Overview

• Four miners died in the Sobieski mine in Jaworzno, southern Poland, after a water pipeline burst.
• The accident occurred at a depth of 1,970 feet underground.
• A team of six miners were working on flushing the pipeline at the time of the accident.
• Four people were killed, one was injured and one was not hurt.
• The Sobieski mine is owned by energy company Tauron.