DGMS Annual Report,2005

1.0 Introduction
Under the Constitution of India “Regulation of Labour and Safety in Mines and Oilfields” is a
central subject (Entry 55 of the Seventh Schedule of Article 246). The matter is regulated by
the Mines Act, 1952 and the Rules and Regulations framed thereunder. It extends to whole of
India, upto 12 nautical miles in offshore. These statutes are administered by Directorate-
General of Mines Safety (DGMS) under the Union Ministry of Labour & Employment.

1.1 Historical Background

Although exploitation of minerals has been going on in the country from pre-Christian era, it was
only towards the end of 19th Century that attempts were made by the state for regulation of
employment and working conditions therein. Following the meeting of International Labour
Conference in Berlin in 1890, the then Government of UK through the Secretary of State for
India asked the Government of India to consider the advisability of undertaking legislation for
inspection of mines in general and coal mines in particular and for regulation of employment
therein of workmen, young persons and children. Accordingly in 1894, Mr. James Grundy was
appointed as first ever Inspector of Mines in India within the organization of Geological Survey
of India. Mr. Grundy recommended that provisions be made for the minimum age of
employment; notice of opening and of accidents, first-aid, management and supervision etc.
Major disasters at Kolar Gold Field in 1897 and at Khost Coal Mines, Baluchistan (presently in
Pakistan) in 1898 expedited finalisation of the first Mines Act which was enacted on 22nd
March, 1901. A Bureau of Mines Inspection was started in Calcutta on 7th January 1902 to
administer the provisions of the Mines Act, 1901. The organization was renamed as Department
of Mines and its office was shifted to Dhanbad in 1908. In 1960, the organization was renamed
as Office of the Chief Inspector of Mines. Again in 1967 the name of the organization was
changed to Directorate-General of Mines Safety (DGMS). In 1988 DGMS was declared a
Scientific and Technological Organization.

Apart from administering the Mines Act and legislation framed thereunder, DGMS also
administers certain allied legislation. A list of legislation administered by DGMS is given at
Appendix-I.

1.2 Organizational Set-up of DGMS

Directorate-General of Mines Safety is a multi-disciplinary organization with Inspecting Officers
from Mining, Mechanical and Electrical engineering and Occupational Health disciplines.
Officers appointed to different technical posts in DGMS are selected by U.P.S.C. They are
required to have Degree in Mining or Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with several years of
experience, varying from seven to ten years of working in responsible capacity in mines or allied
industry. Besides, officers of mining cadre posses First Class Mine Manager's Certificate of

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Competency. The Occupational Health cadre is manned by qualified and experienced

medical personnel.

The organization has its headquarters at Dhanbad (Jharkhand) and is headed by the Director-
General of Mines Safety. At the headquarters, the Director-General is assisted by specialist
staff-officers in mining, electrical and mechanical engineering, occupational health, law,
survey, statistics, administration and accounts disciplines. The headquarters has a technical
library and S&T laboratory as a back-up support to the organization. Extensive computerization
has been done in head office and in the field offices to upgrade the standards of work of DGMS.
The head office and some of the field offices have access to the internet enabling these to place
themselves at par with other developed countries of the world so far as the communication with
the use of computer is concerned. DGMS has a plan to establish a nexus with all its offices
through Internet. A web page on DGMS has also been launched during the centenary year.

The field organization has a two-tier network of field offices. The area of jurisdiction of DGMS
covering the entire country is divided into six zones, each under the charge of a Deputy
Director-General. There are three to four Regional offices under each zonal office. Each
Region is under the charge of a Director of Mines Safety. There are in all 21 such Regional
Offices. Sub-regional offices have been set up in important areas of concentrated mining
activities away from Regional office. There are five such sub-regional offices, each under the
charge of a Deputy Director. Each Zone, besides having inspecting officers of mining cadre has
officers in electrical, mechanical engineering and occupational health disciplines.

Organization chart of DGMS are at Appendix-IIA & IIB. Table - 1 shows the discipline-wise
strength of inspecting officers as on 31.12.2005. A statement showing posting of Group ‘A’ &
‘B’ officers in DGMS during the year 2005 are given at Appendix-III.
TABLE:1 STRENGTH OF INSPECTING OFFICERS AND SANCTIONED
POSTS AS ON 31.12.2005
DESIGNATION DISCIPLINE
MINING ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL O. H
S P S P S P S P
Director General 1 1 - - - - - -
Dy. Director General 7 7 1 1 - - - -
Director 29 29 4 4 2 1 - -
Dy. Director 82 58 18 14 10 7 1 1
Assistant Director 1 - - - - - Gr.I: 3 2
Gr.II: 5 3
Total 120 95 23 19 12 8 9 6

S – Sanctioned P - In Position

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1.3 Role and Function of DGMS

Enforcement of the provision of the Mines Act, 1952 and Rules, Regulations and Order made
thereunder and drafting appropriate legislation to absorb the technical advancement as well as
to make the same comprehensive, practicable and legally sound. Setting standards, by
overseeing compliance thereof as intensively as the resources permit and through a variety of
promotional initiatives and awareness programme, the officers of DGMS exercise preventive
as well as educational influence over the mining industry. DGMS is also promoting the
concept of ‘self-regulation’ as well as 'workers' participation in safety management. With
changing scenario, attempts are being made to superimpose its traditional role of seeking
compliance by legal sanctions and work prohibition optimally, with advisory and other safety
promotional initiatives; thereby creating an environment in which safety is given due priority.

Current functions of DGMS broadly include:

1. Development and updating of legislation and issue of guidelines and circulars
periodically.
2. Inspection – overseeing compliance of the statutes by the management through
inspection
3. Investigation into:
(a) accidents
(b) dangerous occurrences - emergency response
(c) complaints & other matters and
(d) taking corrective action and action against delinquents
4. (a) Grant of :
(i) statutory permission, exemptions & relaxations
(ii) approval of mine safety equipment, material & appliances
(b) Interactions for development of safety equipment, material and
safe work practices
5. Safety promotional initiatives including:
(a) Organization of -
Conference on Safety in Mines
National Safety Awards
Safety Weeks & Campaigns
(b) Safety Information Dissemination
(c) Preview of project reports & mining plans
(d) Promoting -
- safety education and awareness programme
- workers’ participation in safety management through -
o workmen’s inspector
o safety committee
o tripartite reviews
6. Conduct of examinations for grant of competency certificates.

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1.4 Gazette Notification

Following gazette notifications were issued during the year 2005:

TABLE:2 Notification Brief subject

No. & date
1. S.O.91(E) Re-constitution of the Board of Mining Examinations under sub-
dated regulation (1),(2),(3) and (4) of Regulations 11 of the
25.1.2005 Metalliferous Mines Regulations, 1961.
2. S.O.1494(E) Appointment of Dr.P.D. Shenoy, former Secretary, Ministry of
dated Labour and Employment to hold a formal inquiry into the causes
17.10.2005 and the circumstances attending the accident occurred on
15.6.2005 in the Central Saunda colliery of M/s.Central
Coalfields Limited.
3. S.O.1536(E) Appointment of Justice Bilal Nazki, Judge, High Court of Andhra
dated Pradesh to hold a formal inquiry into the causes and
26.10.2005 circumstances attending the accident and to fix responsibility for
the causes leading to the accident that occurred on 17.10.03 in
the collieries of M/s. Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd.
4. S.O.1845(E) The Central Govt. have decided to rescind the certificate issued
dated vide Notification No.S-29014/5/82-MI dated 4.1.1985.
30.12.2005

1.5 Measures to improve safety in mines:

Since mining is beset with many inherent hazards, detailed precautions have been laid down in
the Mines Act, Rules and Regulations framed thereunder to guard against dangers in mines
and it is the responsibility of the mine management to comply with the same. While the onus
of providing for and ensuring safety in mines rests fundamentally with the mine management,
DGMS has the responsibility to see that the safety statute is kept updated to absorb the
technical advancements as well as to make the same comprehensive, practicable,legally sound
and also to carry out periodic inspection of mines to oversee compliance of safety laws. The
Mines Act and the subordinate legislations framed thereunder is periodically updated for the
purpose. Each and every accident involving fatality is enquired into by an officer or a team of
officers of DGMS. A few accidents involving serious bodily injury and most of the important
dangerous occurrences are also investigated by DGMS Officers. Arising out of inspections and
enquiries conducted by DGMS, one or more of the following actions, as appropriate, is taken: -
(a) drawing the attention of the mine management about the contraventions of the
statutes etc.;
(b) withdrawal of statutory permission, approval, relaxation or exemption granted ;
(c) serving an improvement notice ;
(d) imposition of a prohibitory order ;
(e) suspension of statutory certificate of competency held by managerial and
supervisory personnel, if found negligent in the discharge of duties;
(f) prosecution of person(s) held responsible;
(g) punitive action taken departmentally by mining companies.

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Mine management is also addressed to take steps as are considered necessary by

the inspecting/enquiry officer to rectify the defects or deficiencies in working condition or
system.
1.6 Inspection & Enquiries
Discipline-wise number of inspections and enquiries made by the inspecting officers are given
in table:3.
TABLE:3 NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS AND ENQUIRIES MADE
DURING THE YEAR 2005
Discipline of Coal Mines Metal Mines Oil Mines
Inspection Inspections Enquiries Inspections Enquiries Inspections Enquiries
Service
Mining 3228 791 2736 353 123 25
Electrical 1167 46 213 13 143 3
Mechanical 525 76 120 6 14 2
Occupational 327 20 38 0 15 0
Health
TOTAL 5247 933 3107 372 295 30

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1.7 Improvement Notices & Prohibitory Orders

1.7.1 Coal Mines

208 (two hundred eight) improvement notices under various provisions of the statutes were
issued as a result of inspections of the mines during the year 2005. These improvement
notices were issued for various types of serious defects, details of which are given in table:4
below :
TABLE:4 IMPROVEMENT NOTICES ISSUED UNDER SECTIONS 22(1) AND 22A(1)
OF THE MINES ACT, 1952 IN COAL MINES DURING 2005
SL.NO. NATURE OF DEFECT NO. OF CASES
1. High benches in opencast workings 28
2. Inadequate support 03
3. Poor ventilation 05
4. Inadequate coal dust suppression 06
5. Isolation stopping 03
6. Improper/ non-provision of travelling road 01
7. Danger of Inundation 09
8. Unstable workings 01
9. Lag in stowing -
10. Accumulation of gases -
11. Defective Electrical installation 06
12. Inadequate earth leakage protection -
13. Defective winding rope 1
14. Other defects in winding installation 4
15. Defective shotfiring practices -
16. Others 141
TOTAL 208

65 (sixty-five) prohibitory orders under Section 22(3), 22A(2) and 22(1A) of the Mines Act,
1952 were issued during the year 2005. These orders were imposed for various dangerous
conditions prevailing at the mines, details of which are given in table 5:
TABLE:5 PROHIBITORY ORDERS ISSUED UNDER SECTIONS 22(3) AND 22A(2)
AND 22(1A) OF THE MINES ACT,1952
IN COAL MINES DURING 2005
SL.NO. NATURE OF DEFECT NO. OF CASES
1. High benches in opencast workings 08
2. Inadequate support 10
3. Poor ventilation 07
4. Inadequate coal dust suppression 04
5. Isolation stopping -
6. Improper/ non-provision of travelling road 01
7. Danger of Inundation 08
8. Unstable workings 02
9. Lag in stowing -
10. Accumulation of gases -
11. Defective Electrical installation -
12. Inadequate earth leakage protection -
13. Defective winding rope -
14. Other defects in winding installation 01
15. Defective shotfiring practices 01
16. Others 23
TOTAL 65

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1.7.2 Metalliferous Mines

In metalliferous mines inadequate benching and slopping in opencast workings and non-
appointment of manager and supervisory officials in the mines were the main reasons for
which improvement notices and prohibitory orders were issued. Notices issued under Sections
22(1) & 22A(1) of the Mines Act, 1952 during the year 2005 were 133 (one hundred thirty
three). Prohibitory orders under Sections 22(1A), 22A(2) and 22(3) issued in Metalliferous
Mines during the year 2005 were 155 (one hundred fifty five). Details of the improvement
notices and prohibitory orders issued during 2005 are given in table: 6 & 7 respectively.
TABLE:6 IMPROVEMENT NOTICES ISSUED UNDER SECTIONS 22(1) AND 22A(1) OF
THE MINES ACT,1952 IN METALLIFEROUS MINES DURING 2005
SL.NO. NATURE OF DEFECT No. of cases
1. Non-appointment of qualified manager and supervisory officials 10
2. Inadequate benching and sloping in opencast workings 113
3. Miscellaneous 10
TOTAL 133

TABLE:7 PROHIBITORY ORDERS ISSUED UNDER SECTIONS 22(3), 22A(2) & 22(1)A
OF THE MINES ACT,1952 ISSUED IN METALLIFEROUS MINES DURING 2005
SL.NO. NATURE OF DEFECT No. of cases
1. Non-appointment of qualified manager and supervisory officials 18
2. Inadequate benching and sloping in opencast workings 123
3. Miscellaneous 14
TOTAL 155

1.7.3 Oil Mines

No prohibitory order was issued in oil mines during the year 2005.

1.8 Permission, relaxations and exemptions

1.8.1 Coal Mines

918 (nine hundred eighteen) permissions/ exemptions and relaxations were granted in
coalmines during the year 2005. Details of such cases are given in table:8.
TABLE:8 PERMISSIONS, RELAXATIONS & EXEMPTIONS GRANTED IN
COAL MINES DURING 2005
SL.NO. Particulars of Permissions, Relaxations & Exemptions No. of cases
1. Extraction of coal by methods other than bord & pillar beneath 28
areas free from surface features
2. Extraction of coal by methods other than bord & pillar below 14
surface features
3. Extraction of coal by bord & pillar methods beneath areas free 154
from surface features
4. Extraction of coal by bord & pillar methods beneath surface features 65
5. Development below surface features including development in 63
contiguous seams/ sections
6. Blasting coal off the solid 52
7. Development within 60m. of waterlogged workings 16
8. Workings within 7.5m. / Adjustment of mine boundaries 27
9. Exemptions from different provisions of regulations 105
10. Others 394
TOTAL 918

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1.8.2 Metalliferous Mines

773 (seven hundred seventy three) permissions/relaxations/exemptions under different

provisions of the statutes were granted during the year 2005. Particulars are given in table:9.

TABLE:9 PERMISSION, EXEMPTIONS & RELAXATIONS GRANTED IN

METALLIFEROUS MINES DURING 2005
SL.NO. Particulars of Permissions, Exemptions & Relaxations No. of cases
1. Stoping of blocks 22
2. Use of HEMM with deep hole blasting 116
3. Use of ANFO and/or more than one explosive in a shothole 28
4. Working under railways and roads 0
5. Appointment of managers of more than one mine/ permit 322
manager etc.
6. Appointment of surveyor of more than one mine 04
7. Others 281
TOTAL 773

1.8.3 Oil Mines

2 (two) permissions/relaxations/exemptions were granted during the year 2005 under various
provisions of the Oil Mines Regulations, 1984. The details of such cases are given in table:10

TABLE:10 PERMISSION, EXEMPTIONS & RELAXATIONS GRANTED

IN OIL MINES DURING 2005
SL.NO. Particulars of Permissions, Exemptions & Relaxations No. cases
1. Well head installations -
2. Laying of oil pipe line 2
TOTAL 2

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1.9 Prosecutions

2 (two) prosecutions were instituted in coalmines during the year 2005. In respect of non-coal
mines, 30 (thirty) prosecutions were launched during 2005. Contraventions of provisions of
statute for which these prosecutions were instituted are given in tables: 11 & 12.
Details of prosecution cases as on 31.12.2005.
Coal Non-coal Pending Disposed
No. of prosecution No. of prosecution Total pending cases Total disposed cases
launched during the launched during the upto 31.12.2005 upto 31.12.2005
year 2005 year 2005
02 30 941 202

TABLE:11 PROSECUTIONS INSTITUTED IN RESPECT OF COAL MINES DURING 2005

SL.NO. CONTRAVENTION NO. OF CASES
1. Contraventions leading to accidents 02
2. Non-submission or submission of incorrect plans, -
returns, notices etc.
3. Non-appointment of qualified persons as senior -
supervisory officials
4. Contraventions under Indian Electricity Act or Rules -
5. Other violation of serious nature -
6. Miscellaneous violations -
TOTAL 02

TABLE:12 PROSECUTIONS INSTITUTED IN RESPECT OF NON-COAL MINES

DURING 2005
SL NO. CONTRAVENTION NO. OF CASES
1. Contravention leading to accidents 26
2. Contravention of orders under sections 22(1A), 22(3), 04
Reg. 108 etc.
3. Non-appointment of qualified persons as senior -
supervisory officials
4. Non-appointment of qualified persons as subordinate -
supervisory officials
5. Non-provisions of protective equipment -
6. Other miscellaneous contraventions -
TOTAL 30

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2.0 Coal Mines

2.1 General
Number of operating coalmines during 2005 was 565 as compared to 560 in 2004. Company-
wise number of coal mines and production is given in table: 13.
TABLE: 13 Number of Mines during 2005 Production
COMPANY Underground Opencast Both Total (in million
tonnes)
Coal India Limited 295 138 38 471 343
Singareni Collieries 52 10 - 62 36
Company Limited
Others 9 21 2 32 50
TOTAL 356 169 40 565 429

Table-14 shows the number of underground coalmines having gassy seams of different
degrees.
TABLE : 14 UNDERGROUND COAL MINES HAVING GASSY SEAMS
OF DIFFERENT DEGREES
Degree of gassiness Number of Mines
2004 2005*
I only 272 270
II only 102 102
III only 14 14
I & II 7 7
I & III - -
II & III 3 3
I, II & III - -
TOTAL 398 396
*Provisional

Though numbers of working mines have decreased, output of coal increased from 409.26
million tonnes in 2004 to 429.00 million tonnes in 2005. Coal mines under M/s.Coal India
Limited contributed 343.00 million tonnes of coal during the year 2005. Average daily
employment in mines decreased from 404,000 in 2004 to 398,000 in 2005 but there was
increase in output per manshift from 3.19 to 3.40. Trend in average daily employment and
output per manshift in coalmines is given table: 15.

