Mine Fatalities In South Africa In 2004
Trends and causes of fatalities in South African mines
The trends and principal causes of occupational fatalities and disasters (defined as six or more fatalities in one incident) in the South African mining industry are analysed. A …
"The industry saw a 10% improvement in safety …
Since the dawn of democracy in South Africa, the mining industry has made significant strides in reducing fatalities and safety incidents. ... Mining fatalities per commodity (1995-2018) Gold Platinum Coal Other* All 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 200 7 2006 2005 2004 200 3 200 2 200 1 2000 ...
Mine Accidents and Disasters | Department of Mineral …
In 2003, the death toll from mining accidents was approximately 270 fatalities and an agreement was reached to reduce mining fatalities by 20% per annum. The year 2010 was an …
Understanding Methane Gas and Coal Dust Explosions
Roof collapse exacerbated by gas build-up led to 435 fatalities, South Africa's worst mining disaster. Mitsui Miike Mine Disaster (November 9, 1963) - Fukuoka, Japan. ... Methane gas explosion led to 44 deaths. Daping Coal Mine Explosion (2004) - China. Another explosion claimed 148 lives. Sunjiawan Coal Mine Explosion (2005) - China.
South Africa reduces mining fatalities to record low
In 2012, netting and bolting of tunnel roofs and walls were introduced and the use of steel nets has become a common feature in South Africa's deep level mines. Of concern is the regression in transportation and mining (T&M) where 17 fatalities occurred compared to 16 in 2021. RELATED: Tshiamiso Trust gets unclaimed benefits to KZN beneficiaries
The quest for zero harm in SA mining continues
In 2022, the total number of FOG-related fatal accidents decreased to 6, marking a significant Year-on Year (YOY) improvement of 70%. In 2021, FOG incidents constituted 27% of all fatal accidents, while in 2022, they accounted for just 12% of the total fatal accidents – even with the overall reduction in total fatal accidents by 34%.
Overview of mine rescue approaches for underground …
number of coal mine fire fatalities that Mines Rescue Services has dealt with over the years, were captured in this report. ... Figure 2 illustrates the number of coal mine fires in South Africa. ... 2019; Stracher and Taylor, 2004; Wang, Yang, and Li, 2018). When such emergencies occur, it is required that miners
(PDF) Occupational health and safety in mining
South Africa, one of the technologically most developed nations in Africa, relies heavily on mining, farming, and industry as its primary economic sectors.
Tragedy Strikes Gold Fields: Fatal Accident at South Deep Mine …
The latest fatality at South Deep mine adds to a long history of mining accidents in South Africa, drawing attention to the human cost of extracting minerals. The South African mining industry, including companies like Gold Fields, has been working towards improving safety standards. However, this accident suggests that more needs to be done.
Harmony Gold reports fatality at South Africa mine
At least 54 workers died in mining-related accidents in South Africa last year, up from 49 fatalities recorded in 2022, the country's safest year on record.
South Africa: mining industry fatalities 2023 | Statista
As of 2023, the number of fatalities in the South African mining industry reached its lowest level, with 54 recorded fatalities.
Minister Gwede Mantashe: Release of 2022 Mine Health and …
Most of these injuries are mainly because of repeat accidents categorized as general types of accidents, fall of ground, as well as transportation and mining respectively. Occupational diseases The number of Annual Medical Reports (AMRs) submitted to the Department decreased slightly from a total of nine hundred and thirty-two (932) reports in ...
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COAL FATALITIES IN AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA
Table 1 - A comparison of coal production and consumption information for Australia, China, India, South Africa and the USA for 2011 Country Australia China India South Africa USA Number of coal mines Total Surface Underground 135 75% 25% 18,557 5% 95% 572 36% 64% 53% 47% 1,325 62% 38% Coal production (per million tonnes) Total Surface ...
S. Africa: Two mineworkers already dead in the first week of …
'Grim start to the year for mining industry with two deaths' 5 January 2024. Harmony Gold, SA's biggest gold producer by volume, reported a fatality on Friday at its Mponeng mine near Carletonville, marking a grim start to the year for the industry after a death at rival Gold Fields' South Deep mine last week.
Africa: share of global mining-related fatalities 2021
Premium Statistic Diamond production in South Africa 2004-2023; ... Share of global reported mining-related fatalities occurring in Africa as of 2021 [Graph], ICMM, August 1, 2022. [Online].
Safety in SA's mining sector
There were 270 fatalities in 2003 and by the end of 2023, 55 deaths were reported, an 80% reduction. ... By leveraging technological advancements, enhancing training programs and stimulating collaboration, the mining industry in South Africa can continue to improve its safety record. The Minerals Council South Africa's proactive strategies ...
Mines investing R46m to put an end to fall-of …
South Africa's mining industry is investing R46-million in an action plan to eliminate fall-of-ground (FoG) fatalities. ... with the first fall below 100 in 2004, when 96 deaths occurred.
South Africa accounts for half of mine deaths among ICMM …
"The Minerals Council has focused its efforts on fall of ground incidents, and this could be a driver in the reduction of these fatalities," he said. As a whole, South Africa's mine safety performance regressed for the second consecutive year in 2021, with a 23% increase in reported fatalities, compared with 2020, according to data ...
