QUINN - MARK JOHN SON OF GRAEME RICHARD QUINN + MARILYN FAY DICKSON - BROKEN HILL CEMETERY NSW
Mark John “Quinny” QUINN
Age at Death32
Date Of Death3 February 2006 - Photo Find a Grave
Place Of BirthBroken Hill, New South Wales
OccupationMiner
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Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Leinster Nickel Operations, Leinster, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
3 FEBRUARY 2006 - A 32 year old senior charge-up operator received fatal injuries when an explosion occurred while he was
attempting to assemble an impact cannon adjacent to a hung-up ore pass in an underground nickel mine. The deceased had
intended to use the cannon to fire an explosive projectile into the ore pass. Evidence indicates that the projectile detonated in the
barrel of the cannon.
Place Of Burial
Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
District
Leinster
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Graeme QUINN
Mother
Marilyn Fay DICKSON