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TABLE: 15 PLACEWISE DISTRIBUTION OF AVERAGE DAILY EMPLOYMENT AND

OUTPUT AND PRODUCTIVITY IN COAL MINES
Year Belowground Opencast Above Total Output
Ground per
manshift
Employ Output (in Employ Output Employ Employ Output
ment (in ‘000 ment (in (in ‘000 ment ment (in (in ‘000
‘000 tonnes) ‘000 tonnes) (in ‘000 ‘000 tonnes)
number number number) number)
1951 178 30199 36 4784 138 352 34983 0.35
1961 230 44887 60 10822 121 411 55709 0.45
1971 228 58552 43 17090 111 382 75642 0.67
1981 302 76205 55 51120 156 513 127325 0.81
1991 316 70731 67 167206 171 554 237757 1.40
1992 312 71062 67 178879 173 552 249941 1.47
1993 308 73672 68 186935 170 546 260607 1.53
1994 293 70644 67 196878 164 524 267522 1.63
1995 287 68512 68 216074 158 513 284586 1.80
1996 281 70127 68 233970 157 506 304097 1.91
1997 279 69062 68 247619 156 503 316681 2.01
1998 270 68571 69 251324 152 491 319895 2.09
1999 258 68101 71 247088 147 476 315189 2.12
2000 249 66225 69 268092 140 458 334317 2.34
2001 239 64134 69 277379 130 438 341513 2.51
2002 225 65330 69 297982 129 423 363312 2.75
2003 216 63632 69 315556 132 417 379188 2.91
2004 211 61921 70 347347 124 405 407268 3.19
2005* 204 60060 68 368940 126 398 429000 3.40
*Provisional

2.2 Accidents

2.2.1 Major Accidents

Two major accidents took place during the year 2005 which has been described below:

(1) Name of Mine: Central Sounda colliery, M/s.Central Coalfields Limited

Date of accident: 15.06.2005, Time: 0730 Hrs., Number of persons killed - 14
Court of Enquiry has been instituted.

(2) Name of Mine: Busseriya colliery, M/s.Bharat Coking Coal Limited

Date of accident: 22.11.2005, Time: 1330 Hrs., Number of persons killed - 4
While three persons were drilling holes for roof bolting in the roof within 2.6 m to 2.9 m from a
coal face under the supervision of a mining sirdar, the coal roof measuring 2.5 m x 2.25 m x
0.15 m to 0.7 m thick, parted from the roof against two intersecting slip planes and fell from a
height of about 2.8 m., killing all the four persons on the spot.

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Had the presence of workers and the two intersecting slip planes deep inside the roof been
detected and adequate temporary supports been erected and

Had the first of the roof bolts been grouted before starting the drilling at next row of holes for
roof bolts and

Had the roof been kept secured as per the Systematic Support Rules framed and enforced by
the manager, under Regulation 108(1)(bb) of the Coal Mines Regulations, 1957, this accident
could have been averted.

2.2.2 Accident scenario

The year 2005 saw an upward trend in the number of fatal accidents as compared to 2004,
but numbers of fatalities were less than the previous year. Number of fatal accidents during
the year 2005 was 99 and number of fatalities was 120 as compared to 87 accidents and 96
fatalities during the year 2004.

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Table: 16 indicate the trend of accidents and rates of fatalities.

TABLE: 16 TREND IN FATAL ACCIDENTS AND FATALITY RATES PER 1000
PERSONS EMPLOYED IN COAL MINES (10 YEARLY AVERAGE)
YEAR Av. No. of accidents Accident rate Av. No. of fatality Fatality rate
1901-1910 74 0.77 92 0.94
1911-1920 138 0.94 176 1.29
1921-1930 174 0.99 219 1.24
1931-1940 172 0.98 228 1.33
1941-1950 236 0.87 273 1.01
1951-1960 222 0.61 295 0.82
1961-1970 202 0.48 260 0.62
1971-1980 187 0.46 264 0.55
1981-1990 162 0.30 186 0.35
1991-2000 140 0.27 170 0.33
2001-2004 89 0.21 112 0.27
2001-2005 91 0.22 113 0.27

Table: 17 gives year-wise fatal accidents, fatalities, and death rates in coalmines.
TABLE: 17 TREND IN FATAL ACCIDENTS AND DEATH RATES IN COAL MINES (YEAR-WISE)
Year No. of No. of Death Rate
fatal persons Per ‘000 persons Per 100,000 Per million
accidents killed employed manshifts worked tonnes output
1951 278 319 0.91 0.32 9.12
1961 222 268 0.65 0.22 4.81
1971 199 231 0.60 0.21 3.05
1981 165 184 0.36 0.12 1.45
1991 138 143 0.26 0.08 0.60
1992 165 183 0.33 0.11 0.73
1993 156 176 0.32 0.10 0.68
1994 156 241 0.46 0.15 0.90
1995 137 219 0.43 0.14 0.77
1996 131 146 0.29 0.09 0.48
1997 143 165 0.33 0.10 0.52
1998 128 146 0.30 0.10 0.46
1999 127 138 0.29 0.09 0.44
2000 117 144 0.31 0.10 0.43
2001 105 141 0.32 0.10 0.41
2002 81 97 0.23 0.07 0.27
2003 83 113 0.27 0.09 0.30
2004 87 96 0.24 0.07 0.23
2005* 99 120 0.30 0.09 0.29
* Provisional

During the year 2005 saw an upward trend in the number of serious accidents and persons
seriously injured. Number of serious accidents was 985 and number of persons injured was
1017 as compared to 962 and 991 respectively during the year 2004. As far as the serious
accident rate is concerned, it has increased marginally. The serious injury rate per thousand
persons employed in 2005 was 2.51 as compared to 2.45 in 2004. The above rate per lakh
manshifts worked increased to 0.79 in 2005 from 0.77 in 2004. The rate per million tonnes
output increased to 2.48 in 2005 from 2.42 in 2004. Table: 18 gives year-wise number of
serious accidents, no. of persons injured and serious injury rate.

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TABLE: 18 TREND IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND SERIOUS INJURY RATES IN

COAL MINES (YEAR-WISE)
Year No. of serious No. of persons Serious injury rates
accidents injured Per ‘000 Per 100,000 Per million
persons manshifts tonnes output
employed worked
1990 893 983 1.79 0.58 4.62
1991 803 854 1.54 0.50 3.59
1992 810 894 1.62 0.53 3.58
1993 854 903 1.65 0.68 3.46
1994 717 775 1.48 0.47 2.90
1995 757 813 1.58 0.51 2.86
1996 677 723 1.43 0.45 2.38
1997 678 726 1.44 0.46 2.29
1998 523 560 1.14 0.37 1.75
1999 595 650 1.37 0.44 2.06
2000 661 707 1.54 0.49 2.11
2001 667 720 1.64 0.53 2.10
2002 629 665 1.57 0.50 1.83
2003 563 590 1.42 0.45 1.56
2004 962 991 2.45 0.77 2.42
2005* 985 1017 2.51 0.79 2.48
* Provisional

2.2.3 Analysis of accidents

All fatal accidents and major serious accidents were inquired into by officers of DGMS. An
analysis of accidents enumerated in the following paragraphs is based on the findings of such
enquiry and information submitted by the mine management.

2.2.3A By place

Total 99 fatal accidents involving 120 persons occurred during the year 2005 when compared
to 87 fatal accidents and 96 fatalities during 2004. Fatality rate (overall) has increased to 0.30
in 2005 from 0.24 during the year 2004. Serious injury rate during the year 2005 has increased
to 2.51 as compared to 2.45 in 2004 for overall injury rates. 51(51.51%) fatal accidents
occurred belowground with a fatality rate of 0.34, 28(28.28%) in opencast workings with
fatality rate of 0.41 and 20(20.20%) in surface operation with fatality rate of 0.16 during the
year 2005. It may be mentioned that out of 398,000 average daily employment 51.25% was in
belowground workings, 17.08% was in opencast workings and the remaining 31.67% was
engaged in surface operations. Table 19 gives the trend of fatal and serious accidents with
fatality rate in different working places.

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TABLE: 19 TREND IN FATAL & SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND DEATH & SERIOUS
INJURY RATES; (PLACEWISE) - COAL MINES
PER THOUSAND PERSONS EMPLOYED
YEAR Fatal accidents & death rates Serious accidents & ser. injury rates
Below Open Above Overall Below Open Above Overall
ground cast ground ground cast ground
1990 91 26 34 151 666 69 158 893
(0.33) (0.42) (0.20) (0.30) (2.32) (1.13) (0.95) (1.75)
1991 80 25 33 138 577 60 166 803
(0.26) (0.39) (0.20) (0.26) (1.96) (1.00) (0.98) (1.54)
1t992 107 32 26 165 587 49 174 810
(0.39) (0.52) (0.18) (0.33) (2.14) (0.79) (1.01) (1.62)
1993 101 24 31 156 632 57 165 854
(0.39) (0.37) (0.19) (0.32) (2.19) (0.83) (1.01) (1.65)
1994 93 39 24 156 560 50 107 717
(0.59) (0.64) (0.15) (2.08) (2.08) (0.86) (0.67) (1.48)
1995 91 26 20 137 549 69 139 757
(0.60) (0.38) (0.13) (0.43) (2.07) (1.05) (0.93) (1.58)
1996 75 27 29 131 478 71 128 677
(0.31) (0.42) (0.19) (0.29) (1.83) (1.10) (0.86) (1.43)
1997 94 27 22 143 440 79 158 677
(0.41) (0.42) (0.14) (0.33) (1.71) (1.25) (1.05) (1.44)
1998 80 24 24 128 346 72 105 523
(0.36) (0.35) (0.16) (0.30) (1.41) (1.06) (0.70) (1.14)
1999 74 30 23 127 408 77 110 595
(0.33) (0.43) (0.16) (0.29) (1.73) (1.19) (0.81) (1.37)
2000 62 38 17 117 444 108 109 661
(0.30) (0.74) (0.13) (0.31) (1.92) (1.67) (0.82) (1.54)
2001 67 26 12 105 464 73 130 667
(0.43) (0.38) (0.10) (0.32) (2.10) (1.12) (1.07) (1.64)
2002 48 22 11 81 434 92 103 629
(0.27) (0.32) (0.11) (0.23) (2.07) (1.43) (0.80) (1.57)
2003 46 23 14 83 380 82 101 563
(0.33) (0.35) (0.13) (0.27) (1.85) (1.30) (0.77) (1.42)
2004 49 32 06 87 757 82 123 962
(0.27) (0.47) (0.05) (0.24) (3.69) (1.24) (1.02) (2.45)
2005* 51 28 20 99 742 91 152 985
(0.34) (0.41) (0.16) 0.30 (3.63) (1.34) (1.27) (2.51)
* Provisional – Figures in bracket indicate death/injury rate

2.2.3B By cause

Tables 20 & 21 give the trend in fatal and serious accidents in coalmines due to different
causes during the year 2005 compare with last four years followed by graphical
representation. As can be seen 25 (25.25%) of fatal accident were caused by ground
movement, 35 (35.35%) due to transportation machinery (other than winding), 13 (13.13%)
due to machinery other than transportation machinery, and falls other than falls of ground
contributed 13 (13.13%) while other causes such as electricity 4 (4.04%) and explosives 2
(2.02%). 985 serious accidents occurred during the year out of which 484 (49.13%) were
caused by falls other than falls of ground, transportation machinery (other than winding)
contributed 192 (19.49%), ground movement 76 (7.71%) while other causes contributed 183
(18.57%) of all serious accidents.

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TABLE:20 TREND IN FATAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO DIFFERENT

CAUSES IN COAL MINES
Cause 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005*
Ground movement 39 (46) 35 (48) 24 (33) 33 (38) 25 (32)
Winding in shafts 2 (2) - 1 (1) - 1 (1)
Transportation machinery (other 35 (35) 22 (22) 33 (34) 29 (30) 35 (36)
than winding)
Machinery other than 10 (10) 9 (9) 11 (14) 6 (6) 13 (13)
transportation machinery
Explosive 2 (2) 4 (4) 3 (3) 5 (6) 2 (2)
Electricity 4 (4) 4 (4) 1 (1) 4 (4) 4 (4)
Gas, Dust etc. - - 2 (3) 2 (2) -
Falls other than falls of ground 10 (11) 6 (9) 6 (6) 5 (5) 13 (13)
Other causes 3 (31) 1 (1) 2 (18) 3 (5) 6 (19)
TOTAL 105 (141) 81 (97) 83 (113) 87 (96) 99 (120)
Note: Figures in parentheses denote the number of persons killed.
* Figures are provisional

Trend in Fatal Accidents due to different causes in coal mines

during 2005

Falls other than fall of other, 6, 6%

ground, 13, 13% Ground Movement,
25, 26%

Electricity, 4, 4%

Explosive, 2, 2%

M/c other than Transportation m/c

transportation m/c, (other than winding),
12, 12% 36, 37%

TABLE:20A TREND IN FATAL ACCIDENTS IN DIFFERENT PLACES

OF COAL MINES
Place 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005*
Belowground 67 (102) 48 (61) 46 (72) 49 (57) 51 (71)
Opencast 26 (26) 22 (22) 23 (24) 32 (33) 28 (29)
Aboveground 12 (13) 11 (14) 14 (17) 6 (6) 20 (20)
Total 105 (141) 81 (97) 83 (113) 87 (96) 99 (120)
Note: Figures in parentheses denote the number of persons killed.
* Figures are provisional

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TABLE: 21 TREND IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO DIFFERENT

CAUSES IN COAL MINES
Cause 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005*
Ground movement 79 (101) 83 (97) 66 (74) 112 (124) 76 (94)
Winding in shafts 6 (6) 4 (12) 4 (5) 5 (7) 2 (2)
Transportation machinery 171 (181) 132 (137) 134(140) 157 (161) 192 (196)
(other than winding)
Machinery other than 34 (34) 39 (41) 43 (47) 28 (29) 41 (41)
transportation machinery
Explosive 7 (12) 9 (14) 6 (11) 8 (14) 3 (4)
Electricity 5 (13) 7 (9) 3 (3) 4 (5) 4 (11)
Gas, Dust etc. - 2 (2) 6 (7) 2 (2) -
Falls other than falls of ground 285 (293) 258 (258) 245(246) 493 (495) 484 (486)
Other causes 80 (80) 95 (95) 56 (57) 153 (154) 183 (183)
TOTAL 667 (720) 629 (665) 563(590) 962(991) 985(1017)
Note: Figures in parentheses denote the number of persons seriously injured.
* Figures are provisional

Trend in Serious Accidents due to different causes in coal mines

during 2005

Winding in shaft, 2, Ground Movement,

0% 76, 8%
Transportation m/c
other, 183, 19% (other than winding),
192, 19%

M/c other than

transportation m/c,
41, 4%
Explosive, 3, 0%
Falls other than fall of Electricity, 4, 0%
ground, 484, 50%

TABLE: 21A TREND IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO DIFFERENT PLACES IN

COAL MINES
Place 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005*
Belowground 464 (504) 434 (464) 380 (398) 757 (778) 742 (766)
Opencast 73 (77) 92 (98) 82 (90) 82 (87) 91 (94)
Aboveground 130 (139) 103 (103) 101 (102) 123 (126) 152 (157)
Total 667 (720) 629 (665) 563 (590) 962 (991) 985 (1017)
Note: Figures in parentheses denote the number of persons seriously injured.
* Figures are provisional

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2.2.3B.1 Ground movement

During the year 2005, ground movement accounted for 25 (25.25%) fatal accidents and 76
(7.71%) serious accidents. Further break-up of fatal accidents due to ground movement is
given in table: 22.
TABLE: 22 FATAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO GROUND MOVEMENT IN COAL
MINES DURING THE YEAR 2005
Cause No. of accidents Persons killed Persons seriously inj.
1.Fall of roof 18 25 12
2.Fall of side
(a) belowground 4 4 0
(b) opencast 1 1 0
Sub-Total 5 5 0
3.Others
(a) bumps 0 0 0
(b) air blast 0 0 0
(c) land slide 0 0 0
(d) collapse of pillar 0 0 0
(e) over hang 2 2 0
Sub-Total 2 2 0
GRAND TOTAL 25 32 12

2.2.3B.2 Roof fall

Strata control is a major problem affecting safety and productivity in underground mines.
Experience of the past clearly brings out that roof fall is one of the predominant causes of
fatalities in belowground coalmines and that trend continues even today. There were 25
accidents due to ground movement involving 32 fatalities and 12 serious injuries occurred due
to this cause during the year 2005, out of which 18 accidents due to fall of roof and 7 due to
side fall and over hangs. Roof fall accidents accounted for 18.18% of all fatal accidents in
coalmines and it contributed 35.29% of all fatal accidents in belowground operations. Further
critical analysis of roof fall accidents for the last five years 2001 to 2005 revealed the following:
I. Physical and Working Condition factors -
1. Method of work: Accident mainly occurred in Bord and Pillar districts and equally
both in development and depillaring. 56% of the fatal accidents occurred B&P
development, 41% in depillaring districts (26% in caving districts and 15% in stowing
districts), 4% in longwall faces and 6% in other places.
2. Height of working: 82% of the fatal accidents occurred in gallery height upto 3m, 8%
in 3m. to 5 m.
3. Width of gallery: 8% of the fatal accidents occurred in width of galleries between 0 -
3.0m and 9% in width between 3.01 -3.5m, 20% between 3.51-4.00m, 25% between
4.01 -4.50m and 28% above 4.50 m. Thus higher the width of gallery more the
chances of roof fall.
4. Distance from face: 58% of the accidents occurred within 5 m. of the working face
and 12% between 5.01 to 10 m. 6% between 10.01-20m. Thus 70% of the accident
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of the accident occurred in other roadways where either roof supports were being
replaced or no attention was paid for checking old existing supports.
5. Type of support: 40% of the fatal accidents accounted in areas supported by timber
support only, 32% in roof bolts & others and in 7% of the cases supports were not
provided at all. Areas supported by timbers were more prone for roof fall. Steel
supports especially roof bolts are more stable unless they are fixed properly and in
time.
6. Adequacy of support: Accident analysis revealed that in 57% of cases supports
provided was inadequate, which means sufficient number of supports are not
provided before engaging persons at work and majority of the accidents could have
been averted had proper supports were provided before engaging the persons at work
and front line supervisors been attentive for providing adequate supports.
7. Operation at the time of accident: 26% of the fatal accidents occurred during
loading operation, 15% during dressing, 11% during supporting, that is 57% of the
accidents occurred during primary job of face preparation and manual loading. This
can be avoided by adequately training the face workers for paying more attention
towards identification bad roof and testing for its weakness. Providing temporary
supports before erecting permanent support 13% of the cases occurred during
withdrawal of supports 19 % in other activities.
8. Time elapsed after blasting: 28% of the roof fall accidents occurred within 30
minutes of blasting operation which correlates with the operation at the time of
accident as mentioned above. This also means that sufficient time is not being left for
the roof to settle before engaging persons. 3% occurred between ½ - 1 hour, 10%
between 1 to 2 hours and 24% of the fatal accidents occurred beyond 2 hours of
blasting operation and in 35% of cases no blasting operation was carried out within 4
hours.

