1953 Menzengraben mining accident

Mining disaster in East Germany 50.7928 10.0998 type:event_region:DE-TH title The Menzengraben mining accident was the explosion of a large pocket of carbon dioxide in a salt mine in Menzengraben, East Germany, on 7 July 1953. During a planned, nightly explosives detonation in the mine, an unusually large pocket of pressurized carbon dioxide was suddenly released, resulting in the ejection of large blocks of salt through the mine shaft at very high velocities. The expanding gas as well as the blocks of salt demolished the building above the mine shaft, resulting in blocks of concrete being ejected as well. Three died as a consequence, one from being hit by debris, two from asphyxiation. References 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.10.004 The extreme carbon dioxide outburst at the Menzengraben potash mine 7 July 1953 2012 Hedlund FH Safety Science 50 3 537–53 http://orbit.dtu.dk/files/7931421/Menzen_53_submit_to_Orbit_.pdf Hedlund FH 2013 Past explosive outbursts of entrapped carbon dioxide in salt mines provide a new perspective on the hazards of carbon dioxide . In Huang C and Kahraman C 2013 Intelligent systems and decision making for risk analysis and crisis response 10.1201/b16038-108 http://orbit.dtu.dk/files/118713485/2013_RACR_Past_explosive_outbursts_carbon_dioxide_in_salt_mines_provide_new_perspective_on_hazards_preprint.pdf CRC Press 763–769 9781138000193 2015-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20220617180232/http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/b16038-108 2022-06-17 live Category:Mining disasters in Germany Category:1953 in East Germany