The Chervonokutska coal mine is an underground coal mine in the Luhansk region of Ukraine.
Location | |
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Location | Krasnyi Luch |
Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
Country | Ukraine |
Production | |
Products | Coal |
Owner | |
Company | Donbasantratsyt |
An explosion in the mine on August 4, 2011, killed one worker and injured 25 others, including several who received severe burns.[1] The explosion, at a depth of 155 m, was attributed to methane gas accumulation.[2] Ukraine's Minister of Energy and Coal Industry, Yuriy Boyko, speculated that there had been errors in installation of a ventilation system intended to prevent methane build-up. Boyko announced that the mine's director and safety manager would be suspended while the accident was investigated.[1]
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edit- ^ a b Ukrainian coalmine blast was caused by engineer mistake: minister, Platts News, August 5, 2011
- ^ New Ukraine coal mine explosion as safety review launched, Platts News, August 4, 2011