II. Geological factors -

9. Thickness of seam: 45% of the fatal accidents occurred in coal seam having
thickness varying from 0 to 3.0 m., 30% in 3 to 6 m. and 6% thickness between 6-9m.
Thus roof fall occurred in all types of coal seams irrespective of their thickness.
10. Depth of cover: 43% of the fatal accidents accounted in depth of cover varying
between in 0 to 100 m, 28% in 101 to 200m. and 13% between 201 to 300. Practically
roof fall accidents occurred at every place irrespective of the depth in proportion to the
working plan at various depths.
11. Thickness of fall: 27% of the fatal accidents caused due to thickness of fallen strata
varying between 0 to 0.15m, 32% between 0.16 to 30 m. i.e. 59% of the accidents had
thickness of fall between 0- 0.3m. 24% between 0.31 to 1.0 m. thick and 14% beyond
1.01m hick. Thickness of fall was mainly due to geological reasons such as presence

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of slicken sides, hidden slip planes, or due to weathering of strata etc. which could
have been effectively controlled had adequate and timely supports been provided.
12. Nature of fallen strata: 40% of the fatal accidents occurred due to fall of sand stone
roof, 29% due to coal and 21% due to shale, remaining due to combination of any
two. Practically all types roofs are likely to fall in absence of adequate supports,
predominantly so in sand stones.

III. Personal factors -

13. Designation: 27% of the persons involved in roof fall accidents were supportmen,
44% loaders, 3% drillers and 7% subordinate supervisory staff. Mainly face workers
were involved in the accidents as those persons are first to approach the face and
stay at the green roof areas for longer duration.
14. Age: 6% of persons involved were in age group of 20-30 years, 15% between 31-40,
31% 41-45 years, 23% between 46-50, 19% 51-55 years and 7% between 56-60
years. Practically all age group persons were involved but more susceptible are
between 41-55 years which accounts about 72% of the total.
15. Shift of working: 41% of the fatal accidents took place in 1st shift, 30% in 2nd shift
and 29% 3rd shift. Thus roof fall occurred equally in all the shifts, but marginally more
in first shift due to more number of persons employed during day time.
16. Hours at work: 11% of the roof fall accidents occurred in first two hours of the work,
36% between second and forth hour, 24% between 4-5 hours, 23% of the fatal
accidents took place during 5-7 hours of the shift and 1% during last hour.

IV. Management factors -

17. Responsibility: 38% of the fatal accidents were caused due to fault of management
and Subordinate Supervisory Staff; 29% of the fatal accidents due to fault of
Subordinate Supervisory Staff alone, in 8% of the cases management alone was
responsible and in 15% was declared as misadventure.
18. Company: Company-wise analysis indicates that 74% of roof fall accident occurred in
CIL, Subsidiary-wise 20% in ECL, 18% in SECL, 13% in WCL, 14% in BCCL, 4% in
CCL, 5% in MCL, 22% in SCCL and 3% in TISCO.

Detailed statistical analysis of roof fall accidents that occurred during last 5 years have been
represented in tabular and graphically in the following tables:

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1. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by method of work

Method of Number of accidents

work
2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
Board &
Pillar
Development 10 33 11 50 7 44 15 58 11 61 54 48

Longwall
Development 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Depillaring
Caving 8 27 8 36 5 31 5 19 3 17 29 26
Stowing 8 27 2 9 4 25 2 8 1 6 17 15
Total 16 53 10 45 9 56 7 27 4 22 46 41

Longwall
Depillaring
Caving 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Stowing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 2 2
Total 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 5 4
Other Places 1 3 1 5 0 0 4 15 1 6 7 6
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

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2. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by height of working

Height of Number of accidents

working
(metres) 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
0-2 4 13 3 14 2 13 4 15 2 11 15 13
2-3 17 57 18 82 12 75 18 69 12 67 77 69
3-5 9 30 1 5 2 13 4 15 4 22 20 18
5 & above 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

not available 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

3. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by width of gallery

Width of Number of accidents

Gallery 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
(metres)
0.00- 2.00 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 3 3
2.01- 3.00 2 7 0 0 0 0 3 12 1 6 6 5
3.01- 3.50 5 17 4 18 0 0 1 4 0 0 10 9
3.51- 4.00 6 20 4 18 4 25 4 15 4 22 22 20
4.01- 4.50 6 20 9 41 8 50 12 46 5 28 40 35
4.51 & above 10 33 5 23 4 25 4 15 8 44 31 28
not applicable 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

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4. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by distance from face

Distance from Number of accidents

Face (metres) 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
0.00- 5.00 15 50 15 68 9 56 15 58 11 61 65 58
5.01- 10.00 4 13 4 18 3 19 2 8 0 0 13 12
10.01- 20.00 1 3 1 5 2 13 2 8 1 6 7 6
20.01 & above 5 17 1 5 0 0 2 8 4 22 12 11
not applicable 5 17 1 5 2 13 5 19 2 11 15 13
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

5. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by type of roof support

Type of Number of accidents
support 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
No support 5 17 2 9 0 0 1 4 0 0 8 7
Timber
supports only 14 47 6 27 9 56 11 42 5 28 45 40
Timber and
steel supports 0 0 2 9 1 6 7 27 1 6 11 10
Roof bolts and
others 7 23 10 45 6 38 4 15 9 50 36 32

Other supports 4 13 2 9 0 0 3 12 3 17 12 11
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

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6. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by adequacy of support

Adequacy of Number of accidents

support
2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
Adequate 6 20 12 55 9 56 15 58 4 22 46 41
Inadequate 23 70 10 45 7 44 11 42 13 72 64 57
Not applicable*
1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 2
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

#: provisional

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7. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by operation at the time of accident

Operation at Number of accidents

the time of 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
accident
Cutting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drilling 1 3 3 14 1 6 0 0 2 11 7 6
Drilling &
Charging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dressing 8 27 3 14 3 19 1 4 2 11 17 15
Dressing &
Supporting 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 3
Loading
(manual) 6 20 5 23 5 31 9 35 5 28 30 26
Loading by
machine 0 0 3 14 1 6 0 0 1 6 5 4
Stowing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Supporting 3 10 3 14 1 6 3 12 2 11 12 11
Tramming 0 0 1 5 1 6 1 4 0 0 3 3
Withdrawal
of supports 4 13 2 9 3 19 4 15 1 6 14 13
Roof testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 8 27 0 0 1 6 8 31 4 22 21 19
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

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8. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by time elapsed after blasting

Time elapsed Number of accidents
after blasting 2001 % 2002 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
(hours)
0.00- 0.50 9 30 3 14 5 31 13 50 1 6 31 28
0.51- 1.00 1 3 0 0 1 6 1 4 0 0 3 3
1.01- 1.50 1 3 3 14 2 13 2 8 1 6 9 8
1.51- 2.00 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 2
2.01 & above 6 20 8 36 3 19 1 4 9 50 27 24
not applicable 12 40 8 36 5 31 8 31 7 39 40 35
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

9. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by thickness of seam

Seam Number of accidents

thickness 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
(metres)
0.00- 3.00 12 40 11 50 7 44 14 54 6 33 50 45
3.01- 6.00 9 30 2 9 7 44 8 31 8 44 34 30
6.01- 9.00 2 7 2 9 0 0 3 12 0 0 7 6
9.01 & above 3 10 1 5 2 13 1 4 2 11 9 8
not available 4 13 6 27 0 0 0 0 2 11 12 11
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

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10. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by depth of cover

Depth of Number of accidents

cover 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
(metres)
0- 100 11 37 9 41 8 50 12 46 8 44 48 43
101- 200 8 27 8 36 3 19 6 23 6 33 31 28
201- 300 2 7 2 9 4 25 3 12 4 22 15 13
301- 400 0 0 2 9 1 6 3 12 0 0 6 5
401 &
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
above
not
9 30 1 5 0 0 2 8 0 0 12 11
available
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

11. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by thickness of fall

Thickness of Number of accidents

fall
2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
(metres)
0.00- 0.15 5 17 5 23 4 25 10 38 6 33 30 27
0.16- 0.30 12 40 8 36 5 31 8 31 3 17 36 32
0.31- 1.00 6 20 6 27 3 19 5 19 7 39 27 24
1.01 & above 5 17 3 14 3 19 3 12 2 11 16 14
not applicable 2 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 3
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

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12. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by nature of fallen strata

Nature of Number of accidents
fallen strata 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %

Coal 7 23 6 27 4 25 12 46 3 17 32 29
Shale 5 17 3 14 5 31 5 19 6 33 24 21
Sandstone 15 50 11 50 6 38 7 27 6 33 45 40
Coal & Shale 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 2
Coal &
Sandstone 2 7 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 4
Shale &
Sandstone 0 0 1 5 1 6 2 8 1 6 5 4
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

13. Distribution of persons killed in roof fall accidents by designation

Category of
Number of persons killed
mine worker
2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
Loader 14 39 12 35 14 56 14 45 11 44 65 44
Timberman 4 11 14 41 6 24 11 35 6 24 41 27
Dresser 1 3 1 3 1 4 0 0 2 8 5 3
Driller 1 3 2 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 3
Trammer 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Shotfirer /Ex-
plosive carrier 1 3 0 0 1 4 2 6 2 8 6 4
Sub. Supervi-
sory staff 5 14 2 6 1 4 2 6 1 4 11 7
Others 9 25 2 6 1 4 2 6 3 12 17 11
Total 36 100 34 100 25 100 31 100 25 100 151 100

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14. Distribution of persons killed in roof fall accidents by age

Age Number of persons killed
2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
18 – 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 – 25 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
26 – 30 3 8 1 3 1 4 2 6 1 4 8 5
31 – 35 3 8 2 6 3 12 3 10 2 8 13 9
36 – 40 1 3 1 3 0 0 2 6 5 20 9 6
41 – 45 7 19 17 50 7 28 9 29 6 24 46 30
46 – 50 6 17 7 21 7 28 7 23 7 28 34 23
51 – 55 9 25 5 15 5 20 6 19 3 12 28 19
56 – 60 5 14 1 3 2 8 2 6 1 4 11 7
Total 36 100 34 100 25 100 31 100 25 100 151 100

15. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by shift during which accident occurred
Number of accidents
Shift 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %

1st
(7/8 AM to 3/4 7 23 7 32 8 50 12 46 11 61 45 41
PM)

2nd 8 27 11 50
4 25 8 31 3 17 34 30
3/4 PM to 11/12 M
3rd 15 50 4 18 4 25
6 23 4 22 33 29
11/12M to 7/8 AM
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

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16. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by hours spent at work prior to the accident
Hours at Number of accidents
work
2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
0.00- 1.00 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1.01- 2.00 2 7 3 14 2 13 1 4 3 17 11 10
2.01- 3.00 7 23 5 23 1 6 3 12 3 17 19 17
3.01- 4.00 3 10 4 18 5 31 6 23 3 17 21 19
4.01- 5.00 7 23 3 14 4 25 8 31 6 33 28 24
5.01- 6.00 7 23 3 14 2 13 1 4 2 11 15 13
6.01- 7.00 3 10 3 14 0 0 5 19 0 0 11 10
7.01- 8.00 1 3 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 6 3 3
8.01 & above 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 4 0 0 2 2
not available 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 1
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

17. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by responsibility

Responsibility Number of persons
2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %
Misadventure 7 23 3 14 2 13 4 15 1 6 17 15
Management 3 10 2 9 1 6 1 4 2 11 9 8
Mgt & SSS 9 30 4 18 2 13 7 27 11 61 33 30
Mgt, Deceased 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mgt & Others 1 3 1 5 0 0 4 15 0 0 6 5
SSS 5 17 9 41 8 50 8 31 3 17 33 29
SSS & Others 1 3 2 9 3 19 1 4 1 6 8 7
Shotfirer 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Co-worker 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Deceased 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 3
Total 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

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18. Distribution of fatal roof fall accidents by company

Company Number of accidents

2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 2005 % total %

BCCL 4 13 1 5 1 6 3 12 7 39 16 14
CCL 0 0 1 5 1 6 2 8 1 6 5 4
ECL 8 27 4 18 3 19 5 19 2 11 22 20
MCL 1 3 1 5 0 0 2 8 2 11 6 5
SECL 2 7 6 27 5 31 3 12 4 22 20 18
NEC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WCL 6 20 2 9 1 6 4 15 1 6 14 13
CIL: total 21 70 15 68 11 69 19 73 17 94 83 74
IISCO 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
SCCL 7 23 6 27 5 31 6 23 1 6 25 22
TISCO 1 3 1 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 3
All-India 30 100 22 100 16 100 26 100 18 100 112 100

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2.2.3B.3 Side fall and over hangs

There were 5 (5.05%) fatal accidents involving as many casualties due to fall of sides out of
which four accidents took place in belowground workings and one in opencast. Out of four
belowground accidents, in one case side fall occurred in a development face while an
electrician was walking along the tramming roadway. In second case accident occurred while
a dresser was dressing a side of a pillar in a depillaring district and in two cases while a loader
was carrying coal basket side fall occurred.
In opencast working while two dumper operators were sitting very close to the sides of an
overburden bench the side collapsed fatally injured one of them.
All the above accidents in belowground mines could have been avoided had the sides been
properly dressed before engaging the persons and had the supportman and supervisor been
more careful while undertaking such jobs.
 Accident due to fall of sides and overhang accounted for 5.05% of all fatal accidents in
coal mines and 7.84% of all accidents in belowground workings.

2.2.3B.3 Air blast

There was no accident due to this cause during the year 2005.

2.2.3C Transportation machinery (Winding)

There was only one fatal accident at winding installation during the year 2005 while a Manila
rope tied to a used winding rope to uncoil from the drum and Manila rope snapped and the
workman fell into winding engine pit.

2.2.3D Transportation machinery (Other than winding)

There were 35 fatal accidents (35.35%) of the accidents due to transportation machinery other
than winding reported during the year 2005. A detailed break–up of fatalities under this
category are given in the table below:-

TABLE - 23 FATAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO TRANSPORTATION

MACHINERY OTHER THAN WINDING IN SHAFTS IN COAL
MINES DURING 2005
Cause No. of fatal accidents Persons killed
1. Rope Haulage 12 12
2. Mechanical Conveyors 02 02
3. Dumpers 17 18
4. Wagon movement 01 01
5. Truck & tankers 03 03
Total 35 36

It was seen that dumpers, rope haulages and truck/tankers were major contributing causes
under fatalities due to transportation machinery other than winding.

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2.2.3D.1 Rope Haulages

There were 12 fatalities (10% of all fatalities) caused due to rope haulages during the year
2005. Analysis of causes revealed that:-

 One accident caused due to snapping of haulage rope and consequent run away of tubs
uncontrolled and hit a workman.
 Six accidents were occurred due to hit by moving tubs.
 One accident occurred while trying to re-railed the derailed tubs workperson crushed
between two tubs.
 One accident occurred while rope got entangled with a pulley and suddenly got released
and dislodged a prop which hit a workman.
 Four accidents occurred due to derailment of tubs.

2.2.3D.2 Mechanical / Belt Conveyors:

Two accidents resulting in two fatalities were caused by belt conveyors during 2005.
 One accident occurred by chain conveyor of a longwall district as drive head was not
properly anchored which got lifted and swiveled hitting a person as soon as it was
started.
 One accident occurred due to entangled of hand in return rolled while cleaning debris at
moving conveyor.

2.2.3D.3 Dumpers and tippers:

Seventeen accidents occurred due to dumpers and tipper causing eighteen fatalities.
 Thirteen accidents occurred killing 14 persons by dumpers.
 Four accidents occurred killing 4 persons by Tippers.

The above causes (Dumpers & Tippers) contributed 17(17.17%) of all accidents. Analysis of
above causes revealed that-
 At one case while trying of ride on moving dumper, slipped and run over by near wheel.
 In three cases persons were hit or run over by dumper being operated carelessly.
 In two cases persons were run over while crossing a reversing dumper.
 In two cases persons was run over while near reversing tipper.
 In three cases persons were run over by dumper while negligently sleeping at work
place.
 In one case dumper fell off from height killing the operator.
 In three cases the accident occurred due to collision while driving.
 In two cases while persons walking on road run over by running tipper.

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2.2.3D4 Truck & Tankers:

Three accidents occurred causing three fatalities due to truck and tankers contributing 3.03%
of total accident.
 Two cases while reversing the truck without confirming presence of workman.
 One case due to falling from height.

2.2.3D5 Wagon movement:

One accident occurred due to wagon movement while empty wagon was being pushed by a
pay loader a persons run over by wagon.

2.2.3E Machinery other than transportation machinery:

There were 13 accidents reported during the year 2005, which were caused due to machinery
other than transportation machinery. The analysis of the causes revealed that:-
Table – 24 FATAL ACCIDENTS IN COAL MINES DUE TO MACHINERY OTHER THAN
TRANSPORTATION MACHINERY DURING 2005
S.No. Cause Number of accidents Persons killed
1. Drilling m/c 01 01
2. Loading m/c 05 05
3. Shovels/Draglines 02 02
4. Other HEMM 05 05
Total : 13 13

Further analysis of the causes revealed that:-

 One accident occurred while a drill machine was marching reverse, helper of the
machine was run over.
 One accident occurred while an operator was getting down from his dozer by stepping
over the traction chain, the gear got inadvertently engaged and the operator was
thrown in front of traction chain and run over.
 Three accidents occurred due to run over by pay loader causing three death.
 One accident occurred while an untrained operator operating an old hydraulic
excavator its boom fell on cabin killing the operator.
 One accident occurred as the ripper dozer fell on to the underlying bench.
 One accident occurred while pulling the track chain of a shovel for repairing by a
dozer, the attachment broke and hit a person.
 One accident occurred while a LHD operator released the parking brake of the LHD
(standing at gradient of 1:6) without occupying operator seat.
 Two accidents occurred due to run over by crane while marching.
 One accident occurred while LHD was moving forward it knocked a person & run
over.
 One accident occurred while the helper was sleeping in workplace was run over by
dozer.

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2.2.3F Explosives

There were 2 (2.02% of the total) fatal accidents involving 2 persons and 3(0.30% of the total)
serious accidents due to explosives during the year 2005.

