Annual Report,2009 - Directorate General of Mines Safety

DGMS Annual Report,2009
2.2.3B.3 Side fall and over hangs
There were 7 (8.43%) fatal accidents involving 8 fatalities due to fall of sides. Six accidents
took place in belowground workings and one in opencast.
‣ Accident due to fall of sides accounted for 8.43% of all fatal accidents in coal mines and
15.38% of all accidents in belowground workings.
2.2.3B.4 Air blast
There was no accident due to this cause during the year 2009.
2.2.3C Transportation machinery (Winding)
There was no fatal accident reported due to transportation machinery (Winding) during the
year 2009.
2.2.3D
Transportation machinery (Other than winding)
There were 31 fatal accidents due to transportation machinery other than winding reported
during the year 2009. A detailed break–up of fatalities under this category are given in the
table below:-
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FATAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO TRANSPORTATION
MACHINERY OTHER THAN WINDING IN SHAFTS
IN COAL MINES DURING 2009
Cause No. of fatal accidents Persons killed
1. Rope Haulage 5 5
2. Mechanical Conveyors 3 3
3. Dumpers/Tippers 13 13
4. Wheeled Trackless(Truck,Tanker etc.) 9 9
5. Others (Wagon) 1 1
Total 31 31
It was seen that the dumpers, rope haulages, tanker/truck and belt conveyors were major
contributing causes under fatalities due to transportation machinery other than winding.
2.2.3D.1 Rope Haulages
There were 5 accidents (16.2% of all accidents) caused due to rope haulages during the year
2009. Analysis of causes revealed that:-
Two accidents were occurred due to hit by moving tubs.
One accident occurred as while traveling slipped and hit by tub.
Two accidents occurred due to person trapped between tub and pillar.
2.2.3D.2 Mechanical / Belt Conveyors:
Three accidents (99% of all accidents) resulting in three fatalities were caused by belt
conveyors during 2009.
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