Pike River - Printable Version

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RE: Pike River - nzoomed - 21-11-2021

I think its great news that it gives some families closure, but it wont be enough evidence on if any have survived the explosion or not I dont think.
What it does tell us is that at least some parts of the mine deeper in are still intact.
Its the most tragic mining accident this country has had, if any money spent on this can bring people to account, then its 100% worth it.

RE: Pike River - Lilith7 - 22-11-2021

(21-11-2021, 08:28 PM)nzoomed Wrote: I think its great news that it gives some families closure, but it wont be enough evidence on if any have survived the explosion or not I dont think.
What it does tell us is that at least some parts of the mine deeper in are still intact.
Its the most tragic mining accident this country has had, if any money spent on this can bring people to account, then its 100% worth it.

┬áIt would be an excellent result if any findings from this tragedy were able to ensure that such an awful thing can never happen again here.

RE: Pike River - TygerTung - 22-11-2021

I don't think that spending millions of dollars on findings will stop it happening again.

And there are often many other people getting killed doing various things, often even in the workplace in easily preventable accidents, but those don't capture the imagination of the country do they?

RE: Pike River - Lilith7 - 22-11-2021

(22-11-2021, 11:30 AM)TygerTung Wrote: I don't think that spending millions of dollars on findings will stop it happening again.

And there are often many other people getting killed doing various things, often even in the workplace in easily preventable accidents, but those don't capture the imagination of the country do they?

Probably because so many were involved, I think, & in such a relatively small place.

RE: Pike River - Bracken - 22-11-2021

The Brunner Mine disaster is the deadliest mining disaster in New ZealandÔÇÖs history: 65 killed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunner_Mine_disaster┬á┬á

Perhaps part of the reason the Pike tragedy captured the imagination of NZ was that it happened just a few weeks after the┬áCopiap├│ mining accident in Chile,┬á5 August ÔÇô 13 October 2010, and the safe rescue there of 'Los 33'.

RE: Pike River - TygerTung - 22-11-2021

https://data.worksafe.govt.nz/graph/summary/fatalities

RE: Pike River - Lilith7 - 22-11-2021

(22-11-2021, 03:57 PM)Bracken Wrote: The Brunner Mine disaster is the deadliest mining disaster in New ZealandÔÇÖs history: 65 killed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunner_Mine_disaster┬á┬á

Perhaps part of the reason the Pike tragedy captured the imagination of NZ was that it happened just a few weeks after the┬áCopiap├│ mining accident in Chile,┬á5 August ÔÇô 13 October 2010, and the safe rescue there of 'Los 33'.

┬á That's likely to be a part of it.

RE: Pike River - TygerTung - 22-11-2021

So we need to consider that there are more people dying all the time from more easily preventable causes.

RE: Pike River - Lilith7 - 22-11-2021

(22-11-2021, 04:09 PM)TygerTung Wrote: So┬á we need to consider that there are more people dying all the time from more easily preventable causes.

┬áideally our health system would be able to cope with it all - in an ideal world. Wink

RE: Pike River - TygerTung - 22-11-2021

No, I mean workplace accidents. Often there is stuff which is obviously dangerous or a hazard, but it is ignored.

RE: Pike River - nzoomed - 22-11-2021

If only this robot was available at the time of the disaster...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZRAGpo3wy0

RE: Pike River - Lilith7 - 23-11-2021

(22-11-2021, 10:21 PM)nzoomed Wrote: If only this robot was available at the time of the disaster...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZRAGpo3wy0

┬áInteresting - that could have been really useful.

RE: Pike River - joe 90 - 29-11-2021

(22-11-2021, 04:09 PM)TygerTung Wrote: So┬á we need to consider that there are more people dying all the time from more easily preventable causes.

Solid┬á energy were warned it was a gaseous mine┬á but went ahead anyway .┬á ┬ásubstandard instalation┬á short┬á cuts to get it open┬á ┬árules not followed┬á ┬á& ┬áthe enevitable happened┬á ┬áthen the blame was shifted on to mine management.┬á ┬áPity we didnt get a full high┬á court trial┬á ┬á then┬á it┬á would all┬á come out┬á ┬ábut govt & unions┬á┬á┬á ┬ádidnt┬á want their┬á part in it┬á exposed

RE: Pike River - TygerTung - 30-11-2021

(29-11-2021, 11:35 PM)joe┬á90 Wrote:
(22-11-2021, 04:09 PM)TygerTung Wrote: So┬á we need to consider that there are more people dying all the time from more easily preventable causes.
Solid┬á energy were warned it was a gaseous mine┬á but went ahead anyway .┬á ┬ásubstandard instalation┬á short┬á cuts to get it open┬á ┬árules not followed┬á ┬á& ┬áthe enevitable happened┬á ┬áthen the blame was shifted on to mine management.┬á ┬áPity we didnt get a full high┬á court trial┬á ┬á then┬á it┬á would all┬á come out┬á ┬ábut govt & unions┬á┬á┬á ┬ádidnt┬á want their┬á part in it┬á exposed

Sure, but not sure what extra benefit we would get by more digging in the gaseous mine?