2.2.3G Electricity

There were 4 (4.04% of the total) fatal accidents and 4 (0.40% of the total) serious accidents
due to electricity during the year 2005.

2.2.3H Accidents due to Dust, Gas & Fire.

There was no fatal accident due to this cause.

2.2.3I Falls other than falls of ground

Falls other than fall of ground caused 13 (13.13% of the total) fatal accidents and 484
(49.13%) serious accidents during the year 2005.

2.2.3J Other causes.

Six cases of fatal accident were reported during miscellaneous causes during the year.

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2.2.4 Responsibility
Analysis of accidents as per the persons held responsible for the various causes of accidents
during the year 2005 has been indicated in table:25.
TABLE:25 RESPONSIBILITY FOR FATAL ACCIDENTS IN COAL MINES
DURING THE YEAR 2005
SL. NO. Responsibility No. of accidents
1. Misadventure 5
2. Management 5
3. Management & Subordinate Supervisory Staff (SSS) 19
4. Management, SSS, co-worker 3
5. Management, SSS & deceased 1
6. Management, SSS, co-worker & deceased 1
7. Management & co-worker 5
8. Management, co-worker & deceased 1
9. Management & deceased 0
10. Subordinate Supervisory Staff (SSS) 13
11. SSS & co-worker 5
12. SSS & deceased 2
13. Shotfirer 1
14. Co-worker 13
15. Co-worker & deceased 8
16. Deceased 9
17. Others 8
TOTAL 99

It can be seen that in 24(24.24%) cases management along with others subordinate staff was
responsible. In 13(13.13%) of the cases subordinate supervisory staff alone was found
responsible. In 13(13.13%) cases coworker alone and in 9(9.09%) cases the deceased alone
was 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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2.3 Dangerous occurrences

During the year 2005, 29 (twenty-nine) dangerous occurrences were reported under the Coal
Mines Regulations, 1957. Details of dangerous occurrences are given in table: 26.
TABLE:26 DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES IN COAL MINES DURING 2005

Sl.No. Cause No. of cases

1. Spontaneous heating belowground 13
2. Spontaneous heating in opencast working -
3. Spontaneous heating at surface -
4. Outbreak of fire underground from spontaneous heating 2
5. Outbreak of fire underground from causes other than 1
spontaneous heating
6. Outbreak of fire in quarries from causes other than 2
spontaneous heating
7. Outbreak of fire in surface from causes other than 2
spontaneous heating
8. Premature collapse of workings or failure of pillars/ 2
benches/major roof fall
9. Influx of noxious gases -
10. Ignition or occurrence of inflammable gas 1
11. Over winding of cages etc. 1
12. Breakage of winding rope -
13. Breakdown of winding engine, crank shaft, bearing etc. -
14. Breakage, fracture etc of essential parts of machinery or -
apparatus whereby safety of persons was endangered
15. Irruption of water 1
16. Subsidence/potholing -
17. Explosives -
18. Others 4
TOTAL 29

A. Spontaneous Heating

 13 cases of spontaneous heating were reported, all from belowground workings,

out of which 6 were in active working areas, 2 in return airways and 5 in old
workings.

Contributory factors for spontaneous heating:

The prime contributory factors which lead to spontaneous heating and thereby fires:
 Not workings the mines in panel system.
 Not sectionalizing of the old workings.
 Not cleaning the old galleries and return airways off fallen coal and not treated
thoroughly with stone dust.
 Sluggish ventilation in old workings and depillaring areas.
 Working the depillaring panel beyond the incubation period.
 Not filling up the surface cracks formed due to subsidence and causing leakage
of air into the sealed off areas.
 Not making and maintaining the isolation stoppings as prescribed.

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 Delayed detection of spontaneous heating.

 Non provision of latest carbon monoxide gas detecting devises.
 Most of the laboratories were not provided with Graham Lawrence apparatus to
analyze carbon monoxide gas in the earlier stages.

The prime contributory factors which lead to fires in opencast equipment were:
 Not maintaining the electrical circuits of HEMM in proper working order.
 Not providing and maintaining the automatic fire fighting systems in HEMM,
specially in dumpers.
 Not framing and implementing code of practice to prevent fires in opencast mines.
 Not maintaining the general fire fighting systems or improper training in fire
fighting systems.

B. Mine fires:

 7 cases of fires have been reported from mines out of which three cases of fire
occurred in crushed and loose coal in development district. In one case fire
traveled from an underground gallery into an opencast quarry. There were two
cases of fires reported in various HEMM deployed in opencast mines and one in
SDL of underground mine.
 In one of the case a fire was broke out in a hydraulic excavator due to short circuit
of cable connecting between battery relay to self-starter which further spread the
fire into the fuel tank and thereby causing damage to the excavator.
 In another case fire occurred in hydraulic hoses of RECP drill machine while
drilling near the fiery coal seam.
 In one case the fire was engulfed and the damaged the SDL in an underground
colliery.

C. Premature collapse of workings or failure of pillars/benches

There were two cases of premature collapse of benches, one occurred in overburden
bench and second in waste dump. In one case failure of five overburden benches
occurred in an active mining area having a depth of about 140 mt. While removal of
overburden and extraction of coal was in progress five overburden benches from top
started sliding in a parabolic shape to the bed of the quarry. Failure of benches
occurred due to presence of loose strata in a basin shaped cavity existing since its
formation stage possibly due to river or deep nallah course. Presence of waste dump
near the edge of the bench in black cotton soil saturated with water triggered the
sliding phenomena. In another case premature collapse occurred in an waste dump
where height of dump was exceeding the statutory limits and compacting of
overburden was not being done.

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D. Influx of noxious gases

There was no case due to influx of noxious gases.

E. Ignition or occurrence of inflammable gas

In one case inflammable gas was liberated in a sealed off area of a depillaring district
with caving as a result of which three isolation stoppings were blown out.

F. Irruption of water
Irruption of water occurred in a development district of an underground colliery where
water was being accumulated behind the brick wall for storage purpose. The brick
wall breached suddenly and water got inundated into the working district. This
incidence occurred in night shift and no persons were involved.

The accident could have been averted had the accumulation of water behind the wall
been avoided by regularly draining out and had the adequate thickness of brick wall
been constructed according to the head of water to be stored behind the seal.

H. Subsidence/Potholing
There was no case due to subsidence/potholing.

I. Overwinding, Breakage of winding engine and crankshaft, etc.

While a set of coal tub were hauled in the cages in a 90 m. deep pit by an electric
winder, power tripped and the winder stopped with cages in midway of the pit. The
west cage with loaded tubs gradually gained momentum and east cage which was
loaded with empty tubs got overwind.
The incident occurred mainly due to non-effective functioning of the braking system of
the winder.

J. Miscellaneous
 While an operator was operating a dozer near the edge of the overburden bench
the dozer slided to the lower coal bench the operator jumped out of the driver’s
seat and escaped unhurt.
 In another case 400T capacity concrete bunker collapsed.
 In third case while operating an excavator for loading overburden into a dumper,
welded portion of collar on inner side of foot bracket failed causing removal of
footpin from the bracket and failure of the boom.
 In another case while attending the breakdown of EKG shovel the boom failed
and the foot bracket fell on operator’s cabin.

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2.4 Technical Developments

 During the year 2005, 14% of the total production came from underground workings
and 86% of the total production came from opencast mines. As far as average daily
employment was concerned 51.25% were employed belowground, 17.08% were
employed in opencast workings and the remaining 31.67% were employed for other
surface operations.

 In underground workings, longwall faces contributed 7.2% to the total underground

production. There were 14 longwall faces operative during the year 2005. In opencast
operations, total production was obtained from fully mechanized operation.

 In opencast workings during 2005, there is increase in use of HEMM in comparison to

2004. Table 27 presents the trend in use of HEMM in opencast coalmines.

 During the 2005, 1165 Excavators, 4560 dumpers capacity varying from 35T to 120T,
985 drills of 50 mm to 250 mm, 45 draglines and 27 surface miners were used in
opencast mines. As a result of improved mechanization 24 road headers, 970 SDLs,
251 LHDs, 3 continuous miners and 3 coal hauler were used in belowground coal
mines.

TABLE:27 TREND IN USE OF HEAVY EARTH MOVING MACHINERY

IN OPENCAST COAL MINES
Year Shovels Draglines Drills Dumpers Others HP of the machinery
1990 787 41 703 3663 1885 2,711,279
1991 864 41 703 3846 1746 2,972,990
1992 892 47 829 4223 2112 3,227,528
1993 910 44 802 4385 1952 3,409,140
1994 946 43 822 4437 1946 3,448,234
1995 956 42 871 4291 2116 3,639,816
1996 961 59 864 4038 1856 3,436,437
1997 1017 42 913 4399 2177 3,703,276
1998 1106 41 918 4520 2279 3,826,094
1999 1216 49 962 4776 2372 4,058,489
2000 1143 43 969 4602 2333 3,938,986
2001 1172 42 977 4666 2304 3,965,541
2002 1159 41 972 4721 2136 3,864,244
2003 1136 39 1003 4576 2163 4,095,742
2004 1135 45 998 4516 2367 3,995,550
2005* 1145 45 985 4560 2370 4,195,327
* Provisional

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(a) Number of machines used in underground coal mines of different coal companies
are as follows:

Table-28 Number of machines used in underground coal mines during 2005

Name of Road header/ SDL LHD Continuous Coal Other
Company Dint header Miners haulers
BCCL 1 147 6 1 0 0
ECL 5 93 25 0 0 2
CCL 0 22 13 0 0 0
SECL 4 398 50 1 2 0
WCL 0 162 92 1 1 1
NCL 0 0 0 0 0 0
MCL 0 23 28 0 0 0
NECL 0 0 0 0 0 0
GMDC 0 0 0 0 0 0
NLC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TISCO 1 32 0 0 0 0
SCCL 13 93 37 0 0 0
GIPCL 0 0 0 0 0 0
JSMDC 0 0 0 0 0 0
RSMM 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 24 970 251 3 3 3

(b) Number of machines used in opencast coal mines of different coal companies are
as follows:

TABLE-29 Number of machines used in opencast mines during 2005

Name Dumpers Excavators Drills
of co. 170 120 85 50 35 >20 19- 9-5 <5 > 249- <
T T T T T cum 10 cum cum 250 150 150
Surface Miners
Bucket wheel

cum m mm m
m m
Excavator

Dragline

Others

BCCL 0 2 0 0 0 0 53 8 527 0 8 69 86 37 84 111

ECL 0 1 0 0 16 24 34 19 201 5 9 18 44 13 36 15
CCL 0 0 3 0 0 0 117 64 385 1 14 44 56 54 61 19
SECL 0 9 2 0 0 94 30 78 176 0 20 32 72 51 70 5
WCL 0 4 0 166 0 0 0 186 496 0 0 43 82 22 93 0
NCL 0 19 0 0 24 158 359 0 0 3 68 9 31 10 133 3
MCL 0 6 21 122 0 0 38 261 50 0 3 31 49 24 47 17
NECL 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 147 0 0 0 22 0 0 13
GMDC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1173 0 0 0 51 0 0 0
NLC 22 0 0 334 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 22 9 19 2
TISCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 62 0 0 3 13 1 0 20 0
SCCL 0 2 1 0 0 0 157 0 204 0 22 0 48 23 25 0
GIPCL 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 35 89 0 0 2 22 0 0 0
JSMDC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 5 0 0 2
RSMM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
TOTAL 24 43 27 627 40 276 830 713 3508 9 147 261 608 243 588 187

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2.5 Occupational Health

Medical Examination by Appellate Medical Board

Initial and periodical medical examination under Rule 29B of the Mines Rules, 1955 are
conducted by management and medical re-examination by Appellate Medical Board
constituted by Central Government under Rule 29K.

(a) Progress of Medical Examination in Coal Mines:

TABLE: 30 PROGRESS OF INITIAL & PERIODICAL MEDICAL
EXAMINATION DURING 2005 IN COAL MINES
Name of Company Initial Medical Examination Periodical Medical Exam.
Required Provided Required Provided
BCCL 0 0 25079 12376
MCL 385 385 3402 3535
WCL 666 666 14953 14733
CCL 280 280 8888 7819
NECL 0 0 543 567
ECL 462 462 20917 19366
SECL 461 461 17434 17231
NCL 98 98 2858 2759
SCCL 0 0 13849 15047
TISCO 91 91 1171 1195
GIPCL 445 445 4 4
NLC 153 153 1673 1084
GMDC 96 95 521 525
JSMDC 5 5 20 25
RSMM 86 86 66 180

(b) Cases of Notified Diseases in Coal Mines:

TABLE: 31 CASES OF NOTIFIED DISEASES IN COAL MINES DURING
THE YEAR 2005
Mining Companies Name of Disease Number of cases
BCCL CWP 1
CCL - 3

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2.6 Vocational Training

Recognizing the need for safety education to enable the mineworkers to prepare them to

face the challenges of mining, the Mines Vocational Training Rules were framed in 1966.

These rules provide the provision for construction of mine vocational training centers, initial,

refresher and special training to mine workers, appointment of training officers, instructors,

proper training aids and equipments. It also provides for payment to trainees during the

training period. Progress of vocational training in coalmines during the year 2005 was reported

to be as follows.

TABLE: 32 PROGRESS OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN COAL MINES

DURING THE YEAR 2005
Name of the No. of VT Basic Training Refresher Training Special Training
Company. Centers Required Provided Required Provided Provided
BCCL 13 0 63 12099 10485 2910
MCL 5 2157 2157 3169 3132 1219
WCL 12 610 610 8906 9128 1348
CCL 12 280 280 8888 8652 248
NECL 3 0 0 759 759 337
ECL 21 413 413 11567 11567 3216
SECL 26 326 326 8132 10004 1398
NCL 8 98 98 2151 2187 3024
TISCO 3 555 555 2500 2529 7557
GIPCL 1 149 149 34 34 0
NLC 1 64 64 1280 1212 142
SCCL 8 636 636 9833 12407 8414
GMDC 1 1291 1779 421 177 50
JSMDC 1 5 5 20 25 5
RSMM 1 113 113 6 95 0

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2.7 Workmen’s Inspector, Safety Committee & Welfare Officers

Much greater strides in safety can be achieved by participation of workmen in safety
programme, the twin institutions of 'Safety Committee & ‘Workmen’s Inspector’ have been
conceived and given the statutory backing. DGMS is also associated with training of
Workmen’s Inspectors to make them effective in discharge of their duties. In coal mines
almost all the eligible mines had a Workmen’s Inspector and a Safety Committee. The table
below shows the status of appointment of Workmen’s Inspector, Safety Committees and
Welfare Officers during 2005.

TABLE: 33 NUMBER OF WORKMEN’S INSPECTOR IN POSITION, SAFETY

COMMITTEE, WELFARE OFFICERS IN COAL MINES DURING 2005
Name of Welfare Officers Workmen Inspectors Safety Committee
Company Required Provided Required Provided Required Provided
BCCL 70 70 215 215 71 71
MCL 21 22 63 63 21 21
WCL 81 81 232 232 81 81
CCL 63 63 164 164 63 63
NECL 5 4 15 15 5 5
ECL 107 90 303 303 101 101
SECL 87 87 273 273 85 85
NCL 8 8 29 29 8 8
TISCO 6 6 42 51 8 9
GIPCL 1 1 4 4 1 1
NLC 4 4 15 15 2 2
SCCL 57 57 177 177 59 59
GMDC 2 2 10 11 4 4
JSMDC 1 0 2 2 1 1
RSMM 0 0 1 1 1 1

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2.8 Owner-wise consolidated fatal accident statistics for last 8(Eight)

years in coal mines

Owner Year Fatal Accidents Death Rate

per 1000 persons
Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total BG OC AG Total
Acc Killed Acc Killed Acc Killed Acc Killed
BCCL 1998 21 22 4 4 0 0 25 26 0.48 0.34 0 0.3
1999 20 22 3 3 3 3 26 28 0.52 0.27 0.11 0.35
2000 12 16 2 2 1 1 15 19 0.41 0.18 0.04 0.25
2001 9 37 3 3 2 2 14 42 0.99 0.28 0.09 0.6
2002 4 5 3 3 3 3 10 11 0.14 0.25 0.14 0.16
2003 7 8 2 2 3 3 12 13 0.24 0.20 0.15 0.21
2004 7 8 3 3 1 1 11 12 0.25 0.31 0.05 0.20
2005 11 16 1 1 3 3 15 20 0.50 0.10 0.16 0.33
CCL 1998 3 7 0 0 4 4 7 11 0.39 0 0.2 0.2
1999 2 2 3 3 1 1 6 6 0.11 0.18 0.05 0.11
2000 1 2 8 11 3 3 12 16 0.12 0.7 0.17 0.32
2001 2 2 3 3 0 0 5 5 0.13 0.19 0 0.1
2002 3 3 7 7 1 1 11 11 0.21 0.5 0.06 0.24
2003 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 6 0.21 0.14 0.06 0.14
2004 5 5 5 5 0 0 10 10 0.37 0.41 0 0.24
2005 4 17 4 5 0 0 8 22 1.27 0.41 0 0.53
ECL 1998 15 17 2 2 6 6 23 25 0.26 0.37 0.16 0.23
1999 13 17 3 3 5 5 21 25 0.29 0.56 0.15 0.25
2000 10 11 2 2 3 3 15 16 0.2 0.39 0.09 0.17
2001 16 17 2 2 0 0 18 19 0.32 0.39 0 0.21
2002 5 5 3 3 1 4 9 12 0.1 0.74 0.14 0.14
2003 10 10 3 3 0 0 13 13 0.21 0.66 0 0.16
2004 10 11 5 5 1 1 16 17 0.24 1.09 0.04 0.22
2005 9 10 3 3 5 5 17 18 0.22 0.66 0.18 0.23
MCL 1998 1 3 1 1 3 4 5 8 0.52 0.23 0.63 0.48
1999 1 1 3 3 3 3 7 7 0.18 0.56 0.43 0.39
2000 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0.19 0.14 0.11
2001 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 0.2 0.44 0.16 0.25
2002 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 3 0.21 0.41 0 0.18
2003 0 0 6 6 1 1 7 7 0 0.92 0.13 0.38
2004 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 4 0.39 0.39 0 0.23
2005 3 3 4 4 3 3 10 10 0.58 0.78 0.41 0.57
NCL 1998 0 0 3 3 2 2 5 5 0 0.46 0.34 0.4
1999 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0.43 0 0.23
2000 0 0 5 5 1 1 6 6 0 0.74 0.16 0.46
2001 0 0 3 3 1 1 4 4 0 0.46 0.17 0.32
2002 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.16 0 0.08
2003 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0.16 0.15 0.15
2004 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 4 0 0.59 0 0.31
2005 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0.15 0.33 0.23

