Lok Sabha Question No. 1015 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Casualties in Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1015 TO BE ANSWERED ON  8-2-2023

## Casualties in Coal Mines

## †1015.   SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)     the number of people injured/died in coal mines across the country during the last three years and as on date and the details of figures as compared to the last two years;
- (b)     the action taken by the Government against the official found guilty in such cases;
- (c)     the total amount of compensation provided to the families of injured and deceased person receptively in each of such cases; and
- (d)     the remedial steps taken by the Government to prevent the recurrence of such Mining accidents in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a):    The number of accidents and the number of people injured/died in coal mines across the country during the last three years is as below:

| Killed/injured in coal mines   | Killed/injured in coal mines   | Killed/injured in coal mines   | Killed/injured in coal mines   | Killed/injured in coal mines   | Killed/injured in coal mines   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Year                           | Fatal                          | Fatal                          | Fatal                          | Serious                        | Serious                        |
| Year                           | Accidents                      | Fatalities                     | Seriously injured              | Serious Accidents              | Seriously injured              |
| 2020                           | 48                             | 53                             | 18                             | 118                            | 121                            |
| 2021                           | 43                             | 51                             | 2                              | 188                            | 193                            |
| 2022                           | 24                             | 28                             | 4                              | 179                            | 185                            |

- (b):    Details of action taken by the officials found guilty is as under:-
- (c):    The total amount of compensation paid to the families of each deceased employee, who died in any mine accident arising out of and in course of employment, as per provision of the Employees Compensation Act (ECA)-1923 (Principal Act amended as on date) in  Coal India Limited  (CIL)    and  the  Singareni  Collieries  Company  Limited  (SCCL)    is  given  in Annexure . No fatal accidents have occurred in NLC India Limited during this period.
- (d):   Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) under Ministry of Labour and Employment is the nodal agency for ensuring safety of workers in mines. DGMS has taken following steps to prevent the recurrence of such Mining accidents in future:
- (i)  Enquiry  into  the  accident  and  dangerous  occurrences  to  ascertain  the  cause  and circumstances  that  led  to  the  accident  and  suggests  suitable  remedial  measures  to  the  mine management.
- (ii)   Inspection of mines, pointing out contraventions, temporary stoppages of a mine or part thereof; serving the Improvement Notices & Prohibitory Orders to rectify the contraventions of statute observed during the course of inspections.
- (iii)   Standard setting, amendments in safety laws, issue of circulars on safety and health issues, adopting various recommendations of the ILO Conventions etc.
- (iv)      Holding  National  Conferences  on  Safety  in  mines,  conducting  National  Safety Awards (Mines), imparting Vocational Training and Other Training, Observance of Safety Weeks and Safety Campaigns, Holding Rescue Competition, promoting participation of worker in safety management, awareness and information dissemination.
- (v)      "Introduction  of  Risk  Assessment  Techniques  and  preparation  of  Safety Management  Plan"  aimed  at  mitigation  of  risks  and  to  ensure  safety  of  workmen, introduction of standard operating procedures to avoid unsafe practices in mines, issuing DGMS Circulars as guidelines for safe operations in identified thrust areas from time to time.

| Action                      |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |
|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Prosecution                 |     35 |     28 |     12 |
| Censured                    |     17 |      5 |      0 |
| Demoted by Management       |      4 |      4 |      5 |
| Increment withheld          |     38 |     22 |      3 |
| Promotion withheld          |      1 |      0 |      0 |
| Removed from service        |     10 |     10 |      2 |
| Removed from statutory post |      1 |      0 |      0 |
| Suspension                  |     17 |     16 |      3 |
| Transferred by management   |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| Warned by Management        |     22 |     28 |      4 |

In  addition  to  above,  coal  companies  take  the  following  steps  to  ensure  that  such accidents do not recur in future:

- (i)     A Senior officer is deputed to head the Safety functions in the Company;
- (ii)   Separate shelters are provided for the supervisors for signaling and giving directions to shovel and dumper operators.
- (iii)   Safe Operating Procedure is revised to engage Supervisor to ensure no workmen or person is behind the Tipper while unloading the hot bed material.
- (iv)   All Electrical installations in GWC bund are shifted and located at safe distance from bund edge.
- (v)   Special drive conducted for strengthening of all the existing berm/parapet in mine and all the new berms will be prepared with in-situ lignite or OB. Safety audit for all the units was conducted.
- (vi)   HAZOP (Hazards in Operation) Study are conducted.

