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Accident
Statistics for the year of 2010-11:
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YEAR
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2010-11* |
2009-10 |
i)
Fatal Accidents (Nos.)
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13 |
8
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ii)
Fatalities (Nos.)
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13 |
9
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iii)
Serious Injuries (Nos.)
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97 |
121
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iv)
Fatality / Million tonne output
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0.42
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0.29
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v)
Fatality / 3 Lakh Man-shifts
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0.20
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0.13
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Safety
Measures: |
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Safety
measures taken in 2010-11 were as under: |
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At unit level :-
- Qualitative
and quantitative improvement in inspection to ensure better roof
management by supervisors , mining executives.
- Enhanced
awareness amongst all to prevent unsafe act, inadvertent entry into
goaves/ unsafe working places by providing fencings.
- Ensure
better working environment.
- Use
of convergence indicator, load cell, stress capsules etc. in
depillaring district to indicate immediate roof fall. Follow
instrumentation plan as per study of CIMFR.
- Quality
improvement in Pit Safety Committee inspection & meeting and
monitoring the same by Area & HQ.
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II. |
At
sub-area/project level: |
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- Ensure
supply of safety materials in time.
- Enforced discipline in mine.
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III. |
Action
taken at
Area Level |
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- Back shift inspection is being carried
out on regular basis. Inspection register/notes are being examined by
higher ups.
- Utmost care is taken so as to ensure
that no workmen is deployed without adequate support of green roof. To
maintain this adequate support materials are kept in hand as far as
possible. Extreme care is taken so that no workmen enters into any face
unless it is inspected by supervisory officials.
- Half an hour waiting time after blasting
is strictly followed.
- In order to refresh their knowledge and
to improve their skill, training and retraining of dresser, support
personnel and supervisory staff is being regularly arranged.
- Special attention is given for proper
dressing / supporting of roof / sides under strict supervision. Use of
roof bolts /steel supports is being carried out in a big way to replace
conventional timber supports.
- Ensure quality of materials and their
supply in mines.
- Stress on maintenance of HEMM.
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Thrust
by Corporate Level: |
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A
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Strata
Control Monitoring Cell has been established in ECL Head Quarter and
subsequently Strata Control Monitoring Cell has been established in all
areas to study the roof behavior and for improvement of roof support in
mines.
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B
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Detailed
accident analysis has been done and it has been seen that three
accidents occurred due to roof / side fall, three due run over by
dumper, two due to fall of persons from height / same level, one due
run over by drill, one due to electricity, one due to fall of object
and two in unclassified category.
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C
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Calendar
of Safety Drive for the year 2010-11 had been prepared and was
followed. Details is as under :
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CALENDER
OF SAFETY DRIVE FOR THE YEAR 2010-11
| MONTH |
PARTICULARS
OF SAFETY DRIVE |
| Apr-10 |
Monsoon
preparedness, review of risk assessment & status of implementation
of safety audit recommendation.
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May-10
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General
cleanliness on surface (Winding engine room, surface haulage, surface
sub-station, cap lamp room, boiler house) & underground (traveling
and haulage road) |
| Jun-10 |
Review
of monsoon preparedness. |
| Jul-10 |
Stowing,
Mechanisation of UG loading and roof bolting. |
| Aug-10 |
Survey
(joint survey & check survey plan) & ventilation of u/g
mines. |
| Sep-10 |
Rescue
preparedness, handling of explosives and magazines & surface
installation like winding, MMV etc. |
| Oct-10 |
Gas
management, statutory record keeping and maintenance of E&M
machineries. |
| Nov-10 |
Fire
hazards and fire fighting arrangement. |
| Dec-10 |
Roof
and side dressing and support. |
| Jan-11 |
Special
drive on Departmental OCP & Outsourcing patches.
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| Feb-11 |
Safety
in haulage and conveyor transport system in UG Mines and
discussion on vetting of annual production plan 2011-12 by ISO |
| Mar-11 |
Monsoon
preparedness, review of risk assessment & status of implementation
of safety audit recommendation. |
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- Special
attention had been given to steel
support in mines to reduce
roof fall accident.
- Application of roof bolts as a support
system is being made on a
large scale. At present in U/G mines of ECL 90 working districts are
being supported by roof bolting as a system of support.
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No.
of roof bolts consumed in various years are as under:
| CONSUMPTION
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2010-11 |
2009-10 |
2008-09 |
2007-08 |
2006-07 |
| Roof
Bolts (nos in lakhs) |
6.1003
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6.095
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5.26 |
5.50 |
5.50 |
| Cement
Capsules (nos in lakhs) |
25.93
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25.9 |
24.36 |
24.00 |
24.00 |
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Proper care
is being taken for maintenance of HEMM and E&M machineries with
particular stress on safety features. |
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All fatal
accidents are being critically analyzed at the highest level during the
co-ordination meeting of area CGM/GM with CMD. Necessary action is
being taken to prevent recurrence. Safety status of mines is
being reviewed on priority. |
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In addition
to preventive measures, punitive measures are also taken where after
enquiry, if a lapse is found on account of any individual.
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Manual
districts are being converted into mechanized ones in a phased manner.
22 U/G Mines have been identified for mechanization of loading.
Procurement of 113 Nos. of SDLs is in pipe line. 40 Nos. of SDLs are to
be newly introduced and rest will be replacement against surveyed off.
