Lok Sabha Question No. 1234 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Accidents at Steel Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1234 FOR ANSWER ON 24/07/2017

## ACCIDENTS AT STEEL PLANTS

1234.  SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any report of accidents and casualty in the steel plants of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, plant-wise;
- (c) the action taken and the compensation paid to the families by the companies therefor; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government to prevent recurrence of such accidents?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a)&(b): A statement showing details of accidents which occurred in different public sector steel plants of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) during the last three years and the current year is annexed . The accidents at these plants have occurred due to reasons such as fall from height, gas poisoning, electrocution, burn injury, fire/explosion etc.

Steel is a deregulated sector. There are a large number of steel factories/plants  in  the  country.  Therefore  in  regard  to  the  private  steel  sector,  the requisite data/information is not maintained by the Ministry of Steel.

- (c) In case of fatal accidents of regular employees, the compensation is given as per the law/company policy. SAIL and RINL provide compensation to their employees in  case  of  death/disablement  due  to  accident  arising  out  of  and  in  course  of employment  as  per  The  Employees'  Compensation  Act,  Employee  Family  Benefit Scheme and company policy. In case of contract  labour,  compensation/dependent benefit  is  paid  under  the  Employee  State  Insurance  Scheme  (ESIS)  by  the  ESI Corporation. SAIL and RINL have paid approximately Rs.6,47,39,146/as compensation to the injured persons and families of deceased during 2014-2017.
- (d) Both SAIL and RINL have taken a number of measures to avoid occurrence of accidents. These measures, inter-alia, include adherence to maintenance schedule, thrust  on  systematic  approach  to  safety  management,  strict  adherence  to  safety procedures,  regular  inspection,  mandatory  training  and  special  training  on  safety awareness, conduct of safety audit, enforcing use of personal protection equipment and proper implementation of emergency plan prepared as per the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 etc.

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Annexure STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO  1234  FOR  ANSWER  ON  24.07.2017  BY  SHRI  SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI REGARDING ACCIDENTS AT STEEL PLANTS.

Statement  showing  details  of  accidents  which  occurred  in  different  public sector steel plants and units of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Rashtriya  Ispat  Nigam  Limited  (RINL)  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year (plant-wise).

| Plants / Units                               | Fatal Accidents (Fatality)              | Fatal Accidents (Fatality)              | Fatal Accidents (Fatality)              | Fatal Accidents (Fatality)              | Other reportable accidents (excluding fatal accidents)   | Other reportable accidents (excluding fatal accidents)   | Other reportable accidents (excluding fatal accidents)   | Other reportable accidents (excluding fatal accidents)   |
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| Period                                       | 2014                                    | 2015                                    | 2016                                    | 2017 (till 17.07.2017)                  | 2014                                                     | 2015                                                     | 2016                                                     | 2017 (till June 2017)                                    |
| STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (SAIL)      | STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (SAIL) | STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (SAIL) | STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (SAIL) | STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (SAIL) | STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (SAIL)                  | STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (SAIL)                  | STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (SAIL)                  | STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (SAIL)                  |
| Bhilai Steel Plant (Chhattisgarh)            | 8                                       | 3                                       | 3                                       | 1                                       | 11                                                       | 13                                                       | 3                                                        | 8                                                        |
| Durgapur Steel Plant(West Bengal)            | 4                                       | 5                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 2                                                        | 2                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Rourkela Steel Plant(Odisha)                 | 2                                       | 6                                       | 2                                       | 1                                       | 1                                                        | 2                                                        | 3                                                        | 3                                                        |
| Bokaro Steel Plant(Jharkhand)                | 2                                       | 1                                       | 2                                       | 0                                       | 8                                                        | 7                                                        | 3                                                        | 1                                                        |
| IISCO Steel Plant(West Bengal)               | 8                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 6                                       | 29                                                       | 8                                                        | 1                                                        | 1                                                        |
| Alloy Steel Plant(West Bengal)               | 0                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 3                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Salem Steel Plant(Tamil Nadu)                | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 5                                                        | 1                                                        | 1                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant(Karnataka) | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 1                                                        | 3                                                        | 3                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Chandrapur Ferro Alloys Plant (Maharashtra)  | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 2                                                        | 2                                                        | 2                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Stock yard                                   | 2                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                                        | 1                                                        | 1                                                        | 2                                                        |
| Raw Material Division (Mines)(Odisha)        | 1                                       | 2                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 3                                                        | 2                                                        | 1                                                        | 1                                                        |
| Bhilai Mines(Chhattisgarh)                   | 0                                       | 1                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 10                                                       | 7                                                        | 10                                                       | 3                                                        |
| Collieries (Jharkhand)                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 1                                                        | 1                                                        | 2                                                        | 1                                                        |
| SAIL Refractory Unit (Chhattisgarh)          | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 10                                                       | 4                                                        | 1                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Total (SAIL)                                 | 27                                      | 20                                      | 11                                      | 8                                       | 86                                                       | 53                                                       | 31                                                       | 20                                                       |
| Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.                   | 05                                      | 04                                      | 06                                      | 0                                       | 14                                                       | 13                                                       | 10                                                       | 2                                                        |
| GRAND TOTAL                                  | 32                                      | 24                                      | 17                                      | 8                                       | 100                                                      | 66                                                       | 41                                                       | 22                                                       |