According to the website of the State Mine Safety Supervision Bureau on March 25, in order to give full play to the warning education and strong deterrent effect of typical law enforcement cases, recently, the office of the Shanxi Provincial Safety Committee has exposed 10 typical cases of violations of laws and regulations.
The following is the original text
Shanxi Provincial Mine Safety Production Supervision Group of the Office of the State Council Safety Commission
Typical cases of violations of laws and regulations in some mines found in the second stage of inspection
With the approval of the main leaders of the State Council, the Office of the Work Safety Committee of the State Council will conduct comprehensive supervision of the safety production work of Shanxi mines from the end of November 2023 to May 2024, and is currently carrying out the second phase of supervision work of "adhering to the problem orientation and carrying out centralized supervision". The supervision group and Shanxi Province have made efforts in the same direction, focusing on key mines in key areas, and solidly carrying out supervision and inspection, assistance services, and rectification and implementation. At the same time, we strengthened the notification and exposure of typical cases, focused on improving the efficiency of supervision, and concentrated exposure of 12 typical cases found in the first phase of supervision and inspection in the early stage. In accordance with the requirements of the supervision group, in order to give full play to the warning education and strong deterrent effect of typical law enforcement cases, the office of the Shanxi Provincial Safety Committee recently once again exposed 10 typical cases of violations of laws and regulations.
Case 1
On January 11, 2024, the supervision team inspected Shanxi Coal Transportation and Marketing Group Jinda Coal Industry Co., Ltd. and found that there were two major accident hazards in the mine: first, over-capacity production, the approved annual production capacity of the mine was 1.8 million tons/year, and the actual raw coal production in June, August, September and November 2022 exceeded 10% of the approved annual production capacity. The second is the imbalance of the "three quantities", the mine's "10403 fully mechanized face hydrogeological evaluation and water hazard management analysis report" was submitted on February 8, 2023, and approved by the superior company on February 10, but the mine at the end of January will include the coal volume of the 10403 coal mining face into the coal recovery volume, and the actual remaining coal recovery volume at the end of January is 53,000 tons of the 10208 coal mining face, and the actual mining period is 0.42 months.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 8, Paragraph 2 (1) and Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the Special Provisions of the State Council on the Prevention of Coal Mine Production Safety Accidents (Order No. 446 of the State Council), the enterprise was subject to "double penalties in one case", ordered to suspend production for rectification, fined the enterprise 2.73 million yuan, and fined the main person in charge of the enterprise 141,000 yuan.
Case 2
On January 18, 2024, the supervision team inspected Hequ Jinshen Magnetic Kiