Unless you were given birth to under a rock you ought to have learned about the latest catastrophe in which 33 individuals were confined hundreds of metres underground in a mine in Chile. One of the shafts collapsed and they were contained under ground for a few months! They merely had sufficient food items and resources for just two days, but with extremely rigid management they were able to make it through with this for the first seventeen days! Rescuers were then in a very position drill a small hole right down to where the men were trapped which allowed for supplies along with small things to be sent all the way down. The final recovery procedure took hours and the men were eventually reunited with their family in a moment which bought the whole world in tears!
An array of advanced mining equipment was used in order to eventually enable the recovery procedure to be carried out with success. After that the Chilean government consented to six months psychological therapy for these 33 heroic individuals!
Just a couple of weeks after the dust has settled on this astounding rescue, a horrible accident claimed the lives of a number of people following 2 explosions in a mine in New Zealand. The recovery attempt was just about to start out after the first explosion, when yet another explosion occurred, leaving behind absolutely no doubt that these gentlemen, aged from as young as 17 to as old as in their 60's were all disastrously killed. Regrettably, no amount of security measures or mining equipment was able to avert this disaster.
Properly ventilated mines can, to some degree, avoid explosions in the cases of high methane or other deadly gas. Fresh air is also necessary to stay clear of certain respiratory problems which can very easily arise in restricted areas such as mines. Coal dust, diesel and other harmful fumes can also be dangerous in a closed off setting.
A study concluded in the early nineties demonstrated that more than half of all mining accidents were due to roof and rib incidents. This can be eliminated by good control and support procedures that may include anything from proper evaluation to roof bolstering, mesh and other liners. In addition, wearing appropriate clothing, such as hart-hats, is essential!
It's very important that each mine contains a thoroughly equipped emergency first aid kit plus a certain number of qualified miners that will have the ability to aid other miners in the event of any unexpected emergency. In the situations where miners were stuck underground for long periods, they were at the mercy of each other and had to support and motivate each other as far as possible.
Fire was responsible for numerous deadly mining accidents in the early years. Fortunately these days mines take proper precautionary actions in the forms of fire detection systems, foam generators, fire extinguishers and other fire safety steps.
Mining is an extremely dangerous occupation. Proper attention ought to be taken every time that a miner goes underground and adequately managed mining equipment and strict security measure needs to be non-negotiable! As we can easily see from the above illustrations, not all miners survive to tell the story.
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