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Historical events during the month of August

Australia

Date Event Cause Description Deaths
03/08/2024 2024 Byerwen Crane Accident Crush Injury, Crane, Lifting On Saturday the 3rd of August 2024 at approximately 7.30 am it is believed that coal mine workers were in the process of
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05/08/2017 2017 Daniel Springer Cutting and Welding An employee of Independent Mining Services (IMS), Mr Daniel Springer, was fatally injured on 5 August 2017 while he was
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07/08/1994 Moura 2 Mine 1994 Explosion 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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07/08/2005 Shane Davis 2005 Vehicle 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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17/08/2004 Samuel Pugh 2004 Fall Mr Pugh died as a result of injuries sustained when struck by a falling rock.
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18/08/1988 David Firth 1988 Fall The deceased, David Joseph Firth, received fatal injuries when, as a mine deputy on the afternoon shift on the 18th
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22/08/2024 2024 Byerwen Vehicle Collision Crash, Vehicle It's going to be a complex investigation due to the location of the incident,' Forensic Crash Unit Senior Constable Mark
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26/08/2012 Michael Cassidy 2012 Vehicle 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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30/08/2016 2016 Newlands Surface Ian Hansen 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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30/08/2000 John Maher 2000 Fall, Strata, Crush Injury 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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31/08/2010 2010 Curragh Roll Over Vehicle 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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Rest of the World

Date Event Cause Description Deaths
02/08/1994 Porgera Mine Explosives Explosion Explosion On 2nd . August 1994, Dyno Wesfarmers Limited (DWL), Papua New Guinea (PNG), explosive manufacturing facility at the Por
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15/08/2013 USA Mine Explosion Summary Explosion This research report examines 25 recent mine explosion disasters in the United States and in foreign countries. The offi
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