Annexure Compensation  paid  to  the  next  of  kin  of  deceased  employee  as  per  the  Employee

Compensation Act - 1923 (Principal Act) for last 3(three) years

| SN              | Year            | Victim                | Accident d ate   | Mine                       | Sub             | State           | Compensation as per Employ ee Compensati on Act 1923   |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Coal India Ltd. | Coal India Ltd. | Coal India Ltd.       | Coal India Ltd.  | Coal India Ltd.            | Coal India Ltd. | Coal India Ltd. | Coal India Ltd.                                        |
| 1               | 2020            | Late Sagar Kumar      | 29.05.2020       | Rajapur OCP                | BCCL            | Jharkhand       | 1588425                                                |
| 2               | 2020            | Late Srikant Singh    | 19.12.2020       | Rajapur OCP                | BCCL            | Jharkhand       | 771975                                                 |
| 3               | 2020            | Late Malik Manjhi     | 19.12.2020       | Rajrappa OCP               | CCL             | Jharkhand       | 962475                                                 |
| 4               | 2020            | Late Upendra Mahanty  | 22.01.2020       | Bonjemihari OCP            | ECL             | West Bengal     | 584800                                                 |
| 5               | 2020            | Late Achhalal Kanu    | 24.02.2020       | Chapui Khas                | ECL             | West Bengal     | 542240                                                 |
| 6               | 2020            | Late Surajnath Dusadh | 25.03.2020       | New Kenda Colliery         | ECL             | West Bengal     | 513320                                                 |
| 7               | 2020            | Late Rituraj Pandey   | 25.05.2020       | Parascole West UG Colliery | ECL             | West Bengal     | 677760                                                 |
| 8               | 2020            | Late Gopal Gope       | 27.10.2020       | Parascole East UG Colliery | ECL             | West Bengal     | 1199000                                                |
| 9               | 2020            | Late Basia Majhi      | 07.12.2020       | Khudia UG Colliery         | ECL             | Jharkhand       | 1048475                                                |
| 10              | 2020            | Late Manik Bouri      | 07.12.2020       | Khudia UG Colliery         | ECL             | Jharkhand       | 1101500                                                |
| 11              | 2020            | Late Srimukha Pradhan | 21.03.2020       | Lingaraj OCP               | MCL             | Odisha          | 1293900                                                |
| 12              | 2020            | Late Benudhar Sahoo   | 03.05.2020       | Ananta OCP                 | MCL             | Odisha          | 1122525                                                |
| 13              | 2020            | Late Somesh Gavde     | 05.05.2020       | Hingula OCP                | MCL             | Odisha          | 1426700                                                |
| 14              | 2020            | Late Gangadhar Das    | 20.08.2020       | Nandira Colliery           | MCL             | Odisha          | 989625                                                 |
| 15              | 2020            | Late Raja Ram         | 13.07.2020       | Block-B OCP                | NCL             | MP              | 989625                                                 |
| 16              | 2020            | Late Ram Sushil Rajak | 20.07.2020       | Dudhichua OCP              | NCL             | MP              | 1421700                                                |
| 17              | 2020            | Late Ramesh Kushwaha  | 13.02.2020       | Jampali OCP                | SECL            | Chhattisgarh    | 1649625                                                |
| 18              | 2020            | Late Trilochan Kar    | 01.05.2020       | Kusmunda OCP               | SECL            | Chhattisgarh    | 1459800                                                |
| 19              | 2020            | Late Enocent Tirkey   | 30.05.2020       | Churcha UG Mine            | SECL            | Chhattisgarh    | 1173525                                                |
| 20              | 2020            | Late Dhaneshwar       | 24.06.2020       | Kurasia Colliery           | SECL            | Chhattisgarh    | 962475                                                 |
| 21              | 2020            | Late Suresh Das       | 23.07.2020       | Kusmunda OCP               | SECL            | Chhattisgarh    | 1477950                                                |

