Annual Report,2009 - Directorate General of Mines Safety

Annual Report,2009 - Directorate General of Mines Safety Annual Report,2009 - Directorate General of Mines Safety

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DGMS Annual Report,2009 Table: 42 - Detail break-up of serious accidents due to this cause during 2009. TABLE : 42 BREAK-UP OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO MACHINERY OTHER THAN TRANSPORTATION MACHINERY IN NON-COAL MINES DURING 2009 Cause Number of serious accidents Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total Loading Machines 1 - - 1 Shovels, draglines, excavators etc. - - 2 2 Crushing & screening plants - - - - Other HEMM - 2 4 6 Others 2 1 1 4 TOTAL 3 3 7 13 3.2.2.5 Explosives There were 2 (3% of the total) fatal accidents involving 4 persons and one serious accident involving two persons in 2009 as compared to 2 fatal accidents and 1 serious accident in 2008. 3.2.2.6 Electricity There were no fatal accidents occurred and three serious accidents due to electricity during the year 2009. 3.2.2.7 Dust, Gas & other combustible material There ware 1 (2.32% of the total) fatal accidents involving 1 person and no serious accident due to this cause during the year 2009. 3.2.2.8 Falls other than falls of ground There were 8 (19% of the total)) fatal accidents involving 8 persons and 39 serious accidents occurred due to this cause during the year 2009, while 11 fatal accidents and 39 serious accidents during the year 2008. 3.2.2.9 Other causes There was 2 (4.65% of the total) fatal accidents involving 2 persons and 23 serious accidents occurred due to miscellaneous causes during the year 2009. A-62

DGMS Annual Report,2009 3.3 Responsibility The responsibilities fixed as a result of fatal accident enquiry conducted by officers of DGMS in the year 2009 is indicated in the table below: TABLE:43 RESPONSIBILITY FOR FATAL ACCIDENTS IN NON-COAL MINES DURING THE YEAR 2009 SL. NO. Responsibility No. of accidents 1. Misadventure 1 2. Management 19 3. Management, Subordinate Supervisory Staff (SSS) 4 4. Management, SSS, Co-Worker 1 5. Management, Shotfirer 1 6. Management , Co-worker 1 7. Management, Deceased 2 8. Subordinate Supervisory Staff (SSS) 4 9. Co-Worker 2 10. Co-Worker, Deceased 1 11. Deceased 3 12. Others 4 TOTAL 43 3.4 Dangerous Occurrence The table indicated below gives dangerous occurrences reported during the year 2009 under various causes: TABLE:44 DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES IN NON-COAL MINES DURING 2009 Sl.No. Cause No. of cases 1. Overwinding of cages etc. 1 2. Outbreak of fire belowground - 3. Outbreak of fire at surface 1 4. Premature collapse of workings or failure of pillars - 5. Breakage of winding rope - 6. Breakdown of winding engine, crank shaft, bearing etc. - 7. Ignition or occurrence of inflammable gas - 8. Breakage, fracture etc of essential parts of machinery or - apparatus whereby safety of persons was endangered 9. Irruption of water - 10. Rock burst - 11. Bursting of equipment under high pressure - 12. Oil well blowout without fire 2 13. Fire in pipeline/well heads - 14. Others 4 TOTAL 8 A-63

DGMS <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>,<strong>2009</strong><br />

Table: 42 - Detail break-up <strong>of</strong> serious accidents due to this cause during <strong>2009</strong>.<br />

TABLE : 42<br />

BREAK-UP OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO MACHINERY OTHER THAN<br />

TRANSPORTATION MACHINERY IN NON-COAL MINES DURING <strong>2009</strong><br />

Cause<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> serious accidents<br />

Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total<br />

Loading Machines 1 - - 1<br />

Shovels, draglines,<br />

excavators etc.<br />

- - 2 2<br />

Crushing &<br />

screening plants<br />

- - - -<br />

Other HEMM - 2 4 6<br />

Others 2 1 1 4<br />

TOTAL 3 3 7 13<br />

3.2.2.5 Explosives<br />

There were 2 (3% <strong>of</strong> the total) fatal accidents involving 4 persons and one serious accident<br />

involving two persons in <strong>2009</strong> as compared to 2 fatal accidents and 1 serious accident in<br />

2008.<br />

3.2.2.6 Electricity<br />

There were no fatal accidents occurred and three serious accidents due to electricity during<br />

the year <strong>2009</strong>.<br />

3.2.2.7 Dust, Gas & other combustible material<br />

There ware 1 (2.32% <strong>of</strong> the total) fatal accidents involving 1 person and no serious accident<br />

due to this cause during the year <strong>2009</strong>.<br />

3.2.2.8 Falls other than falls <strong>of</strong> ground<br />

There were 8 (19% <strong>of</strong> the total)) fatal accidents involving 8 persons and 39 serious accidents<br />

occurred due to this cause during the year <strong>2009</strong>, while 11 fatal accidents and 39 serious<br />

accidents during the year 2008.<br />

3.2.2.9 Other causes<br />

There was 2 (4.65% <strong>of</strong> the total) fatal accidents involving 2 persons and 23 serious accidents<br />

occurred due to miscellaneous causes during the year <strong>2009</strong>.<br />

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