Lok Sabha Question No. 1156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Accidents in Mines
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1156 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## ACCIDENTS IN MINES

1156. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the Government has drawn any plan to make mines safe for the miners;
- (b)the details of the number of accidents in mines over the last five years and current year;
- (c)the  details  of  number  of  deaths  and  injured  persons  in  those  accidents, State-wise; and

(d)the steps being taken by the Government to prevent such accidents?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a): The Mines Act, 1952 and Rules / Regulations made thereunder provides  for  safety  measures  for  the  persons  employed  in  the  Mines. These provisions are enforced by Directorate General of Mines Safety to make mines safe for the miners.

- (b): The  details  of  the  number  of  accidents  in  mines  during calendar year 2015 to 2020 (till August, 2020) are as under:-

| Coal   | Coal            | Coal              |
|--------|-----------------|-------------------|
| Year   | Fatal Accidents | Serious Accidents |
| 2015   | 54 302          |                   |
| 2016   | 67              | 268               |
| 2017   | 56              | 259               |
| 2018   | 49              | 265               |
| 2019   | 54              | 192               |
| 2020*  | 24              | 47                |

* Till 31.08.2020. Data for the year 2019 & 2020 are provisional.

| Non-Coal   | Non-Coal        | Non-Coal          |
|------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| Year       | Fatal Accidents | Serious Accidents |
| 2015       | 45 35           |                   |
| 2016       | 39              | 37                |
| 2017       | 46              | 21                |
| 2018       | 47              | 22                |
| 2019       | 47              | 59                |
| 2020*      | 18              | 13                |

*Till 31.08.2020. Data for the year 2019 & 2020 are provisional.

- (c): The details of the number of accidents, deaths and injured persons in accidents during calendar year 2015 to 2020 (till August, 2020), Statewise, is annexed.
- (d): Directorate General of Mines Safety takes following steps to ensure safety of mine workers and prevent accidents therein:-
- (i) Regular inspections are done and based on the observations during the inspections, actions such as pointing out contraventions, withdrawal of permission, issue of improvement notice, prohibition of employment and prosecution in the court of law are taken to ensure compliance.
- (ii) Accidents  are  inquired  into  and  based  on  the  findings  of accidents, actions such as warning to delinquent, suspension of certificate, modification in the method of working, action by management  like  stoppage  of increment, dismissal from service, recorded warning, withholding promotion and prosecution in the court of law, are taken.
- (iii) Promotional measures are also taken viz. holding of National Conference on safety in mines, National Safety  Awards (Mines), observance of Safety Week, safety campaigns, organization of workshops, safety committee meetings etc.

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Annexure referred to in reply  to  part  (c)    of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 1156  to  be  answered  on  19.09.2020  raised  by  Shri  Mahesh  Sahoo  regarding Accidents in Mines.

Coal Mines:

Number of accidents in mines and number of deaths and injured persons in those accidents, State-wise over the last five years and current year:

|   Year | State          |   Fatal Accident |   Fatality |   Serious Accident |   Serious Injury |
|--------|----------------|------------------|------------|--------------------|------------------|
|   2015 | Chhattisgarh   |                8 |          8 |                 23 |               25 |
|   2015 | Gujarat        |                3 |          3 |                  0 |                1 |
|   2015 | Jharkhand      |               11 |         11 |                 25 |               28 |
|   2015 | Madhya Pradesh |                7 |          8 |                 27 |               31 |
|   2015 | Maharashtra    |                5 |          5 |                 13 |               16 |
|   2015 | Odisha         |                3 |          3 |                  4 |                4 |
|   2015 | Rajasthan      |                1 |          1 |                  0 |                0 |
|   2015 | Tamil Nadu     |                1 |          1 |                  3 |                3 |
|   2015 | Telangana      |                7 |          7 |                187 |              187 |
|   2015 | West Bengal    |                8 |          8 |                 20 |               21 |
|   2016 | Chhattisgarh   |                4 |          4 |                 13 |               13 |
|   2016 | Gujarat        |                0 |          0 |                  1 |                3 |
|   2016 | Jharkhand      |               22 |         45 |                 15 |               17 |
|   2016 | Madhya Pradesh |               12 |         13 |                 24 |               25 |
|   2016 | Maharashtra    |                4 |          4 |                 14 |               14 |
|   2016 | Odisha         |                2 |          2 |                  4 |                4 |
|   2016 | Tamil Nadu     |                2 |          2 |                  1 |                1 |
|   2016 | Telangana      |               10 |         12 |                176 |              178 |
|   2016 | Uttar Pradesh  |                1 |          1 |                  0 |                2 |
|   2016 | West Bengal    |               10 |         11 |                 20 |               21 |
|   2017 | Chhattisgarh   |                7 |          7 |                  7 |                7 |
|   2017 | Jharkhand      |               11 |         12 |                 14 |               14 |
|   2017 | Madhya Pradesh |                6 |          8 |                 11 |               11 |
|   2017 | Maharashtra    |                3 |          4 |                  7 |                7 |
|   2017 | Odisha         |                5 |          5 |                  2 |                2 |
|   2017 | Rajasthan      |                1 |          1 |                  0 |                0 |
|   2017 | Tamil Nadu     |                1 |          1 |                  0 |                0 |
|   2017 | Telangana      |               12 |         13 |                212 |              218 |
|   2017 | Uttar Pradesh  |                1 |          1 |                  1 |                1 |
|   2017 | West Bengal    |                9 |          9 |                  5 |                5 |
|   2018 | Chhattisgarh   |               11 |         14 |                  6 |                8 |
|   2018 | Gujarat        |                1 |          2 |                  1 |                1 |
|   2018 | Jharkhand      |                9 |         14 |                 14 |               22 |
|   2018 | Madhya Pradesh |                7 |         10 |                 17 |               17 |
|   2018 | Maharashtra    |                2 |          2 |                 11 |               11 |
|   2018 | Odisha         |                8 |          8 |                  2 |                4 |
|   2018 | Tamil Nadu     |                1 |          1 |                  0 |                0 |

