Lok Sabha Question No. 5558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Accidents at Steel Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5558 FOR ANSWER ON 02/04/2018

## ACCIDENTS AT STEEL PLANTS

5558.  SHRI B.V. NAIK:

SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the number of accidents occurred in various Steel plants of the country during each of the last three years and the current year along with the nature of such accidents, plant-wise;

(b) the  number of persons injured/killed in these accidents and the total loss of property reported as a result thereof;

(c) the amount of compensation paid to the family members of those injured and killed in these accidents;

(d) the  details  of  average  annual  expenditure  incurred  on  the  maintenance  of these plants and instruments during the above period; and

(e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government  to  prevent recurrence of such accidents in future?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a)&(b):  There  are  two  steel  manufacturing  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises (CPSEs) in the country namely Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat  Nigam  Limited  (RINL).    A  statement  showing  the  plant-wise  and  year-wise number of accidents, both fatal and non-fatal in the public sector in SAIL and RINL during  the  last  three  years  is  at Annexure .  The  accidents  at  these  plants  have occurred  due  to  reasons  such  as  fall  from  height,  hit  by  falling/moving  object,  hot metal  burns  etc.  There  has  been  no  significant  loss  of  property  due  to  accidents during the said period.

Steel is a deregulated sector. There are a large number of steel factories/plants in the country. As regards the private sector steel plants, 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.2,89,29,180/as compensation to the injured persons and families of deceased during 2015-2018.

(d) The average annual expenditure on maintenance of different plants (including maintenance of equipments) of SAIL and RINL during the last three financial years was about Rs. 6650 crore and Rs.1154 crore respectively.

(e) 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. 5558 FOR ANSWER ON 02.04.2018 BY B.V. NAIK AND SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA 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                                        | 2015                                   | 2016                                   | 2017                                   | 2018 (till Feb)                        | 2015                                                     | 2016                                                     | 2017                                                     | 2018 (till Feb)                                          |
| 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)             | 3                                      | 3                                      | 2                                      | 0                                      | 13                                                       | 3                                                        | 9                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Durgapur Steel Plant (West Bengal)            | 5                                      | 1                                      | 4                                      | 0                                      | 2                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Rourkela Steel Plant (Odisha)                 | 6                                      | 2                                      | 3                                      | 0                                      | 2                                                        | 3                                                        | 3                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Bokaro Steel Plant(Jharkhand)                 | 1                                      | 2                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 7                                                        | 3                                                        | 3                                                        | 0                                                        |
| IISCO Steel Plant(West Bengal)                | 0                                      | 1                                      | 6                                      | 0                                      | 8                                                        | 1                                                        | 3                                                        | 1                                                        |
| Alloy Steel Plant(West Bengal)                | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Salem Steel Plant(Tamil Nadu)                 | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 1                                                        | 1                                                        | 2                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (Karnataka) | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 3                                                        | 3                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Chandrapur Ferro Alloys Plant (Maharashtra)   | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 2                                                        | 2                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Stock yard                                    | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                                        | 1                                                        | 2                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Raw Material Division (Mines) (Odisha)        | 2                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 2                                                        | 1                                                        | 3                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Bhilai Mines(Chhattisgarh)                    | 1                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 7                                                        | 10                                                       | 7                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Collieries (Jharkhand)                        | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                                        | 2                                                        | 3                                                        | 0                                                        |
| SAIL Refractory Unit (Chhattisgarh)           | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 4                                                        | 1                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| Total (SAIL)                                  | 20                                     | 11                                     | 16                                     | 1                                      | 53                                                       | 31                                                       | 35                                                       | 1                                                        |
| Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.                    | 04                                     | 06                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 13                                                       | 10                                                       | 7                                                        | 3                                                        |
| GRAND TOTAL                                   | 24                                     | 17                                     | 16                                     | 1                                      | 66                                                       | 41                                                       | 42                                                       | 4                                                        |

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