,
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21/04/1991
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John Baira 1991
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Burns
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John Phillip BAIRA received serious burn injuries when a pot of molten lead fell from a crane at the lead smelter,
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1
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25/04/2006
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Beaconsfield 2006
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Fall
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At 9.23pm on Anzac Day 2006 the Beaconsfield Gold Mine (“BGM”) at Beaconsfield experienced a mining ind
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1
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27/04/1999
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Sang Chul Kim 1999
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Fall
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Sang Chul Kim sustained fatal injuries at about 9.45 am on Tuesday, 27 April 1999 as a result ofhis falling from the top
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1
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Rest of the World
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Date
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Event
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Cause
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Description
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Deaths
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04/04/1838
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Huskar Colliery 1838
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Inrush
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HUSKAR. Moorend Pit. Silkstone, Barnsley. 4th. July 1838
The Huskar Colliery was joined to the Moorend Colliery f
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26
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05/04/2010
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Upper Big Branch
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Explosion
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On April 5, 2010, at approximately 3:02 p.m., a massive coal dust explosion occurred at the Upper Big Branch Mine-South
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29
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