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Owner Year Fatal Accidents Death Rate

per 1000 persons
Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total BG OC AG Total
Acc Killed Acc Killed Acc Killed Acc Killed
NEC 1998 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0.61 4.69 0 0.7
1999 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.34 0 0.33
2000 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.64 0 0 0.33
2004 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0.86 1.39 0 0.74
2005 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.86 0 0 0.37
SECL 1998 4 6 3 3 3 3 10 12 0.15 0.53 0.17 0.19
1999 9 12 4 4 5 5 18 21 0.29 0.68 0.29 0.33
2000 10 11 3 3 2 2 15 16 0.27 0.5 0.12 0.25
2001 6 6 4 4 4 5 14 15 0.16 0.66 0.32 0.25
2002 8 11 2 2 3 3 13 16 0.3 0.3 0.19 0.27
2003 7 7 0 0 4 4 11 11 0.19 0 0.24 0.19
2004 5 6 1 1 1 1 7 8 0.17 0.15 0.06 0.14
2005 7 8 5 5 2 2 14 15 0.22 0.77 0.12 0.25
WCL 1998 10 11 4 4 0 0 14 15 0.36 0.59 0 0.27
1999 6 6 3 3 2 2 11 11 0.21 0.43 0.12 0.21
2000 8 9 5 14 1 1 14 24 0.31 2.02 0.06 0.45
2001 9 14 1 1 1 1 11 16 0.53 0.14 0.06 0.32
2002 11 11 2 2 2 2 15 15 0.45 0.28 0.12 0.32
2003 4 4 2 2 3 6 9 12 0.17 0.24 0.35 0.24
2004 6 6 5 5 2 2 13 13 0.26 0.60 0.13 0.27
2005 5 5 4 4 1 1 10 10 0.22 0.48 0.06 0.21
CIL 1998 55 67 18 18 18 19 91 104 0.32 0.31 0.14 0.26
1999 51 60 23 23 19 19 93 102 0.31 0.39 0.15 0.27
2000 42 50 26 38 12 12 80 100 0.27 0.66 0.1 0.27
2001 43 77 18 18 9 10 70 105 0.44 0.32 0.09 0.3
2002 32 36 20 20 10 13 62 69 0.22 0.36 0.11 0.21
2003 31 32 16 16 13 16 60 64 0.20 0.29 0.14 0.19
2004 36 39 25 26 5 5 66 70 0.25 0.48 0.05 0.22
2005 40 60 22 23 16 16 78 99 0.38 0.43 0.15 0.31
DVC 2005 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 8.55 0 3.77
GMDC 1998 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.25 0 0.71
2000 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.27 0 0.7
2001 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.09 0 0.66
2002 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.34 0 0.74
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.53 0 0.80
IISCO 1998 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.55 0 0 0.29
1999 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.52 0 0 0.28
2001 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.96 0 0 0.56
2004 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 4.46 0 0.63
2005 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.59 0 0 0.32

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Owner Year Fatal Accidents Death Rate

per 1000 persons
Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total BG OC AG Total
Acc Killed Acc Killed Acc Killed Acc Killed
J&K 1999 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.9 0 0 1.56
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NLC 1998 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.25 0.14
1999 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0.31 0.24 0.27
2000 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 3 0 0.67 0.24 0.42
2001 0 0 4 4 1 1 5 5 0 1.05 0.28 0.68
2002 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.26 0 0.14
2003 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.47 0 0.22
2004 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 3 0 0.32 0.28 0.31
2005 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.16 0 0.10
SCCL 1998 24 29 3 3 5 5 32 37 0.53 0.62 0.56 0.54
1999 17 18 5 6 3 3 25 27 0.33 1.12 0.33 0.39
2000 18 23 8 9 1 2 27 34 0.43 1.59 0.25 0.51
2001 21 21 2 2 2 2 25 25 0.4 0.37 0.29 0.38
2002 13 22 0 0 1 1 14 23 0.45 0 0.14 0.37
2003 12 37 6 6 1 1 19 44 0.80 1.04 0.12 0.73
2004 10 13 1 1 0 0 11 14 0.28 0.17 0 0.23
2005 8 8 2 2 2 2 12 12 0.17 0.34 0.27 0.20
TISCO 1998 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.85 0 0.11
1999 4 4 1 1 0 0 5 5 0.68 0.91 0 0.56
2000 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 4 0.38 0 1.08 0.49
2001 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.37 0 0 0.24
2002 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.57 0 0 0.37
2003 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.58 0 0 0.33
2004 3 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 1.01 0 0 0.63
2005 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.40 0 0 0.25
GIPCL 1998 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.08 0 3.45
2001 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.52 0 3.31
JINDAL 2000 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 14.08 3.82
BECML 2000 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.32 0 2.91
2004 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.92 0 2.26
BLAI 2004 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 10.87 0 5.71
ICML 2005 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.83 0 1.23
MIL 2005 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 8.55 0 3.77
ALL 1998 80 97 24 24 24 25 128 146 0.36 0.35 0.16 0.30
INDIA 1999 74 84 30 31 23 23 127 138 0.33 0.43 0.16 0.29
2000 62 75 38 51 17 18 117 144 0.3 0.74 0.13 0.31
2001 67 102 26 26 12 13 105 141 0.43 0.38 0.1 0.32
2002 48 61 22 22 11 14 81 97 0.27 0.32 0.11 0.23
2003 46 72 23 24 14 17 83 113 0.33 0.35 0.13 0.27
2004 49 57 32 33 6 6 87 96 0.27 0.47 0.05 0.24
2005 51 71 28 29 20 20 99 120 0.34 0.41 0.16 0.30

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2.9 Owner-wise consolidated serious accident statistics for last 8

(eight) years in coal mines

Serious Injury Rate per

Serious Accidents
1000 persons
Owner Year
Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total
BG OC AG Total
Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj
BCCL 1998 57 63 15 15 18 18 90 96 1.39 1.28 0.61 1.11
1999 46 51 14 16 11 13 71 80 1.22 1.41 0.48 1
2000 53 58 12 12 17 17 82 87 1.48 1.06 0.7 1.16
2001 49 54 8 8 11 11 68 73 1.45 0.74 0.5 1.04
2002 44 56 16 17 8 8 68 81 1.6 1.44 0.37 1.18
2003 39 42 9 9 12 12 60 63 1.27 0.91 0.61 1.00
2004 58 60 8 8 11 11 77 79 1.89 0.84 0.60 1.32
2005 20 31 11 11 10 12 41 54 0.98 1.15 0.65 0.90
CCL 1998 12 13 7 8 10 10 29 31 0.73 0.47 0.5 0.56
1999 22 23 7 10 7 7 36 40 1.31 0.59 0.36 0.75
2000 12 14 16 22 7 8 35 44 0.84 1.41 0.44 0.87
2001 7 8 2 2 8 16 17 26 0.51 0.13 0.96 0.54
2002 9 9 9 11 8 8 26 28 0.62 0.78 0.47 0.61
2003 11 11 7 9 9 9 27 29 0.79 0.64 0.58 0.67
2004 15 18 7 9 5 5 27 32 1.34 0.75 0.32 0.78
2005 7 7 11 11 7 7 25 25 0.52 0.91 0.45 0.61
ECL 1998 107 113 8 8 23 25 138 146 1.75 1.48 0.67 1.37
1999 173 182 9 9 35 36 217 227 3.08 1.67 1.05 2.3
2000 155 164 12 12 30 30 197 206 2.98 2.36 0.92 2.22
2001 164 174 5 7 30 30 199 211 3.23 1.35 0.98 2.35
2002 161 162 6 6 24 24 191 192 3.26 1.47 0.81 2.3
2003 141 147 9 11 21 21 171 179 3.06 2.41 0.72 2.19
2004 148 151 14 15 24 24 186 190 3.25 3.28 0.86 2.41
2005 44 46 7 7 11 11 62 64 0.99 1.53 0.39 0.81
MCL 1998 12 12 3 3 2 2 17 17 2.06 0.68 0.31 1.02
1999 9 10 2 2 5 5 16 17 1.85 0.37 0.72 0.96
2000 9 9 7 7 1 2 17 18 1.69 1.36 0.28 1.02
2001 6 6 3 3 2 2 11 11 1.19 0.66 0.32 0.69
2002 9 9 6 6 2 2 17 17 1.86 1.24 0.3 1.04
2003 5 5 4 4 3 3 12 12 1.11 0.61 0.40 0.65
2004 5 5 7 7 5 5 17 17 0.96 1.36 0.68 0.96
2005 6 6 5 5 3 3 14 14 1.16 0.97 0.41 0.78
NCL 1998 0 0 10 10 11 11 21 21 0 1.52 1.89 1.69
1999 0 0 11 12 8 9 19 21 0 1.71 1.46 1.59
2000 0 0 9 10 1 1 10 11 0 1.47 0.16 0.85
2001 0 0 9 9 7 7 16 16 0 1.38 1.19 1.29
2002 0 0 5 5 4 4 9 9 0 0.8 0.59 0.69
2003 0 0 11 11 7 7 18 18 0 1.76 1.05 1.39
2004 0 0 5 5 4 5 9 10 0 0.74 0.81 0.77
2005 0 0 10 11 3 3 13 14 0 1.62 0.48 1.08

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Serious Injury Rate per

Serious Accidents
1000 persons
Owner Year
Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total
BG OC AG Total
Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj
NEC 1998 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.61 0 0 0.35
1999 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.23 0 0 0.65
2000 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.64 0 0 0.33
2004 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.86 0 0 0.37
SECL 1998 27 37 2 2 4 4 33 43 0.91 0.35 0.23 0.68
1999 29 33 6 7 18 21 53 61 0.81 1.19 1.23 0.96
2000 70 78 15 15 22 22 107 115 1.93 2.52 1.33 1.83
2001 80 80 12 12 26 26 118 118 2.1 1.98 1.66 1.97
2002 78 84 16 18 17 17 111 119 2.26 2.71 1.06 1.99
2003 64 67 12 13 16 16 92 96 1.83 2.49 0.95 1.64
2004 73 74 13 13 22 22 108 109 2.05 2.00 1.35 1.85
2005 66 70 9 9 18 19 93 98 1.94 1.38 1.16 1.66
WCL 1998 38 44 11 11 17 17 66 72 1.43 1.63 0.94 1.3
1999 36 37 9 9 8 8 53 54 1.29 1.29 0.47 1.02
2000 65 66 20 20 13 15 98 101 2.27 2.88 0.85 1.88
2001 61 70 14 14 25 25 100 109 2.64 1.97 1.51 2.17
2002 36 38 11 12 13 13 60 63 1.56 1.69 0.81 1.32
2003 41 43 13 13 13 14 67 70 1.83 1.56 0.81 1.42
2004 38 41 11 12 17 17 66 70 1.79 1.43 1.06 1.48
2005 30 31 6 7 5 5 41 43 1.35 0.84 0.31 0.91
CIL 1998 254 283 56 57 85 87 395 427 1.37 0.99 0.64 1.07
1999 317 338 58 65 92 99 467 502 1.73 1.09 0.77 1.31
2000 365 390 91 98 91 95 547 583 2.08 1.71 0.77 1.58
2001 367 392 53 55 109 117 529 564 2.22 0.99 1.03 1.63
2002 337 358 69 75 76 76 482 509 2.16 1.37 0.67 1.52
2003 301 315 65 70 81 82 447 467 1.96 1.26 0.72 1.42
2004 338 350 65 69 88 89 491 508 2.23 1.28 0.82 1.59
2005 173 192 59 61 57 60 289 313 1.22 1.14 0.55 0.98
DVC 2005 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 8.55 0 3.77
GMDC 1998 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 2.51 3.27 2.84
1999 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0.93 2.31 1.55
2000 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 2.54 3.13 2.8
2001 0 0 4 4 2 2 6 6 0 4.36 3.31 3.94
2002 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1.34 1.66 1.48
2003 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 4.18 0 2.16
2004 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 3.34 1.60
2005 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.53 0 0.80
IISCO 1998 7 7 0 0 1 1 8 8 3.85 0 0.74 2.36
1999 8 8 0 0 2 2 10 10 4.18 0 1.49 2.83
2000 4 4 1 1 2 2 7 7 1.97 3.83 1.9 2.09
2001 8 9 0 0 1 1 9 10 4.31 0 0.86 2.79
2002 9 9 0 0 0 0 9 9 4.47 0 0 2.72
2003 9 9 0 0 3 3 12 12 4.15 0 2.55 3.29

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Serious Injury Rate per

Serious Accidents
1000 persons
Owner Year
Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total
BG OC AG Total
Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj
2004 15 15 3 3 0 0 18 18 8.85 6.70 0 5.69
J&K 1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.37 0 0 1.09
2003 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.24 0 0 0.99
2004 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3.36 0 0 2.92
2005 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 22.39 2.92
NLC 1998 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.33 0 0.14
1999 0 0 2 2 3 3 5 5 0 0.62 0.71 0.67
2000 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.67 0 0.28
2001 0 0 5 5 1 2 6 7 0 1.32 0.56 0.95
2002 0 0 9 9 2 2 11 11 0 2.31 0.59 1.51
2003 0 0 7 10 1 1 8 11 0 2.33 0.21 1.21
2004 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0.16 0.56 0.31
2005 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 0.48 0 0.31
SCCL 1998 77 81 12 12 14 14 103 107 1.48 2.46 1.57 1.56
1999 72 87 13 14 9 11 94 112 1.6 2.61 1.22 1.63
2000 63 69 11 11 11 11 85 91 1.29 1.94 1.36 1.35
2001 83 93 8 10 14 14 105 117 1.76 1.84 2 1.79
2002 85 93 12 12 20 20 117 125 1.89 2.01 2.83 2
2003 68 72 7 7 13 13 88 92 1.55 1.21 1.56 1.52
2004 396 405 12 12 29 30 437 447 8.70 2.04 4.10 7.48
2005 567 572 28 28 94 94 689 694 12.29 4.76 12.84 11.62
TISCO 1998 8 9 1 1 3 3 12 13 1.45 0.85 1.43 1.37
1999 11 13 2 2 2 2 15 17 2.2 1.81 1.02 1.89
2000 11 13 1 1 2 2 14 16 2.48 0.89 1.08 1.95
2001 6 10 3 3 3 3 12 16 1.86 2.29 1.67 1.89
2002 3 4 1 1 4 4 8 9 0.76 0.85 2.37 1.11
2003 1 1 0 0 3 3 4 4 0.19 0 1.07 0.44
2004 5 5 1 1 2 3 8 9 1.01 0.77 1.84 1.14
2005 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.40 0 0 0.25
RSMDC 1999 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7.75 0 5.85
GIPCL 2000 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.5 1.45
JINDAL 2000 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 28.17 7.63
BECM 2004 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.92 0 2.26
ALL 1998 346 380 72 73 105 107 523 560 1.41 1.06 0.7 1.14
INDIA 1999 408 446 77 85 110 119 595 650 1.73 1.19 0.81 1.37
2000 444 477 108 115 109 115 661 707 1.92 1.67 0.82 1.54
2001 464 504 73 77 130 139 667 720 2.1 1.12 1.07 1.64
2002 434 464 92 98 103 103 629 665 2.07 1.43 0.8 1.57
2003 380 398 82 90 101 102 563 590 1.85 1.30 0.77 1.42
2004 757 778 82 87 123 126 962 991 3.69 1.24 1.02 2.45
2005 742 766 91 94 152 157 985 1017 3.63 1.34 1.27 2.51

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3.0 Non-Coal Mines

3.1 General
Information presented in the following paragraphs relates to non-coal mines coming under the
purview of the Mines Act, 1952.

Estimated number of working non-coal mines are over about 6000 out of which 2160 non-coal
mines including 50 oil projects submitted returns at the end of the year.

Average daily employment in non-coal mines during the year 2005 was 156,582 as compared
to 153,305 in 2004. Average daily employment in workings belowground, opencast and
aboveground during the year 2005 was 9,874; 83,811 & 62,897 as compared to 11,244;
79,205 & 62,856 respectively during the year 2004. The average daily employment in various
minerals is depicted in the table below:

TABLE: 34 Average daily employment and output in non-coal mines during 2005
Mineral No. of Average daily employment Output (‘000
mine U/G O/C Surface Total tonnes)
Bauxite 108 - 3747 810 4557 8915
Copper 8 2424 252 919 3595 3196
Gold 4 1700 80 1526 3306 135
Granites 170 - 4492 1437 5929 353
Lime Stone 455 - 18760 6317 25077 224312
Iron-ore 228 - 20360 13130 33490 97912
Manganese 121 2560 7120 3680 13360 1917
Marble 20 - 1150 390 1540 1611
Stone 234 - 4770 2970 7740 20630
Galena & 12 1750 280 2030 4060 2035
sphalarite
Others 750 1440 22800 10400 34640 93613
Oil 50 - 0 19288 19288 6575
Natural Gas
Total 2160 9874 83811 62897 156582
Non-Coal
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3.2 Accidents
There was no major accident involving four or more persons in non-coal mines during the year

3.2.1 Accident scenario

There were 48 fatal accidents involving 52 fatalities and 108 serious accidents during the year
2005 as compared to 57 fatal accidents involving 64 fatalities and 188 serious accidents
during 2004. Table: 35 below shows trend in fatal accidents and death rates in non-coal
mines.

TABLE: 35 TREND IN FATAL ACCIDENTS & DEATH RATES IN NON-COAL MINES

Year Number of accidents Death rate per 1000 persons employed
Fatal Persons Persons Below Open- Above Overall
killed ser. injured ground cast ground
1991 84 102 27 0.42 0.45 0.41 0.43
1992 68 78 24 0.52 0.39 0.20 0.33
1993 58 73 9 0.44 0.37 0.22 0.31
1994 61 86 17 1.46 0.32 0.21 0.38
1995 66 74 5 0.35 0.39 0.26 0.33
1996 72 83 14 0.42 0.54 0.23 0.40
1997 70 77 13 0.42 0.47 0.28 0.38
1998 56 65 15 0.33 0.43 0.23 0.33
1999 61 72 13 0.49 0.55 0.19 0.39
2000 51 55 2 0.49 0.37 0.19 0.30
2001 71 81 8 0.52 0.72 0.38 0.54
2002 52 64 3 0.49 0.54 0.21 0.40
2003 52 62 16 0.39 0.46 0.31 0.40
2004 57 64 9 0.62 0.47 0.26 0.39
2005* 48 52 4 0.37 0.43 0.16 0.32
* Provisional

Table: 36 indicate trend in serious accidents and serious injury rates in non-coal mines.

