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Tanzania: 27 Perish in Mines Within Five Months
Mererani — Mining sector-related accidents are on a worrisome upward trend, according to a new report, which shows that 27 people lost their lives within the first five months of this year. The Chief
Occupational Accidents
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Ghana: Over 100 people hospitalized after massive gas explosion
A gas explosion in Ghana’s Western Region has left over 100 people hospitalized. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning during the discharge of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the premises of a household
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Over 50 factory workers rushed to hospital after chemical leak
Johannesburg – More than 50 employees from a chemical factory in Germiston had to be rushed to hospital for respiratory problems on Monday morning after an alleged chemical leak. ER24’s Russel Meiring
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Four feared buried alive as mine collapses in northern Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- At least four miners were feared dead on Monday night and six others were rescued when a gold mine collapsed in Tanzania’s northern region of Mara, rescuers said. Elia
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Tanzania: Three More Gold Diggers Die in Buhemba Pits
Mara — Three artisanal miners are believed to have died in a gold pit at the Buhemba mining area in Butiama District of Mara Re gion, the police force in Mara Region confirmed on Monday afternoon. Until
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Worker dies at Harmony Gold Mine
JOHANNESBURG – Harmony Gold reported on Monday that one of its employees was fatally injured in a fall of ground incident at Bambanani mine in Welkom, in the Free State, on Friday. This brings to at
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Two killed, several missing in Tanzania mine collapse
Dar es Salaam - Two miners were killed and several others are believed missing after an illegal gold mine collapsed in northern Tanzania, the mining ministry said on Friday. At least 18 miners were
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Rwanda: Two Killed in Mining Accident
Two people died and another was seriously injured in two separate mining accidents last week. The victims had sneaked into mining caves in Rubavu and Gasabo districts. The deceased were at the time
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Shanghai factory fire kills 1, injuries 7
SHANGHAI -- One person died and seven others were injured after a fire engulfed an aerosol factory in Shanghai on Wednesday, local authorities said. The fire broke out around 8 a.m. when workers of
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Coal mine gas explosion kills 2, traps 2 in central China
CHANGSHA - A coal mine gas explosion killed two people, injured one and trapped another two in central China's Hunan Province Sunday, local authorities said. The explosion occurred in a coal mine in