Mining Accidents in India

| Last Updated:: 06/11/2024

Mining Accidents in India

Accidents during mine activities - 2024

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	07.10.2024	Gangaramchak Mining Private Limited colliery, Birbhum's Lokpur area,Bhadulia in Birbhum district, West Bengal	06	03	A truck loaded with a detonator came for unloading for planned blasting activities to extract coal; the detonator exploded in the process.
2.	28.07.2024	Gonda Granite Mine ( Gata No. 1078/28), Chitrakoot, UP	01	00	While an excavator was loading on a tipper in a stone quarry, sides measuring about 20m long x 10m thick boulders fell from a height of about 60m trapping the excavator operator, while he was escaping from the site. The excavator operator died in the accident almost instantly. The mine was being worked without the qualified supervision beyond the daylight hours without providing adequate lighting arrangement. The benched were not properly formed, there was a single bench of about 60m height. A joint plane was observed along the fall.
3.	12.05.2024	Kabribad Reorganised Mine, Giridih, Jharkhand (Owner: M/s Central Coalfields Limited).	01	00	Fatal Accident Due to Fall from Overburden Dump Along with Dozer: While a person was performing maintenance work on a Dozer on an overburden dump, he accidentally drove off on it and the Dozer slid down along the slope of the dump to a depth of about 25 m during which he received grievous bodily injuries and succumbed to the injuries while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
4.	30.04.2024	Chainpur Stone Mine, Bokaro, Jharkhand	01	00	While an Excavator was reversing from its place of loading in a stone mine, a person standing at the rear left side of the Excavator at the edge of the stone bench was trapped in between a large boulder at the edge of the stone bench and the rear side (counterweight) of the Excavator while reversing and swinging its boom, inflicting serious bodily injuries which resulted in his death.
5.	10.04.2024	Sawar Marble Mine ( ML. No. 285/1991 ),Kekri, Rajasthan	01	00	While two persons were engaged on a marble bottom bench at a depth of about 60m from surface on eastern side of an opencast mine, suddenly a part of highwall rock mass measuring about 20m (length) x 24m (height) x 2.5m (thickness) failed and fell over on bottom bench causing fatal injury to one person.
6.	05.04.2024	Sial Ghoghri coal mine, Chhindwara, MP	01	00	A person was deployed for the supervision of dressing, drilling, supporting, and blasting operations. The work was carried out under his supervision until 13:10 hours, after which he left the panel without informing any official. He was found lying unconscious on the ground in the traveling roadway at about 14:30 hours. He was immediately carried to the surface on a stretcher and transported to a nearby hospital, where the medical officer on duty examined him and declared him brought dead after one hour and 15 minutes.
7.	02.04.2024	No.1 pit of the No. 2 Colliery of ECL, Chinakudi, Asansol.	02	03	Five laborers, doing pit repair work at a height of about 100 feet fell on the ground while one worker fell from the height of the pit into the coal mine about 2200 feet deep below the pit.
8.	29.03.2024	Sulebyle Building Stone Quarry (QL:688/R1) at survey no. 1, Sulebale Village, Shivamogga Taluk, Karnataka	01	00	While two drillers were engaged in drilling blast holes on a bench of building stone quarry by jackhammer drill, the drill rod penetrated a misfired charge from a previous blast, resulting in an explosion of the charge. This caused injuries to one of the drillers from flying fragments, ultimately leading to his death during treatment at the hospital, approximately nine hours later.
9.	19.03.2024	Mankhand GraniteMine ( ML. No. 45/2020 ), Kekri, Rajasthan	01	00	While a person was guiding a truck driver reversing in the stock yard of an opencast granite mine to position the truck in front of a granite block (3.25m x 2.0m x 2.0m) for loading, he was suddenly hit by the reversing truck. He was caught between the back of the truck and the granite block, suffering serious injuries to which he succumbed instantly.
10.	14.03.2024	Bharatpur Open Cast Project Mine, Angul, Odisha	01	00	While a Tipper was negotiating a curve of the roadway, it hit an abandoned building adjacent to the road causing serious injuries to the tipper driver to which he succumbed almost instantly. The tipper was being driven beyond the speed limit prescribed.
11.	13.03.2024	Palaspani Manganese Mine, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh.	01	02	While a crew of four members were carrying out mucking operation in a hangwall ore drive of the mine, a part of roof measuring about 1.8m length X2m width X 0.20m thick fell on them, causing fatal injuries to one person, serious bodily injuries to two persons and one person escaped unhurt.
12.	13.03.2024	Kalyanikhani No. 1 incline Mine, Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Mancherial, Telangana.	01	00	While loading a bunch of W – straps (Load) with the help of a crane at Area stores of the mine, nylon sling suddenly snapped and the load fell on a person who was guiding the load by standing in its close proximity causing serious bodily injuries to his lower abdomen to which he succumbed on the way to hospital.
13.	12.03.2024	Pahara Stone Mine (Gata No. 1939 Khand No. 01), Mahoba,UP	04	00	While four persons were deployed at the bed of a quarry in an opencast stone mine, which had a 73 m high bench towards the north-eastern side, a side measuring about 33 m (length) by 53 m (height) by 5 m to 6 m (thickness) suddenly separated from the north-eastern side high bench at a height of about 20 m from the floor of the quarry. This collapse resulted in the deaths of four persons, almost instantly.
14.	09.03.2024	Garjanbahal Open Cast Project Mine, M/s. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Sundergarh, Odisha	01	00	While a Tipper operator got down the tipper at the working face of an opencast coal mine, the tipper rolled down the gradient and the operator attempting to board the moving tipper caught between tippers when it collided with another tipper parked aside causing serious bodily injury to which he succumbed on the way to hospital
15.	06.03.2024	Churcha Mine (RO), SECL, Korea, Chhattisgarh.	01	00	While escaping from pillar sides spalling/minor coal bump in a Continuous Miner depillaring panel of the mine , the Continuous Miner operator fell down, causing serious bodily injury on his head to which he succumbed on the way to hospital.
16.	28.02.2024	NMDC iron ore plant's SP-3 mine, Kirandul, Dantewada.	04	00	Fourteen miners were working when the mine caved in. Ten managed to escape, but four were stuck in the tunnel and buried alive.
17.	22.02.2024	Abandoned open cast mine of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) in Dipka area, at Korba district, Chhattisgarh.	03	02	Five people were engaged in illegal excavation of coal from the mine when suddenly a portion of it collapsed and they got trapped under the debris. Two of the five men managed to come out of the debris, but three others remained trapped.
18.	21.02.2024	Granite Mine (ML No. 33/20213), Pali, Rajasthan	03	01	While four drillers were working to drill split holes in a detached granite block within an open-cast mine at a depth of approximately 32 meters, a portion of the high wall rock, measuring 14 meters in length, 12 meters in height, and 3 meters in thickness, collapsed on them. This resulted in fatal injuries to three individuals and serious injuries to one person.
19.	27.01.2024	Sri Someshwara Properties (India) Pvt.Ltd.(QL:717), Tumkur, Karnataka	01	00	A foreman, after receiving blasting material (explosive cartridges, electric detonators, and Nonel tubes) from an explosive van and holding the electric detonators in his left hand, accidentally initiated them [the source of initiation is not yet established]. This caused the detonation of the electric detonators and subsequently initiated and exploded the Nonel tubes (about 200 in number) which were lying on the ground nearby. The resulting explosion caused serious burn injuries, to which he succumbed while undergoing medical treatment in the hospital.
20.	25.01.2024	‘Rat-hole’ coal mine in Nagaland’s Wokha district.	06	04	Fire and subsequent explosion.
21.	09.01.2024	Daharra Stone Mine (Gata No. 339 Khand No. 40 (New) 09 (Old)), Mahoba, UP	01	00	While a person was cleaning for preparing drilling area for drilling short holes on top of a bench of about 38 m in height, he slipped and felll down resulting serious bodily injuries to which he succumbed

