List of Coal Mine Accidents in China, 2002

17 January 2003

In terms of fatalities, accidents are categorised into three types: serious
- 3 deaths or above; very serious - 10 deaths or above; extremely serious -
30 deaths or above. The
following table excludes 'serious accidents'.
Items with page links refer to the accidents that CLB has followed.



Date

(mm-dd)


Province/

Municipality


Name and Location




Type


Fatalities


Mine ownership/Legal status

12-23Guizhou Sanchahe Coal Mine, Qiannanbuzhou District

Blast

17 dead, 2 injuredPrivately run with permit

12-22


Gansu


Xiaonangou Coal Mine, Lanzhou City Jincheng Tourism Co., Baiyin City



Blast


11 dead


Check passed but permit not issued yet


12-21


Guizhou


Zhongxin No.3 Coal Mine, Bijie District



Gas build-up


12 dead


Township and village mine with permit


12-06


Jilin


Wanbao Mining Bureau Coal Shaft No.2, Taonan city


Fire


30 dead


State-owned; victims' families put in different lodgings to prevent collective action


(CLB follow up at http://www.clb.org.hk/schi/node/4653)



11-14


Yunnan


Guoshuigou Coal Mine, Kunming City



blast


11 dead


Privately run; official check passed; permit not issued yet



11-10


Shanxi


Taixi Coal Mine, Jinzhong city



Blast


37 dead, 17 survivors


Village mine with no permit



11-08


Shanxi


Xipan Village Coal Mine, Yangquan city



Blast


26 dead, 9 survivors


Township and village mine with permit


10-31


Inner Mongolia


Changsheng Coal Mine, Baotou City



Blast and blaze


14 dead


Township and village mine with permit


10-29


Guangxi


Ertang Coal Mine, Nanning city



fire


30 dead, 5 survivors


State-owned


10-23


Shanxi


Zhujiadian Coal Mine, Luliang District



blast


44 dead, 22 survivors


State-owned


09-10


Henan


Daluzai Coal Mine, Hebi City



blast


13 dead, 22 survivors


Township and village mine with permit


09-03


Hunan


Qiuhu Mining Co. Ltd, Loudi city



Gas build-up


39 dead, 16 survivors


Shareholding mining co., check passed

08-29

Guizhou


Sixiang Coal Mine, Bijie District



Water leakage and flood


16 dead


Privately run with no permit; 16 missing, presumably dead



08-14



Jiangxi


Yongshan Coal Mine, Jingdezhen city



blast


13 dead


State-owned but illegally subcontracted; ordered to close down


(CLB follow up at http://www.clb.org.hk/schi/node/3905)



08-12


Heilongjiang


Lixin Coal Mine, Jixi City



blast


11 dead


Township and village mine with no permit


08-10


Henan


Guowan Coal Mine, Zengzhou Mining Bureau



Water leakage and flood


10 dead


State-owned


08-04


Shanxi


A mine shaft owned by Chiyu Labour Services Co., Houzhou city



fire


18 dead, 1 survivor


Check not passed yet


(CLB follow up at http://www.clb.org.hk/schi/node/3709)



07-24


Guizhou


Taojiawan Coal Mine, Liupanshui city



blast


18 dead, 7 injured


Privately run with no permit



07-15


Shanxi


Dayangquan Coal Mine, Yangquan city



blast


12 dead


State-owned


07-08


Heilongjiang


Dingsheng Coal Mine, Hegang city



blast


44 dead


Township and village mine; check passed; business permit not issued yet



07-07


Guangdong


Lianda Coal Mine, Shaoguang City



blast


10 dead


Township and village mine with permit


07-04


Jilin


Fuqiang Coal Mine, Baishan city



blast


39 dead


Privately run with no permit


07-03


Shaanxi


Xigou Coal Mine, Weinan city



Water leakage and flood


15 dead


Township and village mine with permit; 15 trapped, presumably dead



06-28


Chongqing


Shuijiang Coal Mine, Nanchuan County



blast


10 dead, 3 injured


Shareholding company


06-24


Hebei


Yongfa Coal Mine, Zhangjiakou city



Rain storm and flood


16 dead


Township and village mine; check not passed; to be closed



06-20


Heilongjiang


Chengzihe Coal Mine, Jixi city



blast


124 dead


State-owned


(CLB follow up at http://www.clb.org.hk/schi/node/3221)