|   22 |   2020 | Late Mukesh Kr Diwakar       | 30.07.2020   | Gevra OCP                | SECL   | Chhattisgarh   |   1626826 |
|------|--------|------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------|----------------|-----------|
|   23 |   2020 | Late Dipendra Kr Jain        | 15.10.2020   | Gevra OCP                | SECL   | Chhattisgarh   |    962475 |
|   24 |   2020 | Late Bifal Ram               | 21.11.2020   | Churcha UG Mine          | SECL   | Chhattisgarh   |   1096500 |
|   25 |   2020 | Late Shyam Das               | 30.11.2020   | Chhal OCP                | SECL   | Chhattisgarh   |   1070100 |
|   26 |   2020 | Late Heera Lal Ghritalahare  | 02.12.2020   | Gevra OCP                | SECL   | Chhattisgarh   |    767690 |
|   27 |   2020 | Late Rajesh Babu Sharma      | 22.05.2020   | Makardhokda - I          | WCL    | Chhattisgarh   |   1610755 |
|   28 |   2020 | Late Avinash Bhaurao Thawari | 18.06.2020   | Mahakali Colliery        | WCL    | Maharashtra    |   1401750 |
|   29 |   2020 | Late Ravindra Singh          | 15.10.2020   | Tawa UG Mine             | WCL    | MP             |    498800 |
|   30 |   2020 | Late Maroti Dattu Warwade    | 02.12.2020   | Ukni OCP                 | WCL    | Maharashtra    |   1500000 |
|    1 |   2021 | Late Nepal Mahato            | 13.02.2021   | Nichitpur OCP            | BCCL   | Jharkhand      |   1016700 |
|    2 |   2021 | Late Vijay Yadav             | 23.02.2021   | Moonidih Colleiry        | BCCL   | Jharkhand      |   1218598 |
|    3 |   2021 | Late Nirmal Gorai            | 23.02.2021   | Moonidih Colleiry        | BCCL   | Jharkhand      |   1239077 |
|    4 |   2021 | Late Tasbir Khan             | 28.08.2021   | Bokaro OCP               | CCL    | Jharkhand      |   1247175 |
|    5 |   2021 | Late Samsher Khan            | 08.03.2021   | Jhanjra Project          | ECL    | West Bengal    |    823800 |
|    6 |   2021 | Late Md. Safi Khan           | 20.03.2021   | Narsamuda UG Mine        | ECL    | West Bengal    |    513320 |
|    7 |   2021 | Late Madan Das Vaishnav      | 23.06.2021   | Sonepur Bazari           | OCPECL | West Bengal    |   1541190 |
|    8 |   2021 | Late Surojit Rana            | 23.06.2021   | Sonepur Bazari           | OCPECL | West Bengal    |   1519888 |
|    9 |   2021 | Late Sanjoy Majee            | 16.08.2021   | Dhemomain UG Mine        | ECL    | West Bengal    |   1070100 |
|   10 |   2021 | Late Chinmoy Ghosh           | 19.09.2021   | Sonepur Bazari           | OCPECL | West Bengal    |   1383675 |
|   11 |   2021 | Late Ram Lakhan Ram          | 22.08.2021   | Chora Block Incline      | ECL    | West Bengal    |   1043475 |
|   12 |   2021 | Late Ajoy Mukherjee          | 31.12.2021   | New Kenda Group of Mines | ECL    | West Bengal    |    880575 |
|   13 |   2021 | Late Raju Bubunga            | 02.04.2021   | Ananta OCP Siding        | MCL    | Odisha         |   1021700 |
|   14 |   2021 | Late Shree Nath Kewat        | 06.04.2021   | Dudhichua                | NCL    | MP             |   1247175 |
|   15 |   2021 | Late Mogili Eswar Rao        | 21.04.2021   | Bina OCP                 | NCL    | UP             |   1680000 |
|   16 |   2021 | Late Rajesh Prasad           | 21.10.2021   | Amlohri OCP              | NCL    | MP             |   1252175 |
|   17 |   2021 | Late Gajpal Singh            | 04.03.2021   | Dipka OCP                | SECL   | Chhattisgarh   |   1016700 |

