Lok Sabha Question No. 303 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Accidents at Steel Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.303 FOR ANSWER ON 18/12/2017

## ACCIDENTS AT STEEL PLANTS

303. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of accidents occurred in the integrated steel plants both in public and private sectors during the last three years, plant-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  workers  both  regular  and  under  contract  died  and  injured  in those accidents during the said period, plant-wise; and
- (c) the details of compensation paid to the affected workers/families?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

- (a) A statement showing the plant-wise and year-wise number of accidents, both fatal  and  non-fatal  in  the  public  sector  integrated  steel  plants  of  Steel  Authority  of India Limited (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) during the last three years is at Annexure I.

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

- (b) A  statement  showing  the  plant-wise  and  year-wise  number  of  workers  both regular and under contract died and injured in accidents in the integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) during the last three years is at Annexure II.
- (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.5.35 crores as compensation to the injured persons and families of deceased during 2014-2016.

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Annexure-I

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.303  FOR  ANSWER  ON  18.12.2017  BY  SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE

| Plant/ Unit                          | 2014   | 2015   | 2016   |
|--------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Steel Authority of India Limited     |        |        |        |
| Bhilai Steel Plant(Chhattisgarh)     | 14     | 16     | 6      |
| Durgapur Steel Plant(West Bengal)    | 5      | 3      | 1      |
| Rourkela Steel Plant(Odisha)         | 3      | 7      | 5      |
| Bokaro Steel Plant (Jharkhand)       | 10     | 8      | 5      |
| IISCO Steel Plant(West Bengal)       | 14     | 8      | 2      |
| Total (SAIL)                         | 46     | 42     | 19     |
| Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) | 18     | 17     | 15     |
| GRAND TOTAL                          | 64     | 59     | 34     |

Annexure-II STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.303  FOR  ANSWER  ON  18.12.2017  BY  SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE Statement  showing  details  of  number  of  workers  (both  regular  and  under contract)  died  and  injured  in  Public  Sector  Integrated  Steel  Plants  of  Steel Authority  of  India  Limited  (SAIL)  and  Rashtriya  Ispat  Nigam  Limited  (RINL) during the last three years (plant-wise)

| Plants / Units                          | No. of persons died                     | No. of persons died                     | No. of persons died                     | No. of persons injured                  | No. of persons injured                  | No. of persons injured                  |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Period                                  | 2014                                    | 2015                                    | 2016                                    | 2014                                    | 2015                                    | 2016                                    |
| 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                                       | 11                                      | 13                                      | 3                                       |
| Durgapur Steel Plant(West Bengal)       | 4                                       | 5                                       | 1                                       | 2                                       | 2                                       | 0                                       |
| Rourkela Steel Plant(Odisha)            | 2                                       | 6                                       | 2                                       | 1                                       | 2                                       | 3                                       |
| Bokaro Steel Plant(Jharkhand)           | 2                                       | 1                                       | 2                                       | 8                                       | 7                                       | 3                                       |
| IISCO Steel Plant(West Bengal)          | 8                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 29                                      | 8                                       | 1                                       |
| Total (SAIL)                            | 24                                      | 15                                      | 09                                      | 51                                      | 32                                      | 10                                      |
| Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.              | 05                                      | 04                                      | 06                                      | 14                                      | 13                                      | 10                                      |
| GRAND TOTAL                             | 29                                      | 19                                      | 15                                      | 65                                      | 45                                      | 20                                      |