Accidents during mine activities - 2023

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
	13.10.2023	Narayankuri colliery of the Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in Egra gram panchayat in Raniganj police station area, around 18 km from Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal.	03	10	Unguarded open-cast mine, caved in and collapsed during illegal extraction activities.
	13.09.2023	Mid West Granite Company, Korba, Arpanapally village in the Kesamudram mandal, Mahabubabad district of Telangana.	01	00	While blasting the granite, the stone fell on the deceased and was crushed.
	18.08.2023	GDK-11 incline underground coal mine of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL)’s RG-I Area in Godavarikhani of Peddapalli district of Telengana.	01	00	A portion of the side wall collapsed on him while working on the continuous miner panel.
	16.08.2023	NLCIL, Mine-II in Neyveli and Barsingsar Mine in Rajasthan	00	37	Pick-up bus at Mine-II (near diesel bunk) ferrying 37 persons from Time office to Crawler yard got toppled.
	07.08.2023	Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited, Surjagarh mining site, Hedri, Maharashtra.	03	03	Upon brake failure the tipper toppled over the camper which was waiting for a truck, which was unloading debris to repair the road, to give way.
	19.04.2023	White clay mine in Korea district of Chhattisgarh.	04	00	Due to mine caved in.
	12.04.2023	Garjanbahal opencast mine in the Sundergarh district of Odisha.	02	05	A 100 Tonne dumper operating in the mine collided with the MUV vehicle carrying two Executives and four Operators.

Accidents during mine activities - 2022

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
	05.07.2022	Rajgamar mine of SECL, Korba, Chhattisgarh	01	00	Overhead coal collection container fell on a truck parked underneath
	09.05.2022	Illegal mining site of Kaparsa Colliery of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Nirsa block, Dhanbad, Jharkhand	03	00	Due to mine roof collapse
	22.02.2022	Illegal mine in Khadakwani, Khargone District, Madhya Pradesh	01	00	Due to mine collapse
	16.02.2022	Coal mine in Shallang area of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya	02	00	Due to asphyxiation
	02.02.2022	Abandoned coal mine - Gopinathpur Open Cast Project (OCP) of Eastern Coalfield Limited (ECL), Nirsa, Jharkhand	05	00	The sealed coal mine caved in after a mining equipment fell from a height of 20 feet
	02.01.2022	Bhiwani mining site, Dadam zone in Bhiwani district, Haryana	05	02	Over-exploitation of the mine beyond the permissible limit led to the landslide