|   2018 | Telangana      |   8 |   8 |   206 |   207 |
|--------|----------------|-----|-----|-------|-------|
|   2018 | Uttar Pradesh  |   1 |   1 |     0 |     0 |
|   2018 | West Bengal    |   1 |   2 |     8 |     9 |
|   2019 | Chhattisgarh   |   7 |   8 |    10 |    10 |
|   2019 | Jharkhand      |  11 |  11 |     7 |    12 |
|   2019 | Madhya Pradesh |   3 |   3 |     8 |     8 |
|   2019 | Maharashtra    |   3 |   4 |    12 |    13 |
|   2019 | Odisha         |   7 |  10 |     2 |     2 |
|   2019 | Rajasthan      |   1 |   1 |     0 |     0 |
|   2019 | Tamil Nadu     |   1 |   1 |     0 |     0 |
|   2019 | Telangana      |  12 |  12 |   142 |   142 |
|   2019 | Uttar Pradesh  |   2 |   2 |     0 |     1 |
|   2019 | West Bengal    |   7 |   7 |    11 |    15 |
|   2020 | Chhattisgarh   |   7 |   7 |     3 |     3 |
|   2020 | Gujarat        |   0 |   0 |     1 |     1 |
|   2020 | Jharkhand      |   3 |   3 |     8 |     9 |
|   2020 | Madhya Pradesh |   2 |   2 |     3 |     3 |
|   2020 | Maharashtra    |   1 |   1 |     0 |     0 |
|   2020 | Odisha         |   5 |   5 |     1 |     1 |
|   2020 | Telangana      |   5 |   5 |    23 |    24 |
|   2020 | Uttar Pradesh  |   0 |   0 |     2 |     3 |
|   2020 | West Bengal    |   1 |   1 |     6 |     6 |

## Non-Coal Mines (Metal and Oil):

Number of accidents in mines and number of deaths and injured persons in those accidents, State-wise over the last five years and current year:

|   Year | State            |   Fatal Accident |   Fatality |   Serious Accident |   Serious Injury |
|--------|------------------|------------------|------------|--------------------|------------------|
|   2015 | Andhra Pradesh   |                4 |          5 |                  1 |                1 |
|   2015 | Assam            |                1 |          1 |                  6 |                6 |
|   2015 | Chhattisgarh     |                1 |          1 |                  4 |                5 |
|   2015 | Gujarat          |                1 |          2 |                  6 |               18 |
|   2015 | Himachal pradesh |                0 |          0 |                  1 |                1 |
|   2015 | Jharkhand        |                1 |          1 |                  2 |                2 |
|   2015 | Karnataka        |                3 |          3 |                  5 |                6 |
|   2015 | Kerala           |                0 |          0 |                  1 |                1 |
|   2015 | Madhya Pradesh   |                1 |          1 |                  1 |                1 |
|   2015 | Maharashtra      |                1 |          1 |                  0 |                0 |
|   2015 | Odisha           |                2 |          2 |                  1 |                1 |
|   2015 | Rajasthan        |               19 |         20 |                  7 |                7 |
|   2015 | Tamil Nadu       |                4 |          4 |                  0 |                1 |
|   2015 | Telangana        |                1 |          1 |                  0 |                0 |
|   2015 | Tripura          |                1 |          1 |                  0 |                0 |
|   2015 | Uttar Pradesh    |                5 |          5 |                  0 |                1 |
|   2016 | Andhra Pradesh   |                6 |          8 |                  0 |                0 |
|   2016 | Assam            |                5 |          5 |                  3 |                3 |
|   2016 | Chhattisgarh     |                2 |          2 |                  8 |                8 |
|   2016 | Goa              |                0 |          0 |                  1 |                1 |

