Fatal fall-of-object at Daroli Limestone Mine (Udaipur Cement Works)

भारत सरकार श्रम एंव रोजगार मंत्रालय खान सुरक्षा महाननदेशालय SAFETY ALERT: 27 Dhanbad, dated 27-11-2025 SUBJECT: Fatal accident occurred due to (cause) “Fall of object” at (location) crusher hopper of Daroli Limestone opencast metalliferous mine.

1.

Name of Mine :

Daroli Limestone mine 2.

Name of Owner :

M/s Udaipur Cement Works Limited - Shri Naveen Sharma, Director District :

Udaipur State :

Rajasthan 3.

Mineral :

Limestone 4.

Date and time of accident :

17.06.2025, 23:09 hrs.

5.

Place of accident :

Crusher hopper 6.

Killed :

Name: Anand Kumar Paswan Designation: Fitter Age: 27 yrs.

Experience: 1 year as mechanical fitter in the mine.

7.

Seriously Injured :

Nil 8.

Brief Cause :

"While a fitter along with his helper, were carrying out maintenance work on a grizzly below the hopper of a crusher in an opencast metalliferous mine, limestone was unloaded by a tipper in the crusher hopper, under which the fitter got buried, inflicting serious bodily injuries, to which he succumbed while his helper escaped unhurt" 9.

Sketch showing the accident:

Crusher hopper with position of red light & red flag Position of fitter & his helper at the time of accident 10.

Best Practices:

i.

Effective barrier/ fencing to prevent unloading of ore by dumper into crusher hopper, during maintenance work.

ii.

Thorough supervision of maintenance work by an official so as to conduct it in a safe manner *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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