Accidents during mine activities - 2021

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	10.11.2021	SRP-3 mine in Srirampur in Mancherial district, Singareni Collieries (SCCL)	04	0	Mining roof collapse
2.	11.08.2021	Mining site for quartz stones, Lachhuda village, Bhilwara district of Rajasthan	07	0	Stone mine collapsed
3.	09.07.2021	Central Asset Mine- OCS Tengakhat, Dhuliajan, Assam	01	0	While 04 Work persons were testing/setting the safety relief valve on a portable test bench in an OCS(Oil Collecting Station) of an Oil Mine, the Safety Valve failed and test bench got dislodged (due to air pressure releasing from safety valve) causing fatal injuries to one of the work person while others escaped unhurt.
4.	28.06.2021	Rampura Agucha (zinc and lead) Mine, Bhilwara district of Rajasthan	02	0	Heavy boulder fell on them while engaged in mining activity
5.	23.06.2021	Sonepur Bazari Opencast Project Mine, M/s Eastern Coalfields Limited	02	0	While two Work persons were removing the wheel nuts from a tyre mounted on Dumper which was gripped by tyre handler, Rim came out hitting the persons removing the bolts causing fatal injuries to both.
6.	07.04.2021	Kakatiya Khani (KTK) coalmine in Bhupalpally Mandal, Hyderabad	02	0	Due to roof collapse
7.	24.02.2021	Moonidih Coal Project area of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), Putki, Jharkhand	02	0	Due to roof collapse
8.	04.02.2021	Mathur quarry (a private stone quarry) at Madhur village near Thirumukkudal, in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu	01	02	Crushed stones inside a stone quarry, caved in
9.	23.01.2021	Illegal mica mine in Jharkhand’s Koderma district	04	02	Mine caved in as Roof Collapsed
10.	21.01.2021	Illegal coal mines near Rymbai village of Meghalaya's East Jaintia hills, district.	06	0	Fell into the mine while digging a tunnel in one of the illegal coal mines after the machine, which they were using to dig the channel, broke.

Accidents during mine activities - 2020

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	08.12.2020	Khudiya Kadan mine of Eastern Coalfields Limited in Mugma area	02	02	Flooding of underground mine
2.	02.09.2020	Srirampur RK 5B underground mine of the Singerani Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Mancherial district	01	04	Underground mine blast
3.	23.07.2020	Kusmunda OC Mine, South Eastern Coalfields Limited	01	0	Drowning in water
4.	23.06.2020	Kurasia Underground Mine, South Eastern Coalfields Limited	01	0	Explosives
5.	29.05.2020	Churcha Mine (R.O.), South Eastern Coalfields Limited	01	0	Transportation machinery (Conveyors)
6.	03.05.2020	Ananta Opencast Mine, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited	01	0	Run over by a dumper
7.	01.05.2020	Kusmunda OC Mine, South Eastern Coalfields Limited	01	0	Wheeled Trackless (Tipper)
8.	24.01.2020	Ramakrishnapur Opencast Project Mine, Singareni Collieries Company Limited	01	0	Accident with dumper
9.	15.01.2020	Granite Building Stone Quarry Mine, Shri Aliyarukutty M.	02	0	Falling a mass of stone
10.	14.01.2020	Hirakund Bundia Mine, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited	0	01	Blasting

Accidents during mine activities – 2019

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	16.12.2019	Ravindra Khani No. 6 Incline Mine, Singareni Collieries Company Limited	01	0	Haulage Rope
2.	11.06.2019	Mungoli Opencast Mine, Western Coalfields Limited	01	0	Run over by the grader
3.	30.10.2019	Hutti Gold Mine, M/s Hutti Gold Mines Company Limited	0	01	Electrically operated LHD
4.	19.09.2019	Krishna Sai Granite Mine II, Krishna Sai Granites	01	0	Fell down in next lower bench
5.	23.07.2019	Bharatpur Opencast Mine, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited	04	0	Rib failed
6.	20.06.2019	Bhubneshwari Colliery, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited	01	0	Due to Electricity
7.	30.05.2019	Dinesh Granite Mine, Dinesh Granite Exports	01	0	Due to Electricity
8.	28.05.2019	Balram Opencast Mine, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited	01	0	Run over by the loaded coal tipper
9.	06.05.2019	Hutti Gold Mine, M/s Hutti Gold Mines Company Limited	0	01	Bucket for loading blasted waste rock
10.	24.04.2019	Kalane Iron Ore Mine, Minerals & Metals	01	0	Falling of the sides of six overlying benches
11.	13.04.2019	Kammaturu Iron Ore Mine, Sandur Manganese & Iron Ore Ltd	01	0	Lightning
12.	14.03.2019	Balram OCP, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited	01	0	Run over by grader
13.	13.03.2019	Muthurayaswamy Stone Crusher (Quarry), Shri K.M. Hombe Gowda	01	01	Blasting
14.	11.02.2019	Gare Palma IV/4 Coal mine, Hindalco Industries Ltd.	01	0	Toppling of Tripper
15.	09.02.2019	Kalipahari Colliery, Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	The operator fell down between the blade and crawler of the dozer
16.	08.02.2019	Midwest Granite Mine, Midwest Granite Pvt. Ltd.	01	0	Due to Electricity
17.	04.02.2019	Khottadih Colliery, Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Run over by the LHD

