Annual Report,2009 - Directorate General of Mines Safety

DGMS Annual Report,2009
2.2.4 Responsibility
Analysis of accidents as per the persons held responsible for the various causes of accidents
during the year 2008 has been indicated in table:25.
TABLE:25
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FATAL ACCIDENTS IN COAL MINES
DURING THE YEAR 2009
SL. NO. Responsibility No. of accidents
1. Misadventure 2
2. Management 11
3. Management & Subordinate Supervisory Staff (SSS) 12
4. Management, SSS, co-worker 1
5. Management, SSS,Co-worker,deceased 2
6. Management, SSS, co-worker,deceased,injured 2
7. Management,SSS,Deceased 6
8. Management,SSS,Injured 1
9. Management,Shotfirer,Coworker,Deceased 1
10. Management,Coworker,Deceased 2
11. Management, Deceased 2
12. Subordinate Supervisory Staff(SSS) 7
13. SSS, Coworker, Deceased 3
14. SSS, Deceased 5
15. Coworker 5
16. Co-worker, Deceased 7
17. Deceased 12
18. Others 2
TOTAL 83
It can be seen that in 11 (13%) cases management alone and 12 (14%) cases management
along with other subordinate staff were responsible. In 7 (8%) of the cases subordinate
supervisory staff alone were found responsible. In 12 (14%) cases deceased alone and in 5
(6%) cases the co-worker alone were responsible. These revelations draw the attention
towards better planning and implementation of safety status by the management, strict and
disciplined supervision by the subordinate supervisory staff and knowledge based effective
training for the workers.
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