|   18 |   2021 | Late Bhabatosh Majumder                      | 17.03.2021   | Vindhya UG Mine         | SECL     | MP           | 1619000       |
|------|--------|----------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|----------|--------------|---------------|
|   19 |   2021 | Late Jairam                                  | 15.04.2021   | Dhelwadih UG            | MineSECL | Chhattisgarh | 1021700       |
|   20 |   2021 | Late Jagat Ram                               | 04.07.2021   | Churcha East RO U G     | SECL     | Chhattisgarh | 962475        |
|   21 |   2021 | Late Ramcharan                               | 28.11.2021   | Surakachhar 3&4 Incline | SECL     | Chhattisgarh | 912875        |
|   22 |   2021 | Late Hiranand Ram                            | 26.12.2021   | Churcha RO Colliery     | SECL     | Chhattisgarh | 1338675       |
|   23 |   2021 | Late Suresh                                  | 30.12.2021   | Rajnagar Colliery       | SECL     | MP           | 1173525       |
|   24 |   2021 | Late Sachin Ganpat Karmankar                 | 05.02.2021   | Penganga OCP            | WCL      | Maharashtra  | 1517450       |
|   25 |   2021 | Late Akshay Bhagawan Khartand                | 16.02.2021   | Sasti OCP               | WCL      | Maharashtra  | 1070100       |
|   26 |   2021 | Late Vishal Ganpat Hanskar                   | 03.04.2021   | Pauni II Expansion OCP  | WCL      | Maharashtra  | 1587749       |
|   27 |   2021 | Late Ramcharan                               | 19.05.2021   | Tawa - II UG Mine       | WCL      | MP           | 935250        |
|   28 |   2021 | Late Dinesh Prasad Patel                     | 30.10.2021   | Penganga OCP            | WCL      | Maharashtra  | 1365275       |
|   29 |   2021 | Late Paras Ram                               | 02.12.2021   | Mohan Ug Colliery       | WCL      | MP           | 907950        |
|    1 |   2022 | Late Dablu Hadi, Rs Gang/Driller             | 17.02.2022   | J K Nagar Colliery      | ECL      | West Bengal  | 1421700       |
|    2 |   2022 | Late Sadagar Bhuiya, Driller                 | 18.09.2022   | Satgram Incline         | ECL      | West Bengal  | 1421700       |
|    3 |   2022 | Late Shivram Kumbhkar, Cont. Shovel Operator | 20.02.2022   | Rajapur OC              | BCCL     | Jharkhand    | 930000        |
|    4 |   2022 | Late G. C. Mahato, Pump Operator             | 10.08.2022   | Bhowra (South)          | BCCL     | Jharkhand    | 1043475       |
|    5 |   2022 | Late H S Gorh, Pump Operator                 | 10.08.2022   | Bhowra (South)          | BCCL     | Jharkhand    | 907875        |
|    6 |   2022 | Late Opinder Paswan, Tyndal                  | 19.11.2022   | Nichitpur OC            | BCCL     | Jharkhand    | 1338675       |
|    7 |   2022 | Late Ghanshyam Bhuia,                        | 31.12.2022   | Adi Colliery            | BCCL     | Jharkhand    | Under process |
|    8 |   2022 | Late Satish Kumar Ambastha                   | 25.02.2022   | Ashok OC                | CCL      | Jharkhand    | 930000        |
|    9 |   2022 | Late Mahendra Yadav, Cont. Excv. Operator    | 24.06.2022   | Selected Dhori          | CCL      | Jharkhand    | 1528875       |