TABLE:36 TREND IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND SERIOUS INJURY RATES

IN NON-COAL MINES
YEAR Number of Serious injury rate per 1000 persons employed
Serious Persons Below Open Above Overall
accidents seriously injured ground cast ground
1991 291 295 5.71 0.40 1.46 1.37
1992 282 285 4.98 0.49 1.40 1.29
1993 315 321 6.06 0.49 1.45 1.42
1994 246 249 5.46 0.39 1.16 1.18
1995 268 274 3.93 0.60 1.45 1.25
1996 263 269 4.78 0.59 1.48 1.35
1997 265 272 5.57 0.42 1.60 1.42
1998 254 258 5.07 0.60 1.52 1.40
1999 230 238 6.16 0.45 1.42 1.37
2000 187 192 4.65 0.46 1.14 1.08
2001 199 200 6.28 0.61 1.57 1.42
2002 205 206 5.06 0.53 1.72 1.31
2003 168 169 7.36 0.43 1.43 1.18
2004 188 194 6.70 0.52 1.57 1.25
2005* 108 109 3.35 0.30 0.90 0.69
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Table: 37 depicts trend in accidents due to different cause group for the years 2000-2004.
TABLE:37 TREND IN FATAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO DIFFERENT
CAUSES IN NON-COAL MINES
Cause 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Ground movement 10 (14) 11 (19) 8 (13) 14 (17) 6 (7)
Winding in shafts - - - - -
Transportation machinery (other 26 (26) 13 (13) 15 (16) 21 (22) 13 (14)
than winding)
Machinery other than 7 (8) 6 (7) 6 (7) 5 (6) 10 (11)
transportation machinery
Explosive 6 (6) 8 (11) 5 (6) 3 (4) 4 (5)
Electricity 1 (1) 1 (1) 3 (3) 2 (3) -
Gas, Dust etc. 3 (6) - 1 (2) - -
Falls other than falls of ground 15 (17) 12 (12) 14 (15) 10 (10) 15 (15)
Other causes 3 (3) 1 (1) - 2 (2) -
TOTAL 71 (81) 52 (64) 52 (62) 57 (64) 48 (52)
Note: Figures in parentheses denote the number of persons killed.

Trend in Fatal Accidents due to different causes in Non-Coal mines

during 2005

Falls other than fall of

ground
Ground Movement
31%
13%

Transportation m/c
(other than winding)
27%

Explosive
8% M/c other than
transportation m/c
21%

TABLE:37A TREND IN FATAL ACCIDENTS IN DIFFERENT

PLACES OF NON-COAL MINES
Place 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Belowground 5 (5) 5 (5) 3 (4) 5 (5) 3 (3)
Opencast 45 (51) 33 (45) 31 (38) 36 (42) 38 (38)
Aboveground 21 (25) 14 (14) 18 (20) 16 (17) 11 (11)
Total 71 (81) 52 (64) 52 (62) 57 (64) 48 (52)
Note: Figures in parentheses denote the number of persons killed.

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TABLE: 38 TREND IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO DIFFERENT

CAUSES IN NON-COAL MINES
Cause 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Ground movement 1 (4) 2 (5) 2 (9) 5 (12) 2 (3)
Winding in shafts 1 (1) 1 (1) - - -
Transportation machinery 21 (22) 18 (19) 19 (22) 13 (18) 14 (16)
(other than winding)
Machinery other than 23 (24) 23 (23) 25 (27) 22 (22) 15 (15)
transportation machinery
Explosive 0 (3) 2 (2) 1 (4) - 1 (2)
Electricity 1 (1) 4 (4) 1 (1) 0 (1) -
Gas, Dust etc. - - - - 3 (4)
Falls other than falls of 100 (101) 89 (89) 68 (69) 80 (81) 44 (44)
ground
Other causes 52 (52) 66 (66) 52 (53) 68 (69) 29 (29)
TOTAL 199 (208) 205 (209) 168(185) 188 (203) 108 (113)
Note: Figures in parentheses denote the number of persons seriously injured. This also
includes serious injury out of fatal accidents.

Trend in Serious Accidents due to different causes in Non-Coal

mines during 2005
Ground Movement, 2,
2%
Gas, dust,etc, 3, 3%
Transportation m/c
(other than winding),
14, 13%

other causes, 29,

27%
M/c other than
transportation m/c,
15, 14%

Fall other than fall of

ground, 44, 41%

TABLE: 38A TREND IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IN DIFFERENT PLACES OF

NON-COAL MINES
Place 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Belowground 59 (61) 52 (52) 57 (57) 54 (54) 27 (27)
Opencast 37 (43) 40 (44) 25 (36) 34 (46) 22 (27)
Aboveground 103 (104 113 (113) 86 (92) 100 (103) 59 (59)
Total 199 (208) 205 (209) 168 (185) 188 (203) 108 (113)
Note: Figures in parentheses denote the number of persons seriously injured.

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Table: 39 shows fatal and serious accidents mineral-wise for the year 2000-2005.

TABLE: 39 FATAL AND SERIOUS ACCIDENTS MINERAL-WISE

IN NON-COAL MINES DURING 2001-2005
Mineral Fatal accidents Serious accidents
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Copper 1 1 - - - 8 5 4 1 4
Gold 1 - - - - 32 40 45 35 10
Galena & - 1 - 3 1 44 23 22 30 24
sphalerite
Manganese ore 1 4 1 3 - 6 14 11 9 5
Iron-ore 11 10 13 12 15 54 60 37 45 34
Lime stone 11 10 6 12 7 14 8 13 14 9
Granite 9 3 7 2 6 - 1 - - 1
Marble 7 1 6 6 3 - - - -
Stone 10 7 6 8 8 - 1 - 2 -
Oil 9 2 1 2 1 21 31 21 38 15
Others 11 13 12 9 7 20 22 15 14 6
TOTAL 71 52 52 57 48 199 205 168 188 108
Note: Data for 2005 are provisional.

3.2.2 Analysis of Accidents

The analysis of accidents presented below is based on the findings of enquiries into fatal
accidents conducted by officers of DGMS and information regarding serious accidents
received from the mine management.

3.2.2.1 Ground Movement

There were 6(12.50% of the total) fatal accidents due to ground movement in the year 2005 as
compared to 14(24.56% of the total) fatal accidents due to ground movement in the year
2004.

3.2.2.1A Roof fall Accidents

Out of 6 fatal accidents due to ground movement in the year 2005 only one accident occurred
due to roof fall in a stope while a CAVO loader helper was assisting his operator suddenly a
huge mass of rock measuring about 30 x 6 x 4 mt. fell with the support and helper was fatally
trapped.

3.2.2.1B Side fall Accidents

There were 5 (10.41% of total accident) fatal accidents due to side fall during the year 2005
involving 6 persons when compared to 14 involving 16 persons during previous year.
Out of five accidents, one occurred in belowground mine and rest in opencast workings. In
most of the cases proper benches and/or sloping of sides was not done, height of the benches
varied from 3.0 -41.0., sides of the benches were not properly dressed and secured before
employing the persons and in few cases workings were not placed under the charge of mining
mate and duly qualified manager was not appointed.

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3.2.2.2 Transportation machinery (Winding)

There was no accident due to transportation machinery (winding) during the year 2005.

3.2.2.3 Transportation machinery (other than winding)

There were altogether 13 (27.08% of all fatal accidents) accidents involving 14 fatalities due to
transportation machinery (other than winding) during the year 2005.

The cause-wise details may be seen from the following table:-

TABLE-40 FATAL & SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO TRANSPORTATION MACHINERY IN
NON COAL MINES IN YEAR 2005
Sl. No. Causes No. of fatal accidents Persons killed
1. Rope Haulages - -
2. Conveyors 01 01
3. Dumpers 11 12
4. Truck & Tankers 01 01
5. Other - -
Total 13 14

The analysis of causes revealed the following:

 One person killed due to entanglement with return roller of running conveyor while
cleaning.
 Four persons were killed in four different accidents while reversing the dumper.
 Two persons were killed in two different accidents due to run-over by dumper while
moving forward.
 Two persons killed in two different accidents due to uncontrolled rolling back of the
dumper.
 One person killed due to hitting by flying stone from over loaded dumper.
 Two persons were killed while a moving truck was uncontrolled and dashed against a
tree.
 One accident occurred at other machinery its causes not finalized.

3.2.2.5 Accidents due to other machinery.

TABLE-41 BREAK UP OF SERIOUS & FATAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO
OTHER MACHINERY IN NON COAL MINES DURING 2005
FATAL SERIOUS
Causes Surface Underground Surface Underground
1. Drills 0 0 0 0
2. Shovel/LHD 0 0 0 0
3. Crane 0 0 0 0
4. Crushing Plant 2 0 2 0
5. Tractors 0 0 0 0
6. Wiresaw cutting machine 1 0 0 0
7. Others 6 1 3 4
Total 9 1 5 4

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It is seen that most accidents due to transportation machinery and other machinery were
caused due to operators’ negligence, indiscipline and lack of supervisions. Improved
standards of training and education of workers are necessary to control such accidents. Some
cases of equipment failure were observed due to poor maintenance and call for higher
standard of maintenance of machinery in the opencast sector.

Table: 42 Detail break-up of serious accidents due to this cause during 2005.
TABLE : 42 BREAK-UP OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO MACHINERY OTHER THAN
TRANSPORTATION MACHINERY IN NON-COAL MINES DURING 2005
Cause Number of serious accidents
Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total
Drills 0 2 0 2
Shovels, draglines,
0 0 0 0
excavators etc.
Crushing &
0 0 2 2
screening plants
Others 4 4 3 11
TOTAL 4 6 5 15

3.2.2.5 Explosives

There were 4 (7.01% of the total) fatal accidents involving 5 persons and one serious accident
in 2005 as compared to 3 fatal accidents nil serious accident in 2004. Accident enquiry
revealed that:
Three accidents involving four persons occurred due to flying fragments ejected from the blast
hole.
 In one case a while three persons were checking the continuity of a charged hole with a
meggar, the hole got connected and shots were fired injuring two of them due to flying
fragments ejecting from the hole.
 In another case a flying fragment was ejected due to blasting and hit the blaster helper at
a distance of about 25 mt. from the site of blasting.
 In third case the flying fragment was ejected and traveled a distance of about 150 mt. and
hit a General Mazdoor in a granite quarry.
 In the fourth case accident occurred due to unauthorized blasting, while a blasting
assistant was connecting a detonator to a igniter cord of a charged hole at the bottom of a
granite bench, suddenly another row of charged shot hole in the same block was fired by
an unauthorized person resulting separation and spitting of granite block and the blasting
assistant was trapped and fatally injured.

3.2.2.6 Electricity

There is no fatal accident and no serious accident due to electricity during the year 2005 as
compared to 2 fatal and nil serious accident in 2004.

3.2.2.7 Dust, Gas & other combustible material

There was nil fatal and 3 serious accident due to this cause during the year 2005.

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3.2.2.8 Falls other than falls of ground

Fall other than falls of ground are classified as below:
SN Cause Number of accidents
1. Fall of persons from height into depth 11
2. Fall of persons on the same level 2
3. Fall of object including rolling of object 2
Total 15

15 (31.25%) fatal accidents and 44 serious accidents occurred due to this cause during the
year 2005, while 10 fatal accidents and 80 serious accidents during the year 2004.
Analysis of accident revealed that –
 In two cases persons lost the grip of the rope through which they were climbing on the
side of the bench and fell down.
 In four cases persons lost the balance and fell down to lower bench at a depth.
 In one case the guard standing at the top of the bench ran towards the valley side and fell
to a depth of 100 mt. on seeing some boulder falling from the edge of the bench.
 In one case a person who was dressing the side of a bench crowbar slipped and fell down
to a height of 7 mt.
 In another case a person was slipped and fell down from a height of 17.7 mt. in a new ball
mill erection site.
 While a driller sitting near edge of the bench lost balance and fell down to a depth of 4.65
mt. over the sharp edges of granite block.
 In another case a dumper operator slipped and fell down while getting down from the
ladder of the dumper operator’s cabin.
 Two persons were fatally injured due to fall on the same level.
 Two cases of fatal accidents were reported due to rolling of objects.

3.2.2.9 Other cases

There was no accident occurred due to miscellaneous causes.

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3.3 Responsibility
The responsibilities fixed as a result of fatal accident enquiry conducted by officers of DGMS
in the year 2005 is indicated in the table below:
TABLE:43 RESPONSIBILITY FOR FATAL ACCIDENTS IN NON-COAL MINES
DURING THE YEAR 2005
SL. NO. Responsibility No. of accidents
1. Misadventure 4
2. Management 14
3. Management & Subordinate Supervisory Staff (SSS) 1
4. Management, SSS & Co-worker 1
5. Management & Co-worker 5
6. Management, Co-worker & Deceased 1
7. Management & Deceased 2
8. Subordinate Supervisory Staff (SSS) 4
9. SSS & deceased 3
10. Shotfirer 1
11. Co-worker 3
12. Co-worker & Deceased 2
13. Deceased 6
14. Others 1
TOTAL 48

3.4 Dangerous Occurrence

The table indicated below gives dangerous occurrences reported during the year under
various causes:
TABLE:44 DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES IN NON-COAL MINES DURING 2005
Sl.No. Cause No. of cases
1. Overwinding of cages etc. 0
2. Outbreak of fire belowground 1
3. Outbreak of fire at surface 3
4. Premature collapse of workings or failure of pillars 0
5. Breakage of winding rope 0
6. Breakdown of winding engine, crank shaft, bearing etc. 0
7. Ignition or occurrence of inflammable gas 1
8. Breakage, fracture etc of essential parts of machinery or 2
apparatus whereby safety of persons was endangered
9. Irruption of water 1
10. Rock burst 1
11. Bursting of equipment under high pressure 0
12. Oil well blowout without fire 1
13. Fire in pipeline/well heads 0
14. Others 9
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3.5 Technical Developments

Total numbers of mines working by deploying HEMM is 561. Total number of machines and
capacity of shovels and dumpers used is mines have been increased. The following table
shows the different types of machines deployed in mines since 1990.
TABLE: 45 TREND IN USE OF HEMM IN NON-COAL OPENCAST MINES
Year No. of Shovels Dumper Others Machinery
mines Elec. Diesel Total Total No. Total HP
1990 300 80 474 554 2263 1253 4070 833780
1991 368 92 553 645 2744 1357 4746 979076
1992 397 99 566 665 3067 1457 5189 1060897
1993 438 92 697 789 3221 1505 5515 1111029
1994 479 103 720 823 3416 1597 5836 1185407
1995 448 97 753 850 2814 1354 5018 1034650
1996 457 68 841 909 3409 1261 5579 1197829
1997 470 60 851 911 3704 1442 6057 1142679
1998 534 44 939 983 4286 1433 6702 1215549
1999 539 63 965 1028 3662 1513 6203 1232870
2000 589 76 1055 1131 4038 1585 6754 1413520
2001 542 86 1026 1112 3696 1763 6571 1337737
2002 577 95 1107 1202 3928 1741 6871 1351329
2003 589 76 1246 1322 4364 1753 7439 1471559
2004 613 68 1313 1381 5174 1947 8502 1644411
2005* 610 69 1314 1383 5210 2010 8603 1655000
*Provisional

Following table shows the various types of explosives and quality in mines since 1990.

TABLE:46 TREND IN USE OF EXPLOSIVES IN NON-COAL MINES

YEAR Consumption of explosives in tonnes
NG ANFO LOX Slurry Slurry Booste Gun Total
Based large dia small dia r powder
1990 4650 7912 1786 15703 1554 44 71 31720
1991 5793 10272 1148 20690 2262 44 63 40272
1992 4293 11868 648 23831 3309 51 59 44059
1993 3765 14087 244 22264 3601 37 60 44058
1994 3065 13448 260 22400 4015 29 68 43285
1995 3766 13767 171 23781 4546 42 105 46178
1996 3429 14520 124 23993 5053 30 93 47243
1997 1020 17964 39 15182 7256 42 113 43356
1998 1713 18719 154 17199 9126 52 111 47074
1999 1826 22151 153 18353 7159 30 86 49760
2000 1227 21071 148 24611 9632 94 116 56899
2001 1021 21476 140 24303 7879 81 92 55809
2002 1092 21111 368 26186 6640 128 88 55613
2003 1005 2047 238 36473 5279 176 88 63729
2004 1323 24547 168 36883 7300 253 111 70585
2005* 1330 24650 169 36988 7305 259 119 70820
*Provisional

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3.6 Occupational Health & Environments

(a) Progress of Medical Examination in Non-Coal Mines:

TABLE: 47 PROGRESS OF INITIAL & PERIODICAL MEDICAL

EXAMINATION DURING 2005 IN NON-COAL MINES
Name of Company Initial Medical Examination Periodical Medical Exam.
Required Provided Required Provided
OIL 30 30 1350 1292
MOIL 168 233 1128 1036
HGMCL 66 66 823 823
TISCO 682 682 321 321
KIOCL 328 328 300 381
UCIL 276 276 322 397
NMDC 164 164 634 803
NALCO 26 26 96 96
BALCO 527 328 250 250
HCL 125 156 322 279
HZL 203 630 476 510
ACC 55 55 184 246
MML 1342 1342 1289 1162
IREL 4 4 404 590

(b) Progress of Medical Examination in Coal Mines:

TABLE: 48 NUMBER OF NOTIFIED DISEASES
DURING 2005 IN NON-COAL MINES
Mining Companies Name of disease Number of cases

HGMCL Silicosis 1

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3.7 Vocational Training

Progress of vocational training imparted during the year in major non-coal mining companies
has been reported in table below:
TABLE: 49 PROGRESS OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN NON-COAL MINES
DURING THE YEAR 2005
Cos. No. of Basic Training Refresher Training Special
VT Required Provided Required Provided Training
Centers Provided
OIL 4 700 700 275 253 1914
MOIL 7 243 247 885 927 636
HGMCL 1 106 106 327 327 87
TISCO 5 1768 1772 351 305 682
KIOCL 2 38 38 200 260 122
UCIL 2 481 481 315 315 412
NMDC 4 101 101 648 669 96
NALCO 1 76 76 55 48 -
BALCO 1 250 200 225 72 30
HCL 3 257 257 349 328 188
HZL 3 11 179 354 346 674
ACC 10 110 110 197 205 326
MML 8 1266 1277 1289 864 23
IREL 3 1104 889 263 247 1282

