11/01/1972 - Sirius Creek #2 / Methane Explosion

After an explosion under similar circumstances (to the Appin explosion 1979) where they had been using an auxiliary fan and the electrician at the time was involved in some electrical work on the auxiliary fan and was working alone, the fan was never ever recovered because after the person's body was brought out the mine was flooded and they were never ever able to get back there. But the person was picked up, It appeared that the explosion had also taken place inside of his lungs because of the damage that was done to his internal organs; it appeared that the lungs had exploded because his chest was sort of blown out and he would have been actually at the very source of the ignition,