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MHSI – North West Region Rustenburg Tripartite Forum

MHSI – North West Region Rustenburg Tripartite Forum. Table of contents 1. National & Regional Performance 2. April fatalities 3. Learnings 4. Way forward. Fatal Review. During the month of April 2011, three fatal accidents were reported and the agencies were : Explosives Slip and Fall

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MHSI – North West Region Rustenburg Tripartite Forum

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  1. MHSI – North West RegionRustenburg Tripartite Forum

  2. Table of contents1. National & Regional Performance2. April fatalities3. Learnings4. Way forward .

  3. Fatal Review During the month of April 2011, three fatal accidents were reported and the agencies were : • Explosives • Slip and Fall • Fall of ground

  4. Fatal “A” 01/04/2011A Haulage Construction Aide was fatally injured in a blasting incident while assisting with the charging up of a drop raise hole situated in the cross-cut.The responsible miner also sustained serious injuries to his back and thumb (amputated) due to the accident. .

  5. Description • Drop raise crew completed drilling and were busy charging up to blast. • Crew alleged that the Aide was busy pushing explosives(megamite and cordtex fuse) by static hose into zero second hole delay hole. • Suddenly the explosion occurred and injured the employees.

  6. Learnings • It is suspected that the miner did not use usual means to cut off the cortex after the explosive charge has been pushed into centre hole of the drop raise. • Person not trained handling explosives – Haulage Construction Aide.

  7. Fatal “B” 05/04/20The now deceased was standing in the box cut on top of the muck pile, and the muck pile gave way underneath him and he fell into the ore pass. .

  8. Description • He was sent to determine whether the ore has moved at the top of an ore-pass. • He stood on top of the muck pile while using a pinch bar to loosen the broken ore. • At that moment the ore in the ore pass gave way and now deceased went down the ore pass.

  9. Learnings • Proper risk assessment to be conducted for all the tasks. • Taking an improper position whilst working. • Poor judgement

  10. Fatal “C” 12/04/2011A rock drill operator was fatally injured whilst busy barring during early entry examination, when a massive fall of ground occurred on the face of a down dip ledging panel. .

  11. Observation & Learnings • Adverse ground conditions were observed with the presence of a prominent joints which were not supported • The Fall of Ground was along the boundaries of these joints. • No proper risk assessment was conducted for the change in mining direction. • Service departments had never visited the working place before, and were not consulted before the ledging could start.

  12. Way Forward ?

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