3.8 Workmen’s Inspector, Welfare Officers & Safety Committee

TABLE: 50 NUMBER OF WORKMEN’S INSPECTOR IN POSITION, SAFETY

COMMITTEE, WELFARE OFFICERS IN NON-COAL MINES DURING 2005
Name of Welfare Officers Workmen Inspectors Safety Committee
Company Required Provided Required Provided Required Provided
OIL 5 5 13 13 5 16
MOIL 7 8 27 27 9 9
HGMCL 2 2 5 5 11 37
TISCO 2 3 10 17 4 13
KIOCL 4 4 9 9 3 3
UCIL 2 2 12 12 6 6
NMDC 5 5 15 15 5 5
NALCO 1 1 3 6 1 1
BALCO 1 1 3 3 2 2
HCL 3 3 9 11 3 3
HZL 3 3 11 11 10 10
ACC - 1 - 17 9 14
MML 2 2 1 1 4 4
IREL 3 3 7 10 3 5

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3.9 Mineral wise consolidated fatal accident statistics for the last 8
(eight) years in non-coal mines
Death Rate per 1000
Fatal Accidents
persons
Mineral
Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total
BG OC AG TOT
YEAR Acc Kill Acc Kill Acc Kill Acc Kill
Oil 1998 0 0 0 0 6 7 6 7 0 0 0.24 0.24
1999 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0.08 0.08
2000 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.04 0.04
2001 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 0 0 0.37 0.37
2002 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0.09 0.09
2003 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.05 0.05
2004 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0.10 0.10
2005 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.05 0.05
Apatite 1998 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.26 0 0 0.33
1999 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.84 0.37
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.37 0 0.51
2003 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.09 0.49
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asbestos 2002 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 46.51 0 7.94
2003 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 27.78 4.24
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 40.00 0 4.57
Barytes 1999 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.92 1.17
2000 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 35.71 0 0 1.2
2001 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 41.67 0 0 2.2
2002 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.79 2.24
2003 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 12.66 0 5.21
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bauxite 1999 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.84 0.17
2002 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.53 0 0.44
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chine clay 1999 0 0 2 3 1 1 3 4 0 1.28 0.56 0.97
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.96 0 0.57
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chromite 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.18 0 0 0.12
2000 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3.02 0 0.44 0.29
2001 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0.25 0.49 0.31
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Death Rate per 1000

Fatal Accidents
persons
Mineral
Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total
BG OC AG TOT
YEAR Acc Kill Acc Kill Acc Kill Acc Kill
2004 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.73 0 0 0.13
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Copper 1998 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.18 0 0 0.11
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.24 0 0 0.15
2001 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.38 0 0 0.25
2002 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.46 0 0 0.3
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diamond 1999 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 22.73 0 5.15
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dolomite 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.86 0 0.66
2000 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.47 0 0.36
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.43 0.41
2004 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.56 0 0.44
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Felspar 2004 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7.19 0 5.85
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fluorite 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Galena & 1998 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0.36 0 0.37 0.36
Sphalarite 1999 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.36 0.18
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.50 0 0 0.22
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 1.80 0 0.49 0.79
2005 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.49 0.26
Garnet 2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gold 1998 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.56 0 0 0.33
1999 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 0.84 0 0.45 0.68
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Death Rate per 1000

Fatal Accidents
persons
Mineral
Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total
BG OC AG TOT
YEAR Acc Kill Acc Kill Acc Kill Acc Kill
2001 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.54 0 0 0.28
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Granite 1998 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.63 0.24
1999 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0.82 0 0.68
2000 0 0 5 5 2 2 7 7 0 1.13 2.33 1.32
2001 0 0 7 7 2 2 9 9 0 1.70 1.05 1.50
2002 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 3 0 0.44 0.69 0.50
2003 0 0 5 6 2 2 7 8 0 1.03 1.46 1.29
2004 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0.20 0.61 0.30
2005 0 0 6 7 0 0 6 7 0 1.37 0 1.04
Graphite 1998 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.08 0 3.64
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iron 1998 0 0 11 13 2 2 13 15 0 0.57 0.14 0.40
1999 0 0 4 4 4 4 8 8 0 0.18 0.28 0.22
2000 0 0 6 7 3 3 9 10 0 0.34 0.21 0.28
2001 0 0 7 7 4 5 11 12 0 0.38 0.36 0.37
2002 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 0 0.24 0.38 0.30
2003 1 1 6 6 7 8 14 15 0 0.25 0.57 0.39
2004 0 0 5 5 7 8 12 13 0 0.22 0.50 0.34
2005 0 0 7 8 8 8 15 16 0 0.36 0.50 0.41
Limestone 1998 0 0 7 8 5 5 12 13 0 0.34 0.64 0.42
1999 0 0 12 13 0 0 12 13 0 0.60 0 0.44
2000 0 0 5 5 4 4 9 9 0 0.22 0.47 0.29
2001 0 0 8 8 3 3 11 11 0 0.44 0.5 0.45
2002 0 0 8 11 2 2 10 13 0 0.58 0.32 0.52
2003 0 0 6 8 0 0 6 8 0 0.43 0 0.33
2004 0 0 11 12 1 1 12 13 0 0.63 0.17 0.52
2005 0 0 6 6 1 1 7 7 0 0.31 0.17 0.28
Magnesite 1998 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.38 0 0.33
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manganese 1998 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 3 0.37 0.24 0 0.19
1999 3 3 0 0 1 1 4 4 1.09 0 0.20 0.24
2000 2 2 3 3 0 0 5 5 0.76 0.33 0 0.31
2001 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.4 0 0 0.07

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Death Rate per 1000

Fatal Accidents
persons
Mineral
Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total
BG OC AG TOT
YEAR Acc Kill Acc Kill Acc Kill Acc Kill
2002 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 0.39 0.13 0.54 0.29
2003 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.41 0 0 0.08
2004 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 0.33 0.13 0.29 0.21
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marble 1998 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 5.48 0 4.54
1999 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 4 0 3.93 0 3.05
2000 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 4 0 3.66 0 2.75
2001 0 0 7 11 0 0 7 11 0 9.07 0 6.54
2002 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 2.58 0 1.95
2003 1 2 5 5 0 0 6 7 N.A. 4.46 0 4.64
2004 0 0 6 9 1 1 7 10 0 7.85 2.60 6.53
2005 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 2.6 0 1.96
Mica 2000 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.50 0 0 1.02
2002 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.31 0 0 1.60
2004 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.39 0 0 1.58
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pyrite 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.56 0 0 2.22
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quartz 2003 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17.86 1.29
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.59 0 2.38
Sandstone 1998 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.13 0 2.91
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Silica 1998 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.77 0 0.60
1999 0 0 4 4 2 2 6 6 0 1.64 3.83 2.03
2001 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.68 0.39
2002 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.93 0 0.71
2003 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0.47 1.46 0.71
2004 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 0.90 1.22 0.98
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sillimanite 1998 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.90 0.80
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.55 0.33
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slate 2001 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.42 0 3.77
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Death Rate per 1000

Fatal Accidents
persons
Mineral
Belowground Opencast Aboveground Total
BG OC AG TOT
YEAR Acc Kill Acc Kill Acc Kill Acc Kill
Steatite 1998 0 0 3 3 1 1 4 4 0 1.14 1.38 1.17
1999 0 0 3 8 0 0 3 8 0 3.19 0 2.44
2000 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 3 5.21 0.60 0 0.70
2001 1 1 3 5 0 0 4 6 3.27 1.50 0 1.39
2002 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.62 0 0.48
2003 0 0 2 3 3 3 5 6 0 0.99 4.46 1.54
2004 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.31 0 0.25
2005 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.62 0 0.50
Stone 1998 0 0 3 6 0 0 3 6 0 1.91 0 1.14
1999 0 0 6 6 0 0 6 6 0 1.87 0 1.16
2000 0 0 6 7 3 3 9 10 0 1.65 1.38 1.56
2001 0 0 9 9 1 4 10 13 0 2.14 1.93 2.07
2002 0 0 6 13 1 1 7 14 0 2.70 0.34 1.79
2003 0 0 6 9 0 0 6 9 0 1.82 0 1.13
2004 0 0 8 9 0 0 8 9 0 1.78 0 1.13
2005 0 0 8 9 0 0 8 9 0 1.78 0 1.13
A.Mineral 1998 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
2002 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3
Total 1998 6 6 32 40 18 19 56 65 0.33 0.43 0.23 0.33
1999 6 8 40 49 15 15 61 72 0.49 0.55 0.19 0.39
2000 7 7 30 34 14 14 51 55 0.49 0.37 0.19 0.30
2001 5 5 45 51 21 25 71 81 0.52 0.72 0.38 0.54
2002 5 5 33 45 14 14 52 64 0.49 0.54 0.21 0.40
2003 3 4 31 38 18 20 52 62 0.39 0.46 0.31 0.40
2004 5 5 36 42 16 17 57 64 0.62 0.47 0.26 0.39
2005 3 3 38 38 11 11 48 52 0.37 0.43 0.16 0.32

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3.10 Mineral wise consolidated serious accident statistics for the last 8
(eight) years in non-coal mines
Serious Injury Rate
Serious Accidents
per 1000 persons
Mineral Year Belowgroun
Opencast Aboveground Total
d BG OC AG TOT
Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj
Oil 1998 0 0 0 0 20 21 20 21 0 0 0.71 0.71
1999 0 0 0 0 23 23 23 23 0 0 0.9 0.9
2000 0 0 0 0 27 28 27 28 0 0 1.19 1.19
2001 0 0 0 0 21 22 21 22 0 0 0.9 0.9
2002 0 0 0 0 31 31 31 31 0 0 1.39 1.39
2003 0 0 0 0 21 22 21 22 0 0 0.98 0.98
2004 0 0 0 0 38 39 38 39 0 0 2.09 2.09
2005 0 0 0 0 15 15 15 15 0 0 0.78 0.78
Apatite 1998 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0.91 0.89 0.66
1999 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0.84 1.69 1.11
2000 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 3 0 1.95 0.93 1.25
2001 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.06 0.51
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asbestos 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barytes 1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.79 2.24
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bauxite 1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 2.52 0.44
2004 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.23 0.20
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
China Clay 1999 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.56 0.24
2000 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1.15 0.49
2002 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.48 0 0.28
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.49 0 0.29
Chromite 1998 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.19 0 0.11
1999 1 1 1 1 3 3 5 5 1.18 0.22 1.12 0.62
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.41 0.14

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Serious Injury Rate

Serious Accidents
per 1000 persons
Mineral Year Belowgroun
Opencast Aboveground Total
d BG OC AG TOT
Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj
2003 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.25 0 0.14
2004 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.27 0 0.15
2005 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.31 0.13
Copper 1998 4 4 3 3 1 1 8 8 0.72 7.69 0.36 0.92
1999 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.22 0 0 0.13
2000 1 1 3 3 3 3 7 7 0.24 7.65 1.25 1.02
2001 1 3 2 2 5 5 8 10 1.15 7.63 4.45 2.5
2002 2 2 2 3 1 1 5 6 0.92 11.9 1.09 1.79
2003 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 7.94 2.18 1.2
2004 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.86 0 0 0.39
2005 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 15.15 0 1.94
Diamond 1999 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 11.11 7.73
2000 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 12.5 3.97 5.52
2001 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 0 0 19.14 15.63
2002 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 40 0 9.71
2003 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.41 4.85
2004 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 0 4.40
2005 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.28 4.76
Dolomite 1998 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0.36 1.3 0.56
1999 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 4.13 0.98
2000 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0.47 2.85 1.07
2002 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.35 0.45
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0.56 1.43 0.81
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Felspar 2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fluorite 1998 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 16.13 6.45
2002 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7.69 0 6.71
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Galena & 1998 25 25 0 0 17 17 42 42 9.02 0 6.35 7.55
Sphalarite 1999 41 41 0 0 9 9 50 50 14.83 0 3.28 9.07
2000 23 24 0 0 11 11 34 35 9.17 0 4.16 6.65
2001 26 26 1 1 17 17 44 44 11.55 3.24 6.41 8.44
2002 9 9 2 2 12 12 23 23 4.46 7.07 5.46 5.12
2003 11 11 1 1 10 10 22 22 5.45 3.53 4.55 4.89
2004 21 21 2 2 7 7 30 30 15.57 3.32 4.43 8.50
2005 14 14 0 0 10 10 24 24 12.57 0 4.88 6.36
Garnet 2001 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.04 0.39
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gold 1998 47 47 0 0 30 30 77 77 13.22 0 11.66 12.5

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Serious Injury Rate

Serious Accidents
per 1000 persons
Mineral Year Belowgroun
Opencast Aboveground Total
d BG OC AG TOT
Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj
7
1999 44 48 0 0 19 19 63 67 13.36 0 8.62 11.3
8
2000 31 31 0 0 8 8 39 39 9.92 0 3.79 7.31
2001 25 25 0 0 7 7 32 32 13.57 0 4.16 8.84
2002 27 27 0 0 13 13 40 40 15.63 0 8.52 11.9
7
2003 46 46 0 0 15 15 61 61 26.64 0 9.83 18.2
5
2004 22 22 0 0 13 13 35 35 17.25 0 9.20 14.3
0
2005 9 9 0 0 1 1 10 10 6.84 0 0.74 3.67
Granite 1998 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.28 0 0.24
1999 0 0 5 8 0 0 5 8 0 2.2 0 1.82
2000 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.45 0 0.38
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.69 0.17
2003 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.22 0.69 0.33
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.39 0 0.30
Iron 1998 0 0 22 33 38 38 60 71 0 1.44 2.64 1.9
1999 0 0 12 13 24 26 36 39 0 0.6 1.8 1.08
2000 0 0 19 19 15 15 34 34 0 0.92 1.03 0.96
2001 0 0 27 28 27 27 54 55 0 1.51 1.95 1.7
2002 0 0 24 24 36 36 60 60 0 1.17 2.73 1.78
2003 0 0 16 19 22 24 38 43 0 0.93 1.82 1.28
2004 0 0 20 22 24 24 44 46 0 1.09 1.53 1.28
2005 0 0 10 10 24 24 34 34 0 0.53 1.49 0.93
Limestone 1998 0 0 8 8 11 11 19 19 0 0.34 1.4 0.61
1999 1 1 5 8 12 12 18 21 1000 0.37 1.5 0.71
2000 0 0 8 8 9 9 17 17 0 0.35 1.07 0.55
2001 0 0 6 6 8 8 14 14 0 0.33 1.34 0.58
2002 0 0 4 4 4 4 8 8 0 0.21 0.64 0.32
2003 0 0 5 5 8 8 13 13 0 0.26 1.27 0.52
2004 0 0 6 6 8 8 14 14 0 0.32 1.37 0.57
2005 0 0 5 5 4 4 9 9 0 0.26 0.69 0.36
Magnesite 1998 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.38 0 0.33
1999 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.69 0.37
2000 0 0 2 4 1 1 3 5 0 1.48 2.42 1.61
2001 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.4 0 0.35
2002 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 1.04 5.97 1.78
2003 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.52 0 0.44
2004 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.36 0.47
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Serious Injury Rate

Serious Accidents
per 1000 persons
Mineral Year Belowgroun
Opencast Aboveground Total
d BG OC AG TOT
Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj
Manga- 1998 7 9 1 1 2 2 10 12 3.32 0.12 0.42 0.76
nese
1999 4 6 3 3 1 1 8 10 2.19 0.35 0.2 0.61
2000 6 6 0 0 1 1 7 7 2.29 0 0.23 0.43
2001 2 2 0 0 4 4 6 6 0.8 0 1 0.44
2002 5 5 2 2 7 7 14 14 1.96 0.27 1.88 1.02
2003 4 4 1 1 6 6 11 11 1.57 0.13 1.61 0.8
2004 6 6 0 0 3 3 9 9 2.44 0 0.87 0.67
2005 2 2 1 1 2 2 5 5 0.66 0.13 0.51 0.34
Marble 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.91 0 0.69
2001 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.82 0 0.59
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mica 2000 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.5 0 0 1.02
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pyrite 1998 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.91
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quartz 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Silica 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.93 2.96 1.41
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sillimanite 1998 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1.81 1.59
1999 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1.81 1.59
2000 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.95 0.83
2001 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1.46 1.21
2002 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.79 0.65
2003 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.79 0.65
2004 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1.08 0.58
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Serious Injury Rate

Serious Accidents
per 1000 persons
Mineral Year Belowgroun
Opencast Aboveground Total
d BG OC AG TOT
Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj Acc S/Inj
Slate 2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steatite 1998 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.76 0 0.58
1999 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 1.2 0 0.91
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.6 0 0.46
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.32 0 0.25
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stone 1998 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0.96 0 0.57
1999 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.62 0 0.39
2000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.24 0 0.16
2001 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.48 0 0.32
2002 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0.62 0 0.38
2003 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 1.04 0 0.64
2004 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 5 0 1.01 0 0.62
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 1998 5 5 0 0 1 1 6 6
Minerals 1999 4 4 0 0 5 5 9 9
2000 4 4 0 0 2 2 6 6
2001 5 5 0 0 6 6 11 11
2002 9 9 0 0 2 2 11 11
2003 8 8 0 0 1 1 9 9
2004 4 4 0 0 1 1 5 5
2005 2 2 0 0 10 10 3 3
Total 1998 89 91 40 56 125 126 254 273 5.07 0.6 1.52 1.40
1999 96 102 29 39 105 110 230 251 6.22 0.44 1.42 1.37
2000 66 67 38 42 83 85 187 194 4.65 0.46 1.14 1.08
2001 59 61 37 43 103 104 199 208 5.57 0.53 1.50 1.29
2002 52 52 40 44 113 113 205 209 5.06 0.53 1.72 1.31
2003 69 69 27 38 89 95 185 202 6.71 0.46 1.44 1.27
2004 54 54 34 39 99 100 187 193 6.97 0.46 1.75 1.29
2005 27 27 22 23 59 59 108 109 3.35 0.30 0.90 0.69

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4.0 Approval of Equipment, Appliances, Material and

Machinery
Several equipments, appliances, materials and machineries meant for use in mines are
required to be approved by DGMS, a list of such equipments is given at Appendix: V.
Table below shows particulars of items approved during the year 2005.