|   10 |   2022 | Late Patwari Rawat, Cont. Gen. Mazdoor   | 13.01.2022   | Jayant OCP      | NCL   | MP           |   1601775 |
|------|--------|------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------|-------|--------------|-----------|
|   11 |   2022 | Late Chitram, Gen. Mazdoor               | 13.05.2022   | Tawa UG         | WCL   | MP           |   1588425 |
|   12 |   2022 | Late Bhola, Cont. Worker                 | 13.05.2022   | Tawa UG         | WCL   | MP           |   1512450 |
|   13 |   2022 | Late Smt. Ramkali, Lamp Checker          | 07.05.2022   | Amadand UG      | SECL  | MP           |    989625 |
|   14 |   2022 | Late Radheshyam, Pump Op.                | 05.07.2022   | Rajgamar 4&5 UG | SECL  | Chhattisgarh |   1043475 |
|   15 |   2022 | Late Ram Prakash, Dumper Operator        | 30.07.2022   | Amadand OC      | SECL  | MP           |   1016700 |
|   16 |   2022 | Late Lal Das Khare, E P Fitter           | 29.09.2022   | Dipka OC        | SECL  | Chhattisgarh |   1096500 |
|   17 |   2022 | Late MSKanwar, Cont. Worker              | 16.11.2022   | Kurja UG        | SECL  | Chhattisgarh |   1477950 |
|   18 |   2022 | Late Paras Yadav, Cont. Worker           | 29.11.2022   | Dipka OC        | SECL  | Chhattisgarh |   1221969 |
|   19 |   2022 | Late Tikam Singh, Cont. Worker           | 29.11.2022   | Bungwar UG      | SECL  | MP           |   1626825 |
|   20 |   2022 | Late Ramchandra Santram, Cont. Worker    | 08.11.2022   | Kusumunda OC    | SECL  | Chhattisgarh |   1356992 |

|   SCCL employees |   SCCL employees | SCCL employees   | SCCL employees       |   SCCL employees |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|                1 |             2020 | RK5              | Gunda Sathaiah       |          57493.3 |
|                2 |             2020 | SK Mine          | Y. Suresh            |          29354   |
|                3 |             2020 | RK5              | Mukkera Mogli        |         165925   |
|                4 |             2020 | RK6              | R. Poshalu           |          12667   |
|                5 |             2020 | PKOC             | E. Papa Rao          |          38001.6 |
|                6 |             2020 | RK5              | Thogari Srikanth     |         381222   |
|                7 |             2020 | KTK 8            | P. Surya Prakash Rao |          82876   |
|                8 |             2020 | KK-5 Inc         | U. Shankaraiah       |         134703   |
|                9 |             2020 | KTK 8            | M.. Srinivas         |          82876   |
|               10 |             2020 | RK-1A            | S. Srinivasa Raju    |         511812   |
|               11 |             2020 | KK OCP           | P. Thirupathi        |          62107   |
|               12 |             2020 | SRP 1            | Chenna Mallaiah      |          36601.2 |
|               13 |             2020 | ALP Mine         | K.Rajaiah            |         122623   |
|               14 |             2021 | RK6              | K.Komaraiah          |         119839   |
|               15 |             2020 | RGOC-1           | G. Mogili            |          22446   |
|               16 |             2021 | IK - 1A          | M.Rayanarsu          |          87556.9 |
|               17 |             2021 | KTK.1inc         | R.Nagaraju           |          80640   |
|               18 |             2021 | KK-5 Inc         | S.Bhumaiah           |         435780   |
|               19 |             2021 | GDK 1&3          | Gajula Mallaiah      |          34649   |
|               20 |             2021 | GDK 1&3          | G.Shravan            |         259497   |

| 21.                 | 2021                | RK6                 | M. Ramesh                        | 93591               |
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
| 22.                 | 2021                | RK6                 | Palle Ganesh                     | 70071               |
| 23.                 | 2021                | IK 1A               | T.Shankaraiah                    | 63401.10            |
| 24.                 | 2022                | KTK 8               | Duppati Naveen                   | 55606               |
| 25.                 | 2021                | SK Mine             | D. Sanjeev                       | 138568              |
| 26.                 | 2021                | GK OCP              | S.Venkateswarlu                  | 513648              |
| 27.                 | 2021                | RK-7 Inc            | R. Shiva Shankar                 | 74830               |
| 28.                 | 2021                | RKP OCP             | Rasa Sampath                     | 124003              |
| 29.                 | 2022                | RK-1A Inc           | M.Srinivas                       | 103947              |
| 30.                 | 2022                | RK-7 Inc            | Elpula Ramu                      | 117131.4            |
| 31.                 | 2022                | RK-7 Inc            | R.Rajashekar                     | 112309.2            |
| Contractual Workmen | Contractual Workmen | Contractual Workmen | Contractual Workmen              | Contractual Workmen |
| 32.                 | 2020                | RGOC1               | K. Venkatesham (Contract worker) | 1224568             |

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