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As per
recommendation of 32nd Standing Committee, mechanized roof drilling
will be provided in more districts. At present 22 Nos. of roof drilling
machines of different types are in use. Action has been taken for
procurement of 24 Nos. UDMs and 18 Nos. of pneumatic roof drilling
machines. In addition, 37 Nos. surveyed off SDLs will be revived as
Roof Bolting Machines. |
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Detail
discussion is held in the monthly co-ordination meeting of all CGMs/GMs
with CMD for making up the standing stowing lag. Letters have been
issued by Director (Tech)/Op, Director (Tech)/P&P and CGM (Safety)
to concerned GMs.
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Safety
Audit: |
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Safety Audit
had been conducted from 17/4/2007 by a team consisting of Sri Anjan
Mukhopadhyay, Ex. Director (T)/Op ECL and Sri
A.N.Mukhopadhyay, Retd. DGMS official and report was
submitted. The recommendations are being implemented. Safety audit is
to be conducted during the year 2010 -12 by an outside agency. |
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Monsoon preparation:
Special drive in respect to Monsoon Preparedness had been done in the
month of June 2010 by the Nodal Officers / In-charge of Areas of safety
department along with the Colliery Management and status of
implementation had been monitored at regular interval during the year
2010-11. In March 2011 a Safety Drive on Monsoon Preparedness has been
observed for the Monsoon of the year 2011-12.
A Control Room opened at Head Quarter, ECL from 10.06.2010 to
15.10.2010 on 24 X 7 basis which was manned by Executives provided with
telephone & vehicle for their movement keeping close liaison with
Area Control Rooms operating in all Areas.
Close liaison is maintained with the Chief Engineer (Hydel), DVC,
Maithon, for getting ‘Flood Warning Message’ whenever Panchet and
Maithon dams release flood water to cause rise of HFL of rivers.
Close liaison is also maintained with the Director , Indian
Meteorological Department , Alipur ,Kolkata and the Director , Area
Cyclone Warning Centre , Alipur , Kolkata for obtaining ‘Weather
Forecast Report’ over Telephone & FAX for alerting the Areas
to be affected by heavy Rain/ Thunder/ Shower.
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Safety Training: |
i)
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Safety
training programme had been conducted during the year 2010-11 at HRD,
Dishergarh; MTI, Ratibati and Mining Training School, Dhadka.
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ii)
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13 Executives
(Area Safety Officers, Executives from ISO, HQ, ECL & Colliery
Safety officers) attended Short Term Course on “Spontaneous Heating
Liability of Coal” at NIT, Raurkela, from 27.10.10 to 30.10.10.
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iii)
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5 Executives
[CGM (Safety), ECL and 4 Executives from ISO, HQ, ECL] attended “3-Day
training programme on “Accident- causes, investigation &
prevention” organinized IBC, Mumbai, at Hotel Big Boss, Roudon Street.
Kolkata from 06.12.10 to 08.12.10.
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iv)
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One
Executives from ISO, HQ, ECL attended a short term course on “Mine
closure Environment Management” from 11.01.11 to 14.01.11 at IIT,
Kharagpur.
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Vocational training (Statutory at VTC)
2010-11 |
| Type
of training |
2010-11 |
2009-10 |
2008-09 |
Basic
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832
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817
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920
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Refresher
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9295
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9919
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8230
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Spl.
Training
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4087
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7793
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9880
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I.O.D.
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291
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261
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252
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Contractors
Workers
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1157
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889
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2493
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Rescue Services
in ECL: |
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Rescue
Services were rendered to all collieries of ECL, Chunch Victoria Area
of BCCL, Ramnagar Colliery of IISCO as well as to Civil Administration
and Public Authorities (as and when required) through Mines Rescue
Station, Sitarampur, Rescue Room with Refresher Training (RRRT) Kenda
and Rescue Rooms operating at Jhanjra, Mugma & Kalidaspur.
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Details of
Emergency
attended: |
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In 2010-11,
recoveries of old sealed off panels were retrieved which were sealed
off in the past due to fire/spontaneous heating/emission of gas etc in
Tirat Colliery, Satgram Area on 28/10/2010 |
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During
the year Rescue Services dealt fire/spontaneous heating in the
following mines successfully. |
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a) Moira
Colliery, Bankola Area from 13.04.2010 to 15.04.2010.
b) Kunustoria Colliery, Kunustoria Area from 8.8.2010 to 31.8.2010.
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Recovery/Dealing
Fire/Gas to save human life: |
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a)
Recovery of dead bodies at Anjan Hill Mines of SECL from 06.05.2010 to
12.05.2010 after an explosion.
b) Recovery of one person from an abandoned pit at
Barmundia Colliery on 23.10.2010.
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Training: |
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Refresher as
well as initial training was imparted at Mines Rescue Station
regularly, details were as follows: |
| Sl.
No. |
2010-11 |
2009-10 |
| No.
of Rescue personnel trained |
669
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665
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| No.
of personnel freshly trained |
48
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31
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| No.
of Refresher practices |
5635
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5984
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| No.
of Emergencies |
6
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10
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NEW
APPARATUS/EQUIPMENT PURCHASED: |
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One sophisticated modern Gas
Analyser was procured. Purchase order for procurement of one mannequin
has been issued for better training in First Aid. |
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ZONAL RESCUE
COMPETITION: |
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Zonal Mines
Rescue Competition, Eastern Zone, for the year 2010-11 was held on 13th
December, 2010 in which 11 teams took part (including BCCL
Area-XII). |
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ALL
INDIA MINES RESCUE COMPETITION (COAL & METAL):
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41ST All
India Mines Rescue competition (Coal & Metal) was conducted by ECL
from 24th February, 2011 to 26th February, 2011 in which 21 teams from
Coal and Metal Companies took part. ECL (A) team stood first in that
competition and ECL (B) team was declared second.
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