Equipment, appliances, materials and machinery approved during the year 2005

Sl. Equipment/appliances/materials/ machinery No. of approvals granted/renewed/

No. extended during the year
1. Self Rescuer 2
2. Methanometer 6
3. Helmet 4
4. Cap Lamp 4
5. Footwear 18
6. Gas Detector/Monitor 7
7. Cap Lamp Bulb 2
8. Dust Respirator 0
9. Breathing Apparatus 0
10. Fire-resistant plastic sheeting 0
11. Fire-resistant brattice cloth 0
12. Ventilation ducting 0
13. Personal dust sampler 1
14. Co detector tubes/aspirator 2
15. Environmental monitoring system 1
16. Hydraulic props 0
17. Powered support 0
18. Friction props 0
19. Linc bar 0
20. Explosives 37
21. Exploders 6
22. Detonators 21
23. Flame proof equipment - motor, switches, circuit 35
breakers etc
24. Intrinsically safe apparatus 14
25. Equipment for use in hazardous area 24
26. Cables 4
27. Cage suspension gears 23
28. Fire resistant conveyor belting 8
29. Automatic contrivance 2
30. Man riding system 1
31. Fire resistant hydraulic fluid 4
32. High pressure hose 4
33. Accreditation of Test House 1
34. Power brake and emergency stop valve 1
35. Chair lift system 2
36. Head rope attachment 1
37. Tail rope attachment 3
38. Winding Rope 1
39. Automatic recording speed indicator 3
TOTAL 242

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5.0 Coal & Metalliferous Mining Examinations during 2005

(i) Board of Mining Examinations under the CMR, 1957

Shri B.Bhattacharjee Chairman, Board of Mining Examination,

Shri Sashi Kumar CMD, CIL
Shri M.K.Thapar CMD,SECL
Shri V.K.Singh D(T),WCL
Prof. A.Bhattacharjee HOD, Min.Engg.IIT, Kharagpur
Shri P.Vasudeva Rao Director(Tech), SCCLtd.,

(ii) Board of Mining Examinations under the MMR, 1961

Shri B.Bhattacharjee Chairman, Board of Mining Examination,

Shri P.M.Reddy Ex.CMD., MOILtd.,
Prof.S.B.Srivastava HOD,Min.,I.S.M., Dhanbad.
Shri K.S.Chowdary Ex.Director,H.Z.Ltd.,
Shri R.Gupta CMD,UCIL,
Shri B.Ramesh Kumar CMD,NMDC

Examiners for Certificates of Competency.

Coal Mining Examinations

(a) Following were the Examiners for Manager’s Certificates of Competency Examinations
held in 2005.
Subject Ist. Class Manager’s IInd Class Manager’s
Certificate Certificate
Mine Management, Legislation Shri Deepak Gupta Shri J.P.Kashyap
& General Safety
Winning & Working Shri J.V.Duttatreyulu B.R.Tripathi
Mine Ventilation Shri D.K.Basu, Shri B.K.Sinha
Mining Machinery Shri K.K.Sharan Shri A.K.Shukla
Mine Surveying Shri A.K.Pal Shri S.P.Singh

(b) Following were the Examiners for Surveyor’s Certificates of Competency

Examination held in 2005.

Surveying Paper-I Shri A.K.Sinha

Surveying Paper-II Shri P.K.Mondal

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Metal Mining Examinations

(a) Following were the examiners for Manager’s certificate of Competency Exam held in 2005.

Subject Ist. Class Manager’s IInd Class Manager’s

Certificate (Un-restricted) Certificate (Un-restricted)
Mine Management, Legislation Shri M.M.Sharma Shri S.Puri
and General Safety
Winning & Working Shri A.C.Kundu Shri B.N.Shukla
Mine Ventilation, Shri C.P.N.Pathak Shri D.Acharya
Mining Machinery Shri R.K.Mehandi Ratta Shri A.K.Sen
Mine Surveying Shri H.R.Kalihari Shri A.K.Sinha

Subject Ist Class Manager’s IInd Class Manager’s

Certificate (Restricted) Certificate (Restricted)
Mine Management Legislation Shri S.J.Sibal Shri J.P.Kashyap
And General Safety
Winning & Working Shri K.S.Anandan Shri V.K.Mitra
Mining Machinery Shri M.Venkataiah Shri K.Y.P.Kulkarni
Mine Surveying Shri R.C.Srivastava Shri Y.S.Reddy

(b) Following were the examiners for Surveyor’s Certificate of Competency Examination held
in 2005.

Surveyor’s Certificate Restricted to Opencast Mines Shri P.K.Sharma

Surveyor’s Certificate (Un-restricted) Part-I Shri A.Biswas
Part-II Shri S.C.Bhowmick

Other particulars regarding various examinations held are given in Appendix-IV.

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6.0 National Safety Awards (Mines)

6.1 Introduction

During the post-independence era, the mineral industry in India has achieved tremendous
growth and also imbibed the latest mining technologies. Along with this growth, there has been
corresponding awareness of the need to protect the health and lives of workers. The
Constitution of India casts an obligation on all of us to ensure just and humane conditions of
work. To give due recognition to outstanding safety performance at the national level, the
Ministry of Labour, Government of India, instituted the National Safety Awards (Mines) in 1983
for the contest year 1982.

6.2 Scope

The scheme is applicable to all mines, which come under the purview of the Mines Act, 1952.
Such mines have been classified into 7 groups as given below:
i. Coal mines - Below ground with difficult mining conditions
ii. Coal mines - Belowground (others)
iii. Coal mines - Opencast
iv. Metal mines - Mechanized opencast
v. Metal mines - Manual opencast
vi. Metal mines - Belowground
vii. Oil mines
6.3 Schemes

Among different indices available, the following two have been accepted as indicator of safety
performance:

1. Longest accident free period (LAFP) in terms of manshifts worked during three
consecutive years ending with the contest year.

2. Lowest injury frequency rate (LIFR) during three consecutive years ending with the
contest year.

It is expected that every mine shall endeavour to improve its safety performance. A bad mine
has a high injury frequency rate. After obtaining a breakthrough, its next attempt should be to
achieve longest accident-free period in terms of manshifts worked.

6.4 Awards Committee

The awards committee is constituted by the Ministry of Labour with Director-General of Mines
Safety as its Chairman, eight representatives of mine managements, eight representatives of
trade unions and an officer of DGMS as its Member-Secretary.

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6.5 Mode of operation

An advertisement is released through DAVP in English, Hindi and other regional languages
inviting applications in prescribed proforma for National Safety Awards (Mines). An entry fee of
Rs.100/- per application is charged through a crossed IPO drawn in favour of the
Administrative Officer/DDO, DGMS and payable at Dhanbad Post Office. The prescribed
application form is jointly signed by the mine management and a workers’ representative.

7.0 Conference on Safety in Mines

The Conference on Safety in Mines is a tripartite forum at the national level in which the
employers’ representatives, the trade unions’ representatives, the Government represented by
Ministry of Labour & Employment, DGMS, various administrative ministries/departments and
State Governments and associated institutions, professional bodies, service associations, etc.
take part. They review the status of safety in mining and the adequacy of existing measures in a
spirit of mutual cooperation. The conference also suggests measures for further improvement in
safety, welfare and health of mine workers. The first Conference was held in the year 1958
followed by 2nd in July, 1966, 3rd in 1973, 4th in 1978, 5th in 1980, 6th in 1986, 7th in 1988, 8th in
1993 and 9th Conference was held at New Delhi on 2nd & 3rd February, 2000.

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8.0 Plan Schemes

DGMS is implementing four Plan Schemes to provide in-house technical support, namely:

(i) Study of Mine Accidents and Development of Mines Safety

Information System (SOMA)
The scheme has been formulated by merging two on-going plan schemes of DGMS, namely
“Development of Mine Safety Information System (DMSIS,1976)” and “Study of Mine
Accidents to Plan Preventive Measures (SOMA, 1976)”. These two schemes were functional
independently during the 8th plan period and during the first 4 years of the 9th plan. In 2001-
2002, i.e. the terminal year of the 9th plan, keeping the objective of integration in view, these
schemes were merged into one scheme “Study of Mine Accidents and Development of Mines
Safety Information System (SOMA)”.

(A) Accident Prone Mines:

A modified approach for identification of accident-prone mines was adopted; data from all the
mines of eleven coal companies were collected. In-depth analysis of all fatal and serious
accidents occurred in all 501-coal mines and 8 lignite mines of the country during the period
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 were made and based on the outcome of the study, the
accident-prone mines were identified. This was done with a view to identify hazard potential of
such mines and draw up action programmes for formulation of mitigating measures through
collective efforts of Mine Management, Trade Unions and the Government.
The following table shows the number of accident-prone mines identified in different coal
companies in last five years.
Name of company Number of mines identified as accident prone
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
ECL 8 11 12 11 9
BCCL 9 6 7 10 8
SECL 7 7 8 10 8
MCL 1 2 2 4 3
WCL 6 7 9 9 9
CCL 4 6 5 6 7
NCL 1 1 2 2 1
NECL 0 0 0 1 0
SCCL 6 5 8 9 10
TISCO 1 1 1 2 2
IISCO 0 0 0 0 0
Total 43 46 54 64 57
LIGNITE - 3 3 3 -

The respective companies were advised to take suitable steps from technical and
management point of view to identify the potential risk of the respective mines and devices
suitable corrective measures and implement the same in time bound period so that the
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Reports of enquiry into all fatal accidents were scrutinized. Finalized causes and circumstances
leading to these accidents were compiled for inclusion in DGMS Annual Report.

(B) In the year 2005, work of collection, compilation and analysis on a PC platform in respect of
accident due to roof fall, side fall, wheeled trackless transportation machinery and haulage in
coal mine was conducted in order to identify critical causation factors of such types of accidents
and to find out probable corrective measures for their prevention.
Progress:
 Scrutiny of enquiry reports and extraction of data for entry into EDP – 196
 Visit to mines in connection with safety campaigns.
 Compilation and publication of Annual Report, 2004.
 Compilation and publication of Standard Note on DGMS, 2005
 Identification of accident-prone mines in respect of coal mines.
 Information bulletin and technical circular issued.
 Compilation of statistics and preparation of manuscript for –
o Statistics of Mines in India, Vol.I (Coal), 2004
o Statistics of Mines in India, Vol.II(Non-Coal), 2004
o Monthly Review of Accidents
o Report on Monthly Inspection Analysis
 Providing EDP Facilities to other field offices of DGMS
 Processing of applications and preparing a list of winner for National Safety Awards (Mines)

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(ii) Augmentation of S&T Capabilities, Mines Rescue Services and Human

Resource Development (S&T)

Origin: This scheme has been formulated by merging the objectives of ongoing schemes
namely “Augmentation of Science & Technological support capabilities in DGMS (S&T)(1981)”,
“Development of Mines Rescue Services (DMRS)(1981)” and “Human Resource Development
for improving health and safety standards in mines (HRD)(1990)”

Scientific and Technological Support (S&T)

This scheme aims at providing in-house scientific support to the officers of DGMS in
discharge of their enforcemental, regulatory and promotional role. It also provides scientific
support to mine operators, workers organisation and other institutions concerned with
occupational health and safety matters. The activities of the S&T plan scheme covers a wide
cross-section of facets of occupational safety and health including occupational
hygiene/health, strata control, mine ventilation, mine gases, fires and explosion, mining
techniques, mine mechanization, oil and opencast mines safety, standard setting and policy
planning.
The support activities are broadly divided into three categories:
(i) Planned support: This plan support is provided to field offices on:
 A current issue which has emerged into an enforcemental problem;
 An enforcemental strategy calling for development of monitoring equipments or
techniques; and
 Monitoring of quality assurance of external organisation in sampling, pre-approval
testing and other similar activities.

These activities are selected on merit, including improvement of efficiency and safety
and future needs.

(ii) Reactive Support: Reactive Support is provided in response to demands from field
offices in areas where:
 In-house assessment and analysis of a problem leads to better understanding of
enforcemental problem and helps in determining enforcemental strategy;
 Support is required on a technical problem without referring to external agency.

(iii) Testing Services: This service is provided to the field offices as a sample check on
quality control standards and in emergency response situation.

Major Programmes: The major programmes of the S&T plan scheme includes

(1) Occupational Safety:

(a) Monitoring of implementation of the Technical Standards on Support system in

Bord and Pillar workings.
(b) Review of standards on stability of multi-seam workings.
(c) Review of standards on detection, control, dealing with and protective measures
against fire and revision of standards/guidelines.
(d) Assessment of hazards associated with mine mechanization and standardization
of monitoring techniques and control measures.

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(i) Standardization of prototype test(s) houses for testing powered

supports and hydraulic/friction props.
(ii) Standardization of Ultrasonic Testing Techniques and formulation of
Acceptance & Rejection Norms.
(iii) Testing of fire resistant hydraulic oils.

(2) Occupational Hygiene and Health

(a) Standardization of techniques for monitoring and control of occupational

hazards from noise, air borne dust, mine gases and poor illumination.
(b) Review and standards of medical examinations.
(c) Review and standardization of procedures for surveillance of occupational
disease already established.

(B) Development of Mines Rescue Services:

This plan scheme aims at promoting proper rescue services in mining industry. The scheme
envisages critical appraisal of design characteristics of rescue apparatus and self rescuers,
evaluation of field performance of the same, inquiry into accidents in use of rescue apparatus,
inspection of rescue stations/rescue rooms organizing rescue competitions, monitoring
formulation of emergency plan by the management of all underground mines and to deal with
applications for grant of permissions/approval/relaxation under the Mines Rescue Rules,
1985.
Major Programme:
 Installation of testing facility for SCBA & Resuscitator
 Creation of Rescue Data bases
(i) CMR/OMR/MMR/ dBase
(ii) RRAE databases
 Design of rescue systems
(i) Inundation RRS
(ii) Fire RRS
(iii) Explosion RRS
 Development of disaster control systems
 Testing of Self-Rescuers, Testing SCBA
 Rescuers Competition
 Standard setting, review of emergency plans
 Issue of Technical circular’s to the mining industry

(C) Human Resource Development:

This scheme, which started on a modest scale from 1.4.90. The scheme envisages setting-up
of a Mines Safety & Health Academy comprising Institutes at Dhanbad and Nagpur for
imparting structured training to the Inspection Officers of DGMS so as to update and upgrade
their technical and professional competence and improve their effectiveness in regulatory,
enforcemental, advisory and promotional roles. The facilities so created would be also utilized
for disseminating latest information on mine safety principles and practices amongst the key
safety personnel of the mining industry and the Workmen’s Inspectors.
Major Programmes:
(1) Development of training schedules
(2) Conduct of training programmes

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(a) Training of DGMS Officers

(i) New Entrants
(ii) Existing officers
(iii) Special Lectures
(b) Training of Key personnel in Mining Industry
(i) Managerial Personnel
(ii) Safety Officers
(iii) Ventilation Officers
(iv) Engineers
(v) Industrial Hygienists
(vi) Executive Trainees
(vii) VTOs
(c) Training of Workmen’s Inspectors.

During the year 2005, the following activities were undertaken by S&T wing:
Activity Achievement
(A) Augmentation of S&T Capabilities:
1. Mine Environment surveys 13 mines
2. Occupational Health Review, Survey & Medical exam 06 mines
3. Ground Control. 20 mines
4. Testing of machinery parts 02 nos
5. Additional job:-
(a) Gas analysis 33 nos.
(B) Development of Mines Rescue Services:
1. Installation of testing services for SCBA & Resuscitator Contd.
2. Creation of Rescue databases Contd.
3. Review of Rescue systems Contd.
4. Testing of self rescuers Nil
5. Rescue competition 07 nos.
6. Standard setting, review of emergency plans --
7. Field visits 16 nos.
(C) Human Resource Development
1. Development of training scheduled 1
2. Conduct of training programs:-
(a) DGMS Officers 21
(b) Key personnel from mining industry 78 persons
(c) Workmen’s Inspectors 65

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(iii) Strengthening of Machinery for Conduct of Statutory

Examinations (SSEX)”

This scheme was conceived during the 9th plan period and was principally approved by the
Ministry of Labour. However, due to various procedural and other problems, the work could not
start till the penultimate year of the current plan period. Feasibility study vis-à-vis
computerization of the examination system has been done.

The main objectives of the scheme is to strengthen and improve the efficiency of the statutory
examination system by:
 Developing a quick and transparent system of examination with the aid of computer and
associated information technology.
 Review of the examination system in vogue, in order to eliminate redundancy and
standardize procedures.
 Developing computerized application-processing system, issue of certificate and
maintenance of records connected therewith.

(iv) Improving efficiency by providing infrastructure facilities in

DGMS (PIF)
The purpose of the scheme is to develop infrastructure facility by providing own office and
residential complexes to the officers and staff members, providing better communication
facilities and office equipment and furnishing of offices. The facility so created would improve
the efficiency of officers and staff members of the DGMS. The scheme also envisages
improvement of enforcement of safety laws in the mining industry by strengthening the legal set
up in DGMS. The scheme proposes creation of adequate no. of posts in the legal set up and
also provision of infrastructural facilities to enable the legal officers to play their role in
enforcemental activities. The legal set up so created will also be utilized for rendering advise to
organisation on legal matters and also providing legal assistance to the Board of Mining
Examinations.

This scheme was conceived during the 9th plan period and was principally approved by the
Ministry of Labour in March, 1999. However, due to various procedural and other problems, the
work could not start till the penultimate year of the current plan period.

Construction work of residential quarters at Udaipur & Bhubaneswar and construction of

boundary wall of Dhanbad office were completed.

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(v) Modernization of Information Database Relating to Mine

Management (MID)(Merged)
The purpose of the scheme is to reach beyond current efforts to reinvent DGMS by identifying
breakthrough strategies that rethink the core value of key services, improve service delivery,
reduce cost and redefine administrative processes. The application of e-Governance to the
processes of functioning of DGMS will bring about simple, moral, accountable, responsive and
transparent governance. It will help the organization in managing its operations at various
phases of governance making the entire process user friendly.

The objective of the scheme would be:

(i) Identification of mines safety information need and identify the boundaries of
an e-governance system;
(ii) develop a core group within the organization to formulate and use computer
based ‘MIS’ vis-à-vis mines safety;
(iii) develop modules of need-based software with the help of experts;
(iv) create infrastructure to implement computer based systems including
establishment of LAN/WAN, establish electronic communication channels;
(v) establish a comprehensive protocol for use of such system;
(vi) establishment and operation of modern survey system and electronic storage
of mine plans; and
(vii) establish a comprehensive training system for officers of DGMS in use of
such new systems.

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