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Mining accidents can occur from a variety of causes, including leaks of poisonous gases such as hydrogen sulfide [2] or explosive natural gases, especially firedamp or methane, [3] dust explosions, collapsing of mine stopes, mining-induced seismicity, flooding, or general mechanical errors from improperly used or malfunctioning mining equipment (such as safety lamps or electrical equipment).
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This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
Brown’s death was one of two fatal coal-mining accidents in Kentucky in 2022. In the other, 32-year-old Cecil Collett, of Pennington Gap. Va., died when a large tree at a surface mine in Bell ...
2022 mining disasters (3 P) Pages in category "2022 industrial disasters" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Statistics; Cookie statement;
The Department of Mines and Petroleum, later renamed the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, the governing authority for the industry in the state, has published statistics for fatalities in mining dating back to 1943 and intends to publish statistics dating back to 1886, though early records are not expected to be exhaustive. [3]
June 7, 2022 – artisanal diamond mine near Tshikapa in Kasaï Province – at least 40 killed in a tunnel collapse. November 2022 – artisanal gold mine near Ruabaya in North Kivu province – at least 13 killed. [30] December 2022 – artisanal gold mines in Fizi Territory in South Kivu – at least 10 killed in mudslides across two sites. [31]
From 2003 to 2022, the following roadways had the most fatalities during the Christmas and NYE holidays: I-15 in San Bernardino County, California: 33 (population 2.19M) I-10 in Riverside ...