DGMS Safety Alert 11/2025

Fatal accident from fall of person handling water hose of twin bolter machine, Churcha Mine (SECL)

Department: Safety alerts
Year: 2025
Collection: Individual circulars & notifications
Topic: DGMS circulars

Individual document, 2 pages. See it in the regulations library.

भारत सरकार/Government of India श्रम एवं रोजगार मंत्रालय/Ministry of Labour & Employment खान सुरक्षा महाननदेशालय/Directorate General of Mines Safety SAFETY ALERT:11/2025 Dhanbad, dated 20.08.2025 SAFETY ALERT Subject: Occurrence of fatal accident due to fall of person in the same level while handling water hose pipe of twin bolter machine, hit by right rear side of twin bolter machine.

PRELIMINARY DETAILS ON FATAL ACCIDENT AT KOREA DISTRICT OF CHHATTISGARH Sl.

No Subject Details 1.

Name of Mine:

Churcha Mine (RO)

Name of Owner:

M/s SECL District:

Korea State:

Chhattisgarh 3.

Mineral:

Coal 4.

Date and time of accident 22.04.2025, 09:00 PM 5.

Place of accident 4L/25D in P-3 Low Height Continuous Miner Development Panel.

Killed:

One Name: Digeshwar Singh, Designation: Contractor worker of JMS Mining Pvt. Ltd.

Age :29 Years and 09 Months Experience : 11 Days Seriously Injured:

Nil 7.

Brief Cause While a stuck twin bolter machine in the gallery of an underground coal mine was being pulled with the help of Battery Hauler Machine tied with steel chain, a contractor worker deployed in between both the machines for handling water hose pipe of twin bolter machine, while doing so, he hit by right rear side of twin bolter machine causing serious bodily injuries to which he succumbed while preparation for shifting to the higher center for better treatment.

Sketch showing the accident 4L/25D in P-3 Low Height Continuous Miner Development Panel.

Best Practices:

a) Prepare and enforce a detailed SOP for recovery of stuck machinery in underground mines.

b) Clearly demarcate danger zones around machines during recovery.

c) Equipment RETRIEVER (Hydraulic system for recovering trapped machinery/equipment)

should be invariably used.

d) Work shall be carried out only in the presence of the statutory supervisors and as per their instructions.

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