Accidents during mine activities - 2018

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	13.12.2018	Illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya	17	05	The deep mine was flooded after the miners struck an underground water source
2.	23.11.2018	Kumda 7&8 Inclines Mine of South-Eastern Coalfield Ltd.	02	01	Due to Fall of roof
3.	01.11.2018	VK-7 Mine(Rudrampur Coal Handling Plant) of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.	01	0	Due to breaking of the iron sheet of the roof of an abandoned switch room and felling down on ground from a height of 1.8m and got buried beneath the coal slush
4.	31.10.2018	Lingaraj Opencast Project of Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd.	01	01	Due to Electrocution
5.	17.10.2018	Jharia Underground Mine of South-Eastern Coalfield Ltd.	01	0	Run-over by LHD.
6.	14.09.2018	Dhori Khas Colliery of CCL, Dist. Bokaro	01	0	Due to Electrocution while shifting of hydraulic bolter machine, belowground.
7.	03.09.2018	Kulda OCP of Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd.	01	01	Camper got overturned which was plying on the coal haul road.
8.	02.09.2018	Koyagudem Opencast Mine -1 of Singareni Collieries Company Limited	01	0	Hit by rear part of crawler drill while positioning crawler mounted drill for diesel filling from a truck mounted drill.
9.	01.09.2018	Garjanbahal OCP of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Death due to drowning when BE 300 Shovel toppled into the sump and submerged in the water
10.	24.08.2018	Bharatpur Opencast Mine of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Due to Electrocution and falling down from the lighting pole
11.	15.08.2018	Kuya Colliery of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.	01	0	Due to Electrocution and falling down from the electric pole
12.	03.08.2018	Peddapuram Granite Mine of Gayatri Granites	01	03	While a group of four persons were being hoisted by bucket attached to hoist rope of a derrick crane from sump to surface in a granite quarry, the hoist rope was broken and the bucket fell down from a height of about 3.3m
13.	21.07.2018	Tapin North OCP of Central Coalfields Ltd.	04	07	Due to collapse of wall in the workshop area.
14.	20.07.2018	Palukuladodi Road Metal & Building Stone Mine of A. Ramkrishnudu	02	03	While four drillers were engaged in drilling of 32mm diameter holes with jack hammer pneumatic drilling machines along face of bench in an opencast road metal quarry, a tractor driver reversed compressor mounted tractor along edge of bench in an attempt to adjust length of compressed air hose, it got uncontrolled and fell down about 2.5m to 3.0m over the drillers.
15.	07.07.2018	Dhedwas Iron Ore and Associated Mineral Mine of Jindal Saw Limited	01	0	While a Contractor worker/Mechanical helper was checking oil and water level of excavator (ZX650), he slipped and fell from machine on ground at a height of about 2.65 m
16.	30.06.2018	BVL Exports Granite Mine M/s BVL Exports Pvt. Ltd.	01	0	While a person was removing nylon rope from the hole of a granite block after completion of the Wiresaw cutting, suddenly he slipped from the edge of the bench and fell down to the lower bench
17.	27.06.2018	Bagjata Mine of Uranium Corporation of India Ltd.	02	0	Fall of rock mass from hang-wall side over two persons/ standing on scissor lift platform, while they were preparing for rock bolt grouting.
18.	22.06.2018	Jamdiha Stone Mine(Plot No.- 170) of M/s Shri Bhim Sahu	01	04	Falling of thick stone piece measuring from a height of 13 to 15m upon five persons who were charging shot holes, at bottom of the quarry adjacent to 35 to 40m high side wall in an opencast stone mine
19.	17.06.2018	Birmitrapur Limestone & Dolomite Mine of Bisra Stone Lime Company Ltd.	01	0	Water tanker overturned and fell into the water logged in Duarsini Limestone quarry (temporarily non-working).
20.	28.05.2018	KTK-OC-1 of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.	01	0	Due to an accident, collision between Ajax Concrete Vehicle and Tractor.
21.	19.05.2018	Baghsuri Quartz & Felspar Mine (ML No.- 347/2005) of M/s Shiv Prasad Kabra	01	02	Hit by reversing tractor due to which they fell into a ditch of depth about 1.5 m near to the toe of spoil dump and struck with stone boulders.
22.	02.05.2018	Kanchan Opencast Mine of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Accident due to toppling of light motor vehicle, going down the haul road.
23.	19.04.2018	Purnadih OCP of Central Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Due to Vehicle run over.
24.	10.04.2018	KSR Stone Quarry of M/s K.Satyanarayana Rao	01	0	Excavator tilted and toppled over the deceased person.
25.	02.04.2018	Malanjkhand Copper Mine of M/s Hindustan Copper Ltd.	01	01	Failure of rear drive line of tipper and defunct of parking brake.
26.	29.03.2018	Kalugotla Yellow Ocher Mine (Sy. No. 850/2 of Kolugotla Village of M/s T. Sai Prasad	02	0	Falling of JCB loader engaged in dozing operation with JCB loader near top edge of bench in an opencast mine of yellow ocher clay, suddenly mass of clay parted from edge of bench.
27.	24.03.2018	Jagannath Colliery of M/s Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Fell down and was trapped under the crusher drum.
28.	21.03.2018	Ramagundam OC III Mine of M/s Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd.	0	01	Accident between two dumpers
29.	19.03.2018	Amrapali OCP of M/s Central Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Accident due to hitting by a truck
30.	07.03.2018	Gevra Opencast Mine of M/s South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	While a dumper was being driven in night shift of an opencast coal mine, it accidentally toppled into a sump of 2 m deep adjacent to the coal face and drowned.
31.	02.03.2018	Lignite Mine - II of M/s NLC India Ltd.	01	0	Drowning in Sump Water
32.	25.02.2018	RG OC2 Mine of M/s Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd.	0	0	Accident between a overburden loaded dumper and a tractor
33.	20.02.2018	Kalwan Masonry Stone Mine(M.L. No.- 259/03) of M/s Ghusingha Real Estate Developers Pvt. Ltd.	01	0	excavator slipped from a height of 2m as a part of the high-wall measuring about 10 metres slided along the slip plane from the side and was trapped and buried underneath its debris
34.	10.02.2018	Gauti Expansion(A) OC Mine of M/s Western Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Falling down from a height of about 4.5m while engaged in maintenance job at a coal crushing plant
35.	08.02.2018	Samleswari Opencast Mine of M/s Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	An empty tripper fell down from haul road into excavated area, 15m below.
36.	06.02.2018	East Coast Ball Clay Mine of M/s Sunkara Veera Bhadra Prasad	01	0	Hit by the bucket of a hydraulic excavator working at the bottom of an opencast ball clay mine to extract ore
37.	03.02.2018	Ektarwa Stone Mine(Plot No.- 54/p) of M/s Sangam Stone Minerals (Md. Yunus Ansari & Others	01	0	stone loaded tipper suddenly rolled back and became off the road and fell down to a depth of about 25m in waterlogged area of the quarry
38.	02.02.2018	Manikpur Opencast Mine of M/s South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Due to hitting of the fly off rocks & ejected iron pieces of drill machine when a rotating drill bit hit to a misfire shot of earlier blasting and which exploded.
39.	22.01.2018	Manuguru OCP of M/s Singareni Coal Company Ltd.	01	01	Hit by a private sand truck
40.	18.01.2018	Prakasham Khani Opencast Mine of M/s Singareni Coallieries Company Ltd.	0	01	Accident between two trucks
41.	09.01.2018	Rewat Dungri Range Marble Mine (Q.L. No.- 23) of M/s Hazi Mukhtyar	02	0	a mass of rock from hangwall measuring 6m suddenly fell down through a height of about 36m(120ft), burying the deceased person underneath its debris
42.	06.01.2018	Godavari Khani 1 & 3 Incline Mine of M/s Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd.	0	0	Loose, blasted and spalled coal was allowed to remain in large quantities in the return airway where the gallery was not connected to full dimension, causing insufficient ventilation and non-dissipation of heat which resulted in the occurrence of fire in the loose coal.