South Africa's mining fatalities rise 18% in 2020 -industry …
The death toll in South Africa's mines rose 18% in 2020 driven by accidents related to falling rocks and transportation, provisional figures from South Africa's main mining body showed on Friday.
South Africa: gold mining fatalities and injuries | Statista
In 2022, 12 fatal accidents occurred as a result of gold mining in South Africa.
Mining industry in South Africa
Coal mining in South Africa began around the same time as gold mining and is one of the country's most valuable commodities, accounting for 26 percent of mineral mining …
Mine fatalities in South Africa rise first time in decade
South Africa has gone from being by far the deadliest place to work in a mine to ranking near rivals including the U.S. and Canada for fatality rates. Conditions have improved in the decades since ...
South Africa mine fatalities down, but still worrying
Fatalities are falling in South Africa's mines as the industry is subjected to a surge of inspections, and the country's mines minister said on Tuesday she would not relent despite industry complaints. Susan Shabangu told a news briefing that from Jan. 1 to March 12 of this year, 22 miners were killed in South Africa's
(PDF) 'Occupational Health and Safety in …
This paper examines the occupational health and safety performance (OHS) of the South African mining sector against the backdrop of changes in the composition of the sector, international...
South Africa accounts for half of ICMM members' mining fatalities
The 2019 figure included the 250 lives lost in the Brumadinho talings dam collapse, in Brazil. Last year, 12 fatalities were caused by fall-of-ground incidents, while eight were related to mobile ...
Mining sector seeks next breakthrough in reducing falls of …
In 2003, there were 131 FOG fatalities in South Africa's underground mining operations, and that number fell steeply to 96 in 2004. Over the next six years it would fall 50% to 49, and five ...
SAFETY IN MINING
In the years since democracy, South Africa's mining industry and its partners have implemented numerous health and safety initiatives that have paid off in dramatic and literally life-saving ways. Between 1993 and 2019, the industry experienced a 92% overall decline in the number of fatalities, and a 93% decline in fatalities that occurred
South African Mine fatalities at a record low
2019 Had the lowest number of mining fatalities on record in South Africa with 51 deaths reported. This is according to the 2019 mining health and safety statistics released by Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe on Friday. The report showed a continued year-on-year improvement of 37% in comparison to the 81 recorded in 2019.
MINES RESCUE SERVICES South Africa
4. ermelo mine ch4 9 april 1987 34 employees 5. st helena gold mine ch4 31 august 1987 63 employees 6. middelbult colliery ch4 13 may 1993 53 employees 7. mponeng gold mine ch4 29 july 1999 18 employees 8. beatrix gold mine ch4 15 may 2000 7 employees 9. beatrix gold mine ch4 8 may 2001 12 employees 10. gloria coal mine ch4 3 february 2019 28 ...
(PDF) 'Occupational Health and Safety in Mining—Status, …
of the number of work-related fatalities in South Africa. ... in the mining sector in South Africa include a lack of: ... Accounting for the Cost of Occupational Accidents. vol. 11, 2004. pp. 63-70.
More than 400 miners killed in what was the worst mining …
In the worst mine disaster in South Africa, a large section of the Clydesdale Colliery, at the Coalbrook mine near burg, Orange Free State, caved in. About 1,000 miners were in the mine at the time and 435 died after being trapped, while the rest escaped through an incline shaft. The miners were suffocated by methane gas and crushed to ...
Annual fatality and injury rates for South African …
Download scientific diagram | Annual fatality and injury rates for South African mines, 1984-2004 from publication: Health and Health Care in the Workplace | This chapter provides a...
Safety in South African mines : an analysis of accident …
The underground fatality rate for South African coal mining is, on average, eight times that of the UK, four times that of all EEC coal mines taken together, and over double that of the USA. …
ESTIMATING THE CONTINUOUS RISK OF ACCIDENTS …
Table 1 shows the statistics of accidents in the mining industry in South Africa in nd 2011 a 2012. A fatality rate and injury rate is included in the table, which indicates the rate of accidents per million worker-hours. Table 1: South African mining fatalities and injuries and their rates per …
Trends and causes of fatalities in South African mines
Rather than being rare events, disasters - defined in South Africa as accidents in which six or more lives are lost - occur regularly in South African mines. Indeed since 1900 …
Unnatural Deaths in South African Platinum …
Background The mortality rate from unnatural deaths for South Africa is nearly double the world average. Reliable data are limited by inaccurate and incomplete ascertainment of specific causes of unnatural death. This …
South Africa: Record fatality reduction in H1,2022
South Africa achieved a record six months without a mining fatality caused by a fall-of-ground in gold and platinum mines. ... in gold and platinum mines, says the Minerals Council South Africa. ... and the Minerals Council-led FOG Action Plan to mitigate incidents have resulted in no fatalities in the gold and platinum mines for the first six ...
A systemic study of mining accident causality: An analysis of 91 mining
A systemic study of mining accident causality: An analysis of 91 mining accidents from a platinum mine in South Africa
Trends and causes of fatalities in South African mines
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A systemic study of mining accident causality: an …
This paper aims to demonstrate how a systemic approach can be applied to the analysis of the causes of accidents in South African mines. In this study, a newly developed accident analysis framework was used to analyse 91 accidents …