Fatal Accident by Reversing Truck in a Granite Quarry

भारत सरकार/Government of India श्रम एवं रोजगार मंत्रालय/Ministry of Labour & Employment खान सुरक्षा महाननदेशालय /Directorate General of Mines Safety DGMS Safety Alert: 11/2024 Dhanbad, dated 06.06.2024 SUBJECT: FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO HIT BY TRUCK IN A GRANITE QUARRY 1.

Name of Mine :

Mankhand GraniteMine ( ML. No. 45/2020 )

2.

Name of Owner :

Shri Chaturbhuj Lohar District :

Kekri State :

Rajasthan 3.

Mineral mined:

:

Granite 4.

Date and time of accident :

19.03.2024 at about 06:00 Hrs 5.

Brief Cause :

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.

6.

Killed:

:

Name: Mohan Singh, Age: 23yrs Designation: Mazdoor Experience on the job: 01 Year 7.

Seriously Injured:

:

Nil 8.

Photographs Not available 9.

Best Practices:

 Operate the mine safely under a duly qualified manager with the prescribed qualifications for the overall management, control, supervision, and direction.

 Keep the operations related to the dispatch of granite blocks from the mine under the supervision of a competent person to ensure the safety of the workers involved in these operations.

 Established and implemented a Safe Code of Practice for the movement of trucks used in the loading and transport of granite blocks for the safety of the workers engaged in such operations.

 Do not deploy any person to work in mine without imparting the vocational training.

Safety Alert, a tool utilized by DGMS, informs the mining industry about potential safety issues and offers recommendations to prevent such accident/incident.

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