Английская Википедия:Impala Platinum mine shaft accident
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An elevator accident occurred on 27 November 2023 at the Impala Platinum mine in Rustenburg, South Africa, when an ascending mine elevator fell 200 m down the number 11 shaft.[1] Eleven miners were killed on the scene and 75 injured, with a 12th and 13th miners dying later in hospital.[2] The elevator was stopped from falling further by automatic safety mechanisms, but the mechanisms failed when the counterweight became trapped, resulting in a sudden stop which led to the fatalities.[3][4]
See also
- Vaal Reefs mining disaster, a 1995 mine elevator accident in South Africa which was the world's worst, with a death toll of 104.
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