In the Knurów-Szczygłowice mine, located in the Silesian Voivodeship, there is an intensive rescue effort to scope the trapped miner. The incidental occurred on Monday evening, erstwhile a high-energy shock of the mountainous stone amazed the crew working on a level 850 meters underground. Jastrzębska Węglowa (JSW) confirmed that he is wanted 40-year-old minerwho has been an worker of the Knurów-Szczegłowice mine for 2 years. Paramedics have located a man, but they are about 200 metres apart from him, and reaching out to the victim hinders serious harm to the ventilation infrastructure, which importantly prolongs the duration of the operation.
Dramatic fight for life in Knuru: Action Details
Shock in the Knurów-Szczegłowice mine, in the Knurów Movement, occurred on Monday at 9:26 p.m.. The event took place in the ancestor 32a, at a depth of 850 metres. Immediately after receiving the alarm, the mine directorate decided to launch a large-scale rescue action. According to Tomasz Siemieniec of the JSW press team, a full of 9 miners were present in the area under shock. 8 of them succeeded Evacuate on your own. and was transported to hospitals under standard diagnostic procedure. The victims mostly complained about abrasions, bruises, and back pain, but their lives are not in danger.
Trapped miner: Who is he and what makes it hard to reach?
The wanted miner is simply a 40-year-old man who has been an experienced worker of the Knurów-Szczegłowice mine for 2 years. The paramedics have located his location and now they're about a distance from him. 200 meters. The key obstacle to getting to the victim rapidly is damaged lute pipeline – key component of the ventilation system. As a consequence of the shock underground they gathered large amounts of hazardous methanewhich forces the request to rebuild ventilation before further advancement of rescuers. This is simply a precedence safety procedure, which, although extending the action, is essential to guarantee the protection of both trapped miner and rescue teams.
Operation scale and method challenges
Deputy president of the Jastrzębska Coal Company for method and operational matters, Adam Rozmus, stressed during the Tuesday press conference that, thankfully, probably not a stone attack.. This means that rescuers do not request to dress up the myocardial rubble, which importantly speeds up advancement in action. Participation in the operation Several search teams, composed of qualified mining rescuers from various mines, including specialists from Central Mining Rescue Station. Their coordinated action focuses on rebuilding the lute pipeline as shortly as possible and reaching the trapped miner, despite hard conditions and methane hazards. Adam Rozmus pointed out that it was inactive besides early to measure the full effects of the shock on the mine infrastructure.
Security in Mining: Context of fresh Events
The accident in the Knurów-Szczegłowice mine again draws attention to the issue of safety in Polish mining, especially in the context of the shocks of the mine and the dangers of methane. This is the second major event in JSW mines in fresh months. At the beginning of the year, 22 January, there was a tragic accident in the mine of the Szczygłowice Movement, besides owned by JSW. At a level of 1050 meters, methane ignited, resulting in 17 miners being sent to hospitals, and five of them died.. The incidental in Knurów, although different in character, recalls the constant challenges and risks associated with underground work, while stressing the heroism and professionalism of mining rescue services.
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A MINUTES IN KNUROV! A miner trapped underground, fighting time
