On 24 July 1991 an explosion at the South Bulli coal mine resulted in the deaths of three miners. They were asphyxiated by gas released during the outburst.
A coronial inquest was conducted in July 1992.
South Bulli coal mine explosion, 1991
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Fatalities
Sources
Harvey CR & Singh RN, ‘A review of fatal outburst incidents in the Bulli Seam,’ paper presented at Coal Operators’ Conference 1998, website viewed 28 October 2014.
Illawarra Mercury 2008, ‘Safety First’, 18 October 2008, website viewed 8 June 2011.
Mining Accident Database, ‘South Bulli Colliery 1991’ website viewed 28 October 2014.
Pitzer CJ 1997, New thinking on disasters, 1997, website viewed 8 June 2011.