Historical events during the month of August
Australia
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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05/08/2017
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2017 Daniel Springer
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Cutting and Welding
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An employee of Independent Mining Services (IMS), Mr Daniel Springer, was fatally injured on 5 August 2017 while he was
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1
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07/08/1994
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Moura 2 Mine 1994
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Explosion
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At about 23:35 hours on Sunday 7 August 1994, an explosion occurred in the Moura No 2 underground coal mine.
There were
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11
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07/08/2005
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Shane Davis 2005
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Vehicle
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On the 7th August, 2005, Mr Davis was working a day shift when he noticed that one of the tyres on the vehicle he was dr
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1
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17/08/2004
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Samuel Pugh 2004
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Fall
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Mr Pugh died as a result of injuries sustained when struck by a falling rock.
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1
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18/08/1988
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David Firth 1988
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Fall
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The deceased, David Joseph Firth, received fatal injuries when, as a mine deputy on the afternoon shift on the 18th
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1
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26/08/2012
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Michael Cassidy 2012
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Vehicle
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Michael Cassidy was tragically killed when he was hit by a front-end loader at Mount Moss Mine, west of Townsville.
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1
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30/08/2016
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Newlands Surface
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On the morning of 30 August 2016, Mr Ian Hansen was fatally injured by a falling deck plate that he and three other wo
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1
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30/08/2000
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John Maher 2000
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Fall, Strata, Crush Injury
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On 30 August 2000, a mining crew consisting of five men was extracting coal from the 12 East panel at the Cook Colliery
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1
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31/08/2010
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2010 Curragh Roll Over
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Vehicle
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WITNESSES to a fatality at Westfarmers Curragh Mine said they saw a four-wheel drive skid on a stretch of unsealed haul
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1
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Rest of the World
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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02/08/1994
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Porgera Mine Explosives Explosion
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Explosion
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On 2nd . August 1994, Dyno Wesfarmers Limited (DWL), Papua New Guinea (PNG), explosive manufacturing facility at the Por
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11
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15/08/2013
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USA Mine Explosion Summary
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Explosion
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This research report examines 25 recent mine explosion disasters in the United States and in foreign countries. The offi
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