Presented by : J. P. N. LAL D.G.M.(Mill) URANIUM CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED

1. MODERN TECHNIQUES OF INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS • Presented by: • J. P. N. LAL • D.G.M.(Mill) • URANIUM CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED

2. Important Parameters Organization culture For any organization safety should be an internal value and not an external one. Accidents must be Reported • It reduces the chance of recurrence. • Provides insights to understand the cause of serious accidents. • It provides opportunity to prevent the no of accidents. • Provides opportunities to laid down prevention strategies. Accidents investigation should not be fault finding but a fact finding.

3. Modern techniques of investigations To begin the investigation at the earliest Delay will lead to change in • Physical situation • Surroundings • Circumstances To obtain facts around the injury/accident spot • Knowledge about injured person. • Conditions/situation. • Job/task/equipment condition. To determine the causes and establish the facts. • To know unsafe acts or behaviour. • To know unsafe work conditions. • Work place design conditions. • Inspection procedure. • Safety & health Policy.

4. To ascertain the underlying factors which led to the accidents • Was the person acquainted with rules & regulations? • Was there any inadequate design or poor maintenance? • Was the person given training for the said job?

5. Recommendations for the organizational preventive measures • Determine the physical & mental requirement for the job/task. • Ensure that job/task should be as per individual capability. • Equip the person with safety rules, procedures and emergency situations through training, education. • Motivate person through reward, perquisites, promotions. • Improve design conditions, improve preventive maintenance system, inspection procedures and quality of safety inspection. • Improve unsafe conditions by others.

6. Case Studies • Case – I -: Sri R.P. Singh, Fitter-A while cleaning the drum groove in the winder • house he met an accident sustaining fracture of his 3rd, 4th & 5th meta carpal bones. • a. Facts finding by the Engineering team: • i. The work was being done without any proper supervision. • ii. No care was taken while doing the job. • iii. There was not any proper system being followed. • b. Reasons of accident: • i. The work was done without taking any safety precautions. • ii. The cleaning work was done without any work permit system. • iii. The over confidence led to the above accident. • c. Management recommendation: • i. The winder drum friction groove cleaning should be done in presence of a • competent person. • ii. Cleaning of the drum groove should be done on static drum i.e. after the break has been applied. • iii. Portion of the groove free from rope be marked with chalk on the side and cleaned. • iv. The drum should then be rotated a little bit to expose the fresh portion of the groove and the similar technique to be followed for whole drum.

7. Case Studies Case – II -: Sri Samu Oraon a contract employee of M/s MECL while drilling operation was hit by the guide roller while going through the Alimak Raise winder at 150 ML with fracture of Ribs. Mandays lost – 112 days a. Facts finding: i. The victim was sitting on the platform of the Alimak raise climber on the right hand rear position. ii. As the climber was approaching the hose guide roller. Sri Sanu Oroan could not take proper timely action. iii. The victim could not stop the cage in time. iv. He was not sitting in the proper place i.e. in the cage provided for the purpose. b. Reasons of accident: i. Lack of supervision. ii. The victim was traveling on the platform which is a wrong practice. iii. The mining mate also did not perform his duty well and allowed the team to travel on the platform. c. Management recommendation: i. A circular was issued to all concerned that the group of persons (1 + 2) should travel inside the cage only and no body will travel on the platform. ii. The mining mate shall take one timber man to inspect the face and mark the holes etc. iii. The remaining persons will go in the next trip. iv. Only in exceptional cases the competent person can travel on the platform for inspection only.

8. Case Studies • Case – III - : Sri Ram Rai Jamuda (Helper C) while dressing the roof of the blasted muck pile at Drive west of lode III, he got injured in his back & legs through fall of big chunk of loose rock. • Mandays lost – 269 days • a. Facts finding: • (i) Falling of loose rocks during sprinkling water and dressing the face after blasting. • (ii) Nature of injury – Fracture of left and right legs and ribs of left side. • b. Reasons of accident: • (i) Lack of supervision. • (ii) The lack of checking of the dislodged rock which slipped from the joint plane. • c. Management recommendation: • (i) Work should performed adopting correct procedure. In this case the sprinkling of water to the blasted muck pile and face should be done from the outer end of the face. • (ii) The work should be done in presence of the competent official. • (iii) The support system to be inspected after the blast by the competent person. • (iv) The follow up action to be discussed in the mines safety committee as well as during training of the support personnel.

9. Case Studies Case – IV - : (FATAL) Incident – Sri Sarat Chandra, Casual Labour of M/s J.N.P. Construction while renovation of A.C. sheeting work of the Turamdih Store fallen from the top of the store building become unconscious and had lacerated hand injury and head injury. a. Facts Finding (i) He was to replace the damaged AC Sheet from the roof of the store building. (ii) He did not put on helmet strap although helmet was found with him. (iii) He did not anchor the safety belt with the structure although safety belt was found tied from his body. (iv) AC Sheet was damaged on which he has fallen during the process of fastening the hook of the safety belt to a steel channel and finally he fell on the ground. b. Reasons of accident: (i) Fall from a height. (ii) Safety belt not anchored from the structure. (iii) Lack of basic training for working at such a height. (iv) Lack of supervision by the contractor’s official. c. Management’s Recommendation (i) Proper use of safety appliances should be ensured. (ii) Safety Training to be given to all workmen including contract labourers. (iii) Work should be carried out under effective supervision.

10. Safety Statistics of Different Mines & Mill of UCIL

11. Safety Is Better Than Cure