Delivering a lecture on man versus environment with focus on the mineral industry of India, deputy director general of mines safety Rahul Guha claimed there had been a steady decline in coal mine disaster over the years. He was speaking at a function organized at Indian School of Mines on its 88th foundation day on Monday.
Guha said the trend shows a steady decline in fatality rates per 1000 persons employed in coal mines on a ten-yearly average basis; however, the same cannot be said about the other mines. A closer analysis of accidents reveals that during 2012, fatal accidents in coal mines caused by dumpers, trucks, etc. contributed to about 36% of the accidents, followed by about 14% caused by ground movement, i.e. roof and side falls.
According to Guha, 12.7% of all fatalities in coal mines were caused by fall of persons and the same caused 30.65% of the serious injuries.
For non-coal mines, the fatality rate per 1000 persons employed show a rising trend since 1960s on a ten- yearly average basis. During 2012, 20% of the fatalities in non-coal mines were caused by fall of sides, 17% of the fatalities were caused by fall of persons and machineries, dumpers, trucks, etc. caused about 13% of the fatalities.
Guha suggested new initiatives should be taken to bring down mine accidents by introducing the concept of risk assessment and safety of mines
Mannan Malik, minister for animal husbandry and disaster management of Jharkhand was the chief guest of honour on this occasion. About 700 students from 10 schools of Dhanbad visited ISM campus on its 88th foundation day.
Guha said the trend shows a steady decline in fatality rates per 1000 persons employed in coal mines on a ten-yearly average basis; however, the same cannot be said about the other mines. A closer analysis of accidents reveals that during 2012, fatal accidents in coal mines caused by dumpers, trucks, etc. contributed to about 36% of the accidents, followed by about 14% caused by ground movement, i.e. roof and side falls.
According to Guha, 12.7% of all fatalities in coal mines were caused by fall of persons and the same caused 30.65% of the serious injuries.
For non-coal mines, the fatality rate per 1000 persons employed show a rising trend since 1960s on a ten- yearly average basis. During 2012, 20% of the fatalities in non-coal mines were caused by fall of sides, 17% of the fatalities were caused by fall of persons and machineries, dumpers, trucks, etc. caused about 13% of the fatalities.
Guha suggested new initiatives should be taken to bring down mine accidents by introducing the concept of risk assessment and safety of mines
Mannan Malik, minister for animal husbandry and disaster management of Jharkhand was the chief guest of honour on this occasion. About 700 students from 10 schools of Dhanbad visited ISM campus on its 88th foundation day.
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