Fatal electrocution at Gevra Opencast Mine (SECL)

भारत सरकार श्रम एंव रोजगार मंत्रालय खान सुरक्षा महाननदेशालय पनिमी अंचल, नागपुर SAFETY ALERT: 19 Dated: 22.08.2025 SUBJECT: Fatal accident occurred due to Electrocution at Gevra Opencast Mine of M/s SECL.

1. Name of Mine :

Gevra Opencast Mine

2. Name of Owner :

M/s S.E.C.L.

District :

Korba State :

Chhattisgarh

3. Mineral :

Coal

4. Date and time of accident :

18.06.2025

5. Place of accident :

Along P-1 Conveyor Belt of P-Q Circuit of Coal Handling Plant

6. Killed Name: Shri Heera Lal, Designation: Helper (Elect), Age: 38 Years Experience: 3 years 7.

Seriously Injured :

Nil

8. Brief Cause : Shri Heeralal S/o Shri Khamhan Singh was engaged in maintenance work (Cable joint checking) in PQ Circuit of Coal Handling plant. He received an electric shock and fell down on the ground, later succumbed on the way to hospital.”

9. Sketch showing the accident:

10.

Best Practices

1. Temporary Cable Joints shall be avoided, cable jointing shall be done with standard cable joint kit by maintaining the earth continuity through armour.

2. The Supervisor should ensures portion of the installation where work is to be carried out is rendered dead and safe for working by taking shutdown along with Lock out Tag out, absence of supply shall be ensured with Non-contact Line detector and discharging of residual charge by earthing.

3. Regular inspection of the Supervisor for identification and rectification of such unsafe conditions.

4. At least one person trained in first aid shall always be present on site during any electrical maintenance work.

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

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