05-30


Liaoning


Guanshan Coal Mine, Beipiao Mining Company



blast


14 dead


State-owned


05-26


Hunan


Qingshu Coal Mine, Loudi city



Gas build-up


15 dead


Township and village mine with permit


05-23


Heilongjiang


Jiacheng Coal Mine, Shuangya city


fire


17 dead, 4 survivors


Privately run, check not passed yet



05-15


Hunan


Xinyuan Coal Mine, Loudi City



Gas build-up


18 dead


Township and village mine; city and county check passed; provincial check not passed
yet



05-15


Hunan


Hongqi Coal Mine, Shaoyang City



Water leakage and flood


12 dead


Township and village mine with permit


05-04


Shanxi


Fuyuan Coal Mine, Hejin city



Water leakage and flood, followed by fire


21 dead, 2 survivors


Township and village mine without permit; cover-up attempts by mine boss



05-04


Guizhou


Shaft in Liying Village, Bijie District



blast


23 dead


Privately run without permit


05-04


Hunan


Saihai No.2 Mine, Loudi City



Gas build-up


13 dead


Township and village mine with permit


04-25


Hebei


Linxi Coal Mine, Kailuan Mining Bureau, Kailuan City



roof collapse


11 dead


State-owned


04-24


Sichuan


Huashan Coal Mine, Panzhihua Mining (Group) Co. Ltd., Panzhihua City



blast


23 dead


State-owned


04-22


Chongqing


South Mine, Zhongliangshan Coal Field and Gas Company



Gas build-up


15 dead


State-owned


04-19


Shanxi


Hanjiagou Village 7.1 Coal Mine, Changzhi City



blast


12 dead, 12 survivors


Township and village mine with permit


04-08


Heijongjiang


Donghai Coal Mine, Jixi Mining Bureau



blast


24 dead, 14 seriously injured, 23 injured


State-owned


03-29


Henan


Xinfeng Mining Bureau No.2 Mine, Xuchang City



blast


23 dead, 3 injured


State-owned


02-28


Liaoning


Sanduhao Coal Mine, Fuxin City


fire


22 dead


Township and village mine with permit; 3 dead, 19 missing, presumably dead



02-11


Inner Mongolia


Hongqi Coal Mine, Hulunbeierkeshi City



Fire and carbon monoxide poisoning


14 dead


Township and village mine; check passed


01-31


Chongqing


Nantong Mine, Nantong Mining Bureau



Gas build-up


20 dead, 2 injured


State-owned; 4 dead, 16 missing, presumably dead



01-28


Hunan


Shantangchong Coal Mine, Hengyang City



blast


14 dead, 6 injured, 2 survivors


Township and village mine; 3 dead, 11 missing, presumably dead



01-26


Hebei


Nuanerhe Coal Mine, Chengde City



blast


28 dead, 12 injured


State-owned; 19 killed in the first blast; 8 killed in the second blast
the next day, and 1 missing, presumably dead


01-21


Hubei


Tanjiadong Coal Mine, Jingzhou City



fire


12 dead


Township and village mine; check passed


01-14


Yunnan


Shuijie Village, Wenshan Zhou



Gas build-up


25 dead (7 women)


Privately run with no permit



Sources
: China Labour Bulletin, State Administration of Coal Mine Safety
Supervision (SACMSS at http://www.chinacoal-safety.gov.cn) and State Administration
of Work Safety (SAWS at http://www.chinasafety.gov.cn).

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