Accidents during mine activities – 2017

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	12.12.2017	Maheswari Manganese Mine, M/s S. K. Sarawagi & Company Private Ltd	02	02	While a group of four persons were installing a pump at the bottom of an opencast manganese mine
2.	2.12.2017	Codli Iron Ore Mine, Vedanta	01	0	While a person was dozing muck at top of overburden dump which was over and above water logged pit
3.	15.11.2017	Panchpatmali (Central & North Block) Bauxite Mine, M/s National Aluminum Company Limited	01	01	Head on collision of 100T dumper and Bolero jeep
4.	21.09.2017	Phularitand Colliery, BCCL	01	0	While a dozer was engaged for preparation of coal face in an opencast coal mine
5.	12.8.2017	GDK 7 LEP Mine, SCCL	01	0	While three workmen were set riding a loaded set of tubs along a haulage roadway
6.	26.7.2017	Massaro Ki Oberi Serpentine Mine, Smt. Meena Singhvi	01	0	: While a worker was engaged in handling of marble block by excavator in the bottommost bench of the opencast mine near water logged pit
7.	14.7.2017	Ravindrakhani Newtech Mine, SCCL	01	0	While a group of three persons were standing near side of a pillar in an underground coal mine, suddenly a piece of coal measuring about 1.50m(length)X0.20m(width)X0.40m(thick) fell from the side from a height of about 4.05m on one of them
8.	6.7.2017	Srinivasa Stone Crusher Mine	01	0	While a driller was drilling shot holes with jack hammer drill in an opencast stone mine, standing on a ledge of 0.7m wide and 3.5m high, without anchoring his safety belt
9.	28.6.2017	Srinivasa Stone Crusher Mine	01	0	While a driller was drilling shot holes with jack hammer drill in an opencast stone mine, standing on a ledge of 0.7m wide and 3.5m high, without anchoring his safety belt
10.	23.6.2017	Ramagundam Opencast Mine – III, SCCL	01	0	While a supervisor was going on an overburden bench of an opencast coal mine towards a shovel, a 100T dumper, which was going towards the same shovel for taking load, ran over the supervisor, killing him on the spot
11.	28.5.2017	Chosira/Bhot Range Marble Mine	03	0	The accident was occurred due to fall of side (common boundary between QL No. 167 and 168) having height of about 10-15 m. the side consisted of fractured/jointed rock
12.	11.5.2017	Gorumahisani Iron Ore Mine	02	0	Loaded tipper transporting iron ore crossed the berm at the turning on the left side of the haul road and toppled down causing fatal injury to two persons
13.	9.5.2017	Srinivasa Granite Mine	03	0	The accident occurred at the 3rd bench of Pit No-II section of the opencast workings of the mine, when a mineral block of granite having a dimension of 2.8m x 1.8m x 1.2m was accidently hit by the rear end of the excavator working on the adjacent east side of this block and fell over the three persons who were apparently sitting on the other side of this block
14.	3.5.2017	Ravindrakhani No. 8 Incline Mine, SCCL	01	01	While six persons were engaged in unloading of 25mm TOR Steel Rod bundles of about 5 tonne weight from truck at area store
15.	5.4.2017	Baround Opencast Mine, SCCL	01	0	Truck driver was moving in a attempt to escape away from the near side of a moving pay loader operated in reverse direction at an abnormal speed
16.	5.4.2017	Bhurkunda ‘A’ Colliery, CCL	01	0	Hitting by flying fragment(s) ejected during blasting operation
17.	2.4.2017	Gouthamkhani Opencast Mine, SCCL	01	0	While a contractor’s workman unauthorisedly drove a tractor inside an opencast workings, which is prohibited by order, it toppled hitting a boulder on the berm of a haulroad
18.	1.4.2017	Nawada-Purnadih Stone Mine	01	0	While a 6-tonne tipper, loaded with blasted rock, was moving up in a haul road having gradient of about 1 in 10, it suddenly fell from the edge of haul road to a depth of about 18m to the bed of quarry
19.	20.3.2017	Pavitra Dharati Stone Quarry	01	0	While a driller was drilling shot holes with jack hammer drill in an opencast stone mine, standing on a ledge of 0.7m wide and 3.5m high, without anchoring his safety belt
20.	2.3.2017	Gouthamkhani Opencast Mine, SCCL	01	0	While a contractor’s workman unauthorisedly drove a tractor inside an opencast workings, which is prohibited by order, it toppled hitting a boulder on the berm of a haul road
21.	20.2.2017	Amalgamated Konar & Khasmahal Opencast Project, CCL	01	0	Run over by dozer
22.	24.1.2017	Ostapal Chromite Mine	01	0	While connecting flexible water hose to the pipe at water tank, suddenly all the side walls of the water tank collapsed and one of its side wall fell down on the deceased.
23.	20.1.2017	Chikla Manganese Mine, MOIL	01	0	Fall of person
24.	19.1.2017	Mehsana Drilling Mine- Drilling InstallationRig IPS-700-V, ONGC	01	0	While cracking drill string joint, safety line of power tong got snapped & power tong hit the victim. He fell down on derrick floor & was found unconscious/motionless
25.	11.1.2017	Kaniha Opencast Mine, MCL	01	0	While a person getting down from the top of the water tanker slipped and fell down on to the ground and run over by adjacent water tanker
26.	3.1.2017	Dudhichua Opencast Project	01	0	While reversing back a grader the victim was overrun, causing fatality at the spot.