|   2016 | Gujarat          |   1 |   1 |   3 |   4 |
|--------|------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|   2016 | Himachal pradesh |   1 |   1 |   0 |   0 |
|   2016 | Jharkhand        |   3 |   6 |   2 |   4 |
|   2016 | Karnataka        |   3 |   4 |   1 |   1 |
|   2016 | Kerala           |   0 |   0 |   5 |   5 |
|   2016 | Madhya Pradesh   |   2 |   2 |   3 |   3 |
|   2016 | Maharashtra      |   1 |   2 |   2 |   3 |
|   2016 | Odisha           |   1 |   1 |   1 |   1 |
|   2016 | Rajasthan        |   5 |   5 |   4 |   4 |
|   2016 | Tamil Nadu       |   4 |   6 |   3 |   6 |
|   2016 | Telangana        |   0 |   0 |   1 |   1 |
|   2016 | Uttar Pradesh    |   1 |   3 |   0 |   4 |
|   2016 | Uttarakhand      |   1 |   1 |   0 |   0 |
|   2016 | West Bengal      |   3 |   3 |   0 |   0 |
|   2017 | Andhra Pradesh   |   7 |  16 |   0 |   0 |
|   2017 | Assam            |   0 |   0 |   5 |   9 |
|   2017 | Chhattisgarh     |   0 |   0 |   5 |  11 |
|   2017 | Goa              |   1 |   1 |   0 |   0 |
|   2017 | Gujarat          |   1 |   1 |   4 |   5 |
|   2017 | Himachal pradesh |   1 |   1 |   0 |   0 |
|   2017 | Jharkhand        |   2 |   2 |   1 |   1 |
|   2017 | Karnataka        |   4 |   5 |   1 |   1 |
|   2017 | Kerala           |   0 |   0 |   2 |   2 |
|   2017 | Madhya Pradesh   |   1 |   1 |   1 |   1 |
|   2017 | Maharashtra      |   2 |   2 |   0 |   2 |
|   2017 | Odisha           |   3 |   4 |   1 |   2 |
|   2017 | Rajasthan        |  16 |  23 |   1 |   3 |
|   2017 | Tamil Nadu       |   6 |   9 |   0 |   4 |
|   2017 | Telangana        |   1 |   1 |   0 |   0 |
|   2017 | West Bengal      |   1 |   2 |   0 |   2 |
|   2018 | Andhra Pradesh   |   8 |  10 |   0 |   3 |
|   2018 | Assam            |   2 |   2 |   0 |   2 |
|   2018 | Chhattisgarh     |   1 |   1 |   5 |   5 |
|   2018 | Jharkhand        |   8 |  10 |   0 |   2 |
|   2018 | Karnataka        |   1 |   2 |   3 |   3 |
|   2018 | Kerala           |   2 |   2 |   0 |   0 |
|   2018 | Madhya Pradesh   |   2 |   2 |   2 |   3 |
|   2018 | Maharashtra      |   1 |   1 |   1 |   1 |
|   2018 | Odisha           |   1 |   1 |   4 |   4 |
|   2018 | Rajasthan        |  18 |  19 |   6 |   9 |
|   2018 | Telangana        |   2 |   2 |   1 |   1 |
|   2018 | Uttar Pradesh    |   1 |   1 |   0 |   1 |
|   2019 | Andhra Pradesh   |   7 |   7 |   2 |   2 |
|   2019 | Assam            |   0 |   0 |   7 |   7 |
|   2019 | Chhattisgarh     |   1 |   1 |   5 |   5 |
|   2019 | Gujarat          |   4 |   9 |   1 |   2 |

|   2019 | Himachal pradesh   |   2 |   2 |   0 |   0 |
|--------|--------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|   2019 | Jharkhand          |   3 |   3 |   3 |   4 |
|   2019 | Karnataka          |   4 |   4 |   5 |   6 |
|   2019 | Madhya Pradesh     |   6 |   6 |   0 |   2 |
|   2019 | Maharashtra        |   1 |   1 |   0 |   0 |
|   2019 | Odisha             |   3 |   3 |   6 |   6 |
|   2019 | Rajasthan          |   8 |   8 |  30 |  31 |
|   2019 | Tamil Nadu         |   3 |   4 |   0 |   0 |
|   2019 | Telangana          |   2 |   3 |   0 |   1 |
|   2019 | Uttar Pradesh      |   3 |   5 |   0 |   3 |
|   2020 | Andhra Pradesh     |   3 |   3 |   2 |   2 |
|   2020 | Assam              |   1 |   2 |   0 |   0 |
|   2020 | Bihar              |   1 |   1 |   0 |   1 |
|   2020 | Chhattisgarh       |   1 |   1 |   2 |   2 |
|   2020 | Gujarat            |   0 |   0 |   1 |   1 |
|   2020 | Jharkhand          |   1 |   1 |   1 |   1 |
|   2020 | Karnataka          |   1 |   1 |   2 |   2 |
|   2020 | Kerala             |   1 |   2 |   0 |   0 |
|   2020 | Madhya Pradesh     |   1 |   1 |   0 |   1 |
|   2020 | Maharashtra        |   1 |   2 |   0 |   0 |
|   2020 | Odisha             |   2 |   2 |   1 |   1 |
|   2020 | Rajasthan          |   4 |   5 |   4 |   4 |
|   2020 | Uttar Pradesh      |   1 |   5 |   0 |   2 |

* Data for the year 2019 & 2020 are provisional and data for 2020 are as per the report received up to 31.08.2020.

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