Accidents during mine activities – 2016

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	29.12.2016	Lalmatia open cast coal mine (Rajmahal OCP) of Eastern Coalfields Ltd., Godda, Jharkhand	17	02	A massive mound of earth came crashing down on excavators
2.	26.12.2016	Prakasham Khani Opencast Mine, SCCL	01	0	While a 100T dumper was being driven negligently on a haul road, it’s cabin protruded into the left side rear bucket of another 100T dumper parked aside on the haul road due to which the person driving the 100T dumper succumbed instantaneously.
3.	02.12.2016	Bharatpur Opencast Project, MCL	01	0	While a person was checking the Right Hand Side T-rod of the main leaf-spring of a tipper which was being loaded by an excavator, he was suddenly hit by the excavator bucket causing grievous injuries to head, lungs, and inguinal region to which he is succumbed after about 30 m i n u te s
4.	26.11.2016	Vindya Underground Mine, SECL	01	0	While a driller alongwith two other persons was walking in the gallery of a belowground coal mine, coal measuring about 1.95m X 1m to 1.3m X 0.25m to 0.4m thick parted from the side and hit the driller due to which he fell down on the floor of the gallery
5.	28.11.2016	RG(E)-CBM-2001/1, Essar Oil Limited	01	0	While a person was getting down from the trailer through an iron staircase, the staircase slipped and he fell down over the staircase causing fatal injury
6.	28.11.2016	Pali Underground Mine, SECL	01	0	While a Sirdar and Shot-firer were inspecting the blasted face in a depillaring district of a belowground coal mine, suddenly fall in the goaf extended into the nearby gallery upto about 12m and trapped the Sirdar who succumbed to injuries instantly whereas the Shot-firer escaped unhurt
7.	18.4.2016	Manuguru Opencast Mine, SCCL	02	0	While a chute operator was loading tipper by standing near the operating panel located below the bunker, the hopper plates got dislodged at welded joints
8.	13.4.2016	Shanthi Khani Coal Mine, SCCL	03	01	Mine roof collapsed

Accidents during mine activities – 2015

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	19.12.2015	SHANKARPUR, Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Overhangs
2.	19.12.2015	AMLOHRI OCP, Northern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
3.	18.12.2015	GELEKI PRODUCTION OIL MINE, OIL & NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD.	01	0	Fall of Person from Height/into Depth
4.	14.12.2015	RAMPURA AGUCHA LEAD & ZINC OPEN CAST MIN, HINDUSTAN ZINC LTD.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
5.	08.12.2015	SOHAGPUR WEST,EAST & SONHAT CBM WELLS, RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED	01	0	Fall of Objects including Rolling Objects
6.	05.12.2015	AMALGAMATED KESHALPUR-WEST MUDIDIH, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
7.	03.12.2015	TANDSI 1/2 COLLIERY, Western Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Run Over by Transportation Machinery
8.	30.11.2015	PRAKASHAM KHANI OPENCAST MINE, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
9.	29.11.2015	MIDWEST GRANITE MINE, MIDWEST GRANITE PVT. LTD.	01	0	Due to Electricity
10.	28.11.2015	KAYAD UNDERGROUND MINE, HINDUSTAN ZINC LTD.	01	0	Fall of Roof
11.	26.11.2015	CHURCHA WEST, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Sides
12.	22.11.2015	BHARATPUR PROJECT, Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Drilling Machines
13.	21.11.2015	MOHANPUR, Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Run Over by Wheeled Trackless
14.	12.11.2015	KHAS KAJORA, Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Roof
15.	08.11.2015	TANTRA-RAIKELA & BANDHAL IRON MINE, JINDAL STRIPS LTD.	01	0	Fall of Sides
16.	31.10.2015	Thoria Marble Mine, Shri Govind Singh Sarangdeot	01	0	Fall of Objects including Rolling Objects
17.	23.10.2015	JEENAGORA, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
18.	21.10.2015	ARASU I MAGNESITE MINE, TAMIL NADU MAGNESITE LTD.	01	0	Fall of Sides
19.	20.10.2015	P.B.PROJECT,1&2 PIT, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Other Heavy Earth Moving Machinery
20.	19.10.2015	KARANKOTE LIMESTONE MINE, CEMENT CORPN. OF INDIA LTD.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
21.	17.10.2015	CHECHAT LIMESTONE MINE (M.L.NO.95/2008, JAIDEEP SINGH ANAND	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
22.	15.10.2015	SURKHA(NORTH) LIGNITE MINE, Gujarat Mineral Development Corpn. Ltd.	01	0	Drowning in Water
23.	15.10.2015	Red Hills Magnesite Mine, SAIL REFRACTORY CO.LTD.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
24.	05.10.2015	JHANJHAR MARBLE MINE M/L NO.26/11, SHRI HEERALAL TELI	01	0	Due to Electricity
25.	03.10.2015	NEYVELI NO 1, Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd.	01	0	Due to Electricity
26.	30.09.2015	SAMLESWARI OCP, Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Other Heavy Earth Moving Machinery
27.	30.09.2015	HUTTI GOLD MINE, HUTTI GOLD MINES CO. LTD.	01	0	Other Accident due to Winding Operation
28.	29.09.2015	VEERBHADRA GRANITE MINE, VEERBHADRA MINERALS PVT. LTD.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
29.	28.09.2015	CHANDRIKA GRANITE MINE, CHANDRIKA GRANITES	01	0	Drowning in Water
30.	12.09.2015	MOCHIA LEAD AND ZINK MINE, HINDUSTAN ZINC LTD.	01	0	Due to Overwinding of Cages/Skip (down going)
31.	12.09.2015	MORWAD MARBLE MINE, SONI MARBLE	01	0	Run Over or Hit by Wheeled Trackless
32.	05.09.2015	POOTKEE, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Objects incl. Rolling Object
33.	31.08.2015	-SRI LAKSHMI BALAJI STONE QUARRY, SRI LAKSHMI BALAJI STOE CRUSHERS	02	0	Fall of Person from Height/into Depth
34.	27.08.2015	KARO I, Central Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Person from Height/into Depth
35.	27.08.2015	BILLI MARKUNDI STONE MINE (S.N.7536), SHRI ASHOK KUMAR SINGH	01	0	Fall of Person from Height/into Depth
36.	26.08.2015	KUSMUNDA OCP, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Run Over by Loading Machines
37.	25.08.2015	GODAVARI KHANI NO.1, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Roof
38.	16.08.2015	KUMARDIHI "A", Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Run Over by Transportation Machinery
39.	16.08.2015	TRIPURA DRILLING MINE, OIL & NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD	01	0	Fall of Objects including Rolling Objects
40.	11.08.2015	BILLI MARKUNDI STONE MINE(5390,91,94-96), DEEPALI SEWA SAMITI	01	0	Fall of Sides
41.	07.08.2015	DURGAPUR RAYATWARI, Western Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Run Over by Loading Machines
42.	06.08.2015	LIGNITE PROJECT TADKESHWAR, - Gujarat Mineral Development Corpn. Ltd	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
43.	05.08.2015	ROCP/SOUTH JHARIA, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Overhangs
44.	14.07.2015	BARSUA IRON ORE MINE, RAW MATERIAL DIVISION (SAIL)	01	0	Conveyors belt
45.	14.07.2015	MASARO KI OBERI SERPENTINE MINE, NARAYAN MARBLE	01	0	Flying Pieces (Except due to Explosives)
46.	07.07.2015	AGARIA MARBLE MINE (M.L. 36/09), CHANDRESH MAHESHWARI	01	0	Fall of Person from Height/into Depth
47.	28.06.2015	KUMARDHUBI, Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Run Over by Transportation Machinery
48.	28.06.2015	GURHA(EAST) LIGNITE OPENCAST MINE, V.S. Lignite Power Ltd.	01	0	Run Over by Wheeled Trackless
49.	26.06.2015	JAWAHAR KHANI OPENCAST, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
50.	25.06.2015	BILLI MARKUNDI STONE MINE (A.NO.7407), ASHOK KUMAR MISHRA	01	0	Run Over or Hit by Other Non-Transportation Machinery
51.	24.06.2015	SRIRAMPUR OCP, SRP, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.	01	0	Buried in Sands, etc.
52.	21.06.2015	TAWA - II MINE, Western Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Run Over by Loading Machines
53.	21.06.2015	CHANDA RAYATWARI, Western Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Drowning in Water
54.	20.06.2015	DAMNI UG MINE, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Roof
55.	15.06.2015	KUSMUNDA OCP, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
56.	13.06.2015	KUMDA 7&8 INCLIE, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Due to Electricity
57.	11.06.2015	MEGHATUBURU IRON ORE MINE, RAW MATERIAL DIVISION (SAIL)	01	0	Run Over or Hit by Wheeled Trackless
58.	22.05.2015	SETHURAYANPUDUR LIMESTONE MINE,	01	0	Fall of Person from Height/into Depth
59.	16.05.2015	KHETRI COPPER MINE, HINDUSTAN COPPER LTD.	01	0	Fall of Roof
60.	15.05.2015	RAJNAGAR R.O., South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Person from Height/into Depth
61.	13.05.2015	DALLI MECHANISED IRON ORE MINE, BHILAI STEEL PLANT	01	0	Run over by Wagon Movements
62.	10.05.2015	BONJAMEHARI, Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
63.	02.05.2015	MORWAD MARBLE MINE, R.K.MARBLE PVT. LTD.	01	0	Run Over or Hit by Wheeled Trackless
64.	24.04.2015	UMARSAR LIGNITE MINE, - Gujarat Mineral Development Corpn. Ltd	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
65.	23.04.2015	AMGAON OPEN CAST MINE, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Other Heavy Earth Moving Machinery
66.	23.04.2015	NIZARNA MARBLE MINE (ML.NO. 59/08), PARSAWNATH MARBLE	01	0	Fall of Person from Height/into Depth
67.	18.04.2015	ANKLESWAR PROJECT OIL MINE, OIL & NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD	02	0	Dust, Gas & Other Combustible Material
68.	16.04.2015	UMRAYA MARBLE MINE, VIKASH BALAJI MARMO PVT. LTD.	01	0	Fall of Person from Height/into Depth
69.	07.04.2015	CHIRIMIRI OC, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
70.	06.04.2015	SRIRAMPUR NO.3 & 3 A, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.	01	0	Irruption of Water
71.	03.04.2015	GOURI EXPANSION AMALGAMATED MINE, Western Coalfields Ltd.	01	12	Run Over by Wheeled Trackless
72.	30.03.2015	DHELANA SERPENTINE MINE, EVERGREEN MARBLE	01	0	Fall of Person from Height/into Depth
73.	27.03.2015	ARDHAGRAM OPENCAST COAL MINE, SOVA ISPAT LTD.	01	0	Due to Electricity
74.	24.03.2015	NCPH/NCPH(R-6), South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Overhangs
75.	19.03.2015	SHYAMSUNDARPUR, Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Persons on the Same Level
76.	10.03.2015	ASAHI INDIA GLASS LTD. (ML NO. 14/06), ASAHI INDIA GLASS LIMITED	01	0	Fall of Objects including Rolling Objects
77.	05.03.2015	PRISM COAL MINE, PRISM CEMENT LIMITED	01	0	Fall of Roof
78.	01.03.2015	BASANTIMATA, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.	01	0	Drowning in Water
79.	28.02.2015	VENKATESH KHANI NO.7, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Sides
80.	26.02.2015	SETHURAYANPUDUR LIMESTONE MINE, - K. KRISHNAMOORTHY	01	0	Run Over or Hit by Wheeled Trackless
81.	25.02.2015	BILLI MARKUNDI STONE (AS 4601,2,3,6,8,9), AGRAWAL STONE PRODUCTS LIMITED	01	0	Run Over or Hit by Other Non-Transportation Machinery
82.	23.02.2015	GOURI EXPANSION AMALGAMATED MINE, Western Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Other Heavy Earth Moving Machinery
83.	22.02.2015	MASARO KI OBERI SERPENTINE MINE, NARAYAN MARBLE	01	0	Fall of Sides
84.	13.02.2015	BALAKUNDI PINK GRANITE MINE, BHARAT TIMBER & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.	01	0	Flying Pieces (Except due to Explosives)
85.	12.02.2015	SUBBRAYANAHALLI IRON ORE MINE, MYSORE MINERALS LTD.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
86.	31.01.2015	AKASHKINARI, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.	01	0	Due to Electricity
87.	30.01.2015	BAGDEWA U/G MINE, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Run Over by Loading Machines
88.	30.01.2015	KABIR CHAWDA PANCHPERA PAHAR SANDSTONE 8, SHRI KABIR CHAWDA	01	0	Run Over or Hit by Wheeled Trackless
89.	29.01.2015	KHOTTADIH, Eastern Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Other Heavy Earth Moving Machinery
90.	24.01.2015	DURGAPUR RAYATWARI, - Western Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Person from Height/into Depth
91.	18.01.2015	RAVINDRA KHANI NEW TECH, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.	01	0	Fall of Objects incl. Rolling Object
92.	14.01.2015	CHIKLA MANGANESE MINE, MANGANESE ORE [INDIA] LTD	01	0	Fall of Sides
93.	12.01.2015	MOHER & MOHER AMLOHRI EXTENSION OCP, SASAN POWER LTD.	02	0	Hit by Dumpers
94.	07.01.2015	JHANJHAR MARBLE MINE, SHRI MOHIT MAHESHWARI	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
95.	05.01.2015	KARGALI OCP, Central Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Other Heavy Earth Moving Machinery
96.	05.01.2015	CHECHAT LIMESTONE MINE, DILIP KUMAR MOTILAL JAIN	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
97.	03.01.2015	BILLI MARKUNDI STONE MINE(S.N.7402KA,740, SHRI RAM NARESH	01	0	Fall of Person from Height/into Depth
98.	02.01.2015	BHUBANESWARI OPENCAST PROJECT, Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers
99.	01.01.2015	GIDI A, Central Coalfields Ltd.	01	0	Hit by Dumpers

Accidents during mine activities – 2013

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	11.11.2013	BCCL’s Basanti Mata coal mine in Dhanbad	04	160	Roof of an underground coal mine collapsed

Accidents during mine activities – 2010

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	06.05.2010	Anjani Hill Mine of South-Eastern Coalfield Ltd., Chirmiri, Koriya District, Chhattisgarh	03	30	Due to blast inside coal mine

Accidents during mine activities – 2001

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	02.02.2001	Bagdigi mine of Bharat Coking Coal (BCCL)	29	0	Flooding due to collapse of a wall

Accidents during mine activities – 1995

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	27.12.1975	Gajlitand colliery of the Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) in Katras	64	0	Rainfall caused flooding at the mine

Accidents during mine activities – 1975

Sl.No.	Date of accident	Name of Mine	Killed	Injured	Brief Cause
1.	27.12.1975	Chasnala coal mine of the Indian Iron and Steel Company (now SAIL) near Dhanbad	372	0	Explosion – followed by flooding

(From Various Sources)

EIACP (PC-RP) on Environmental Problems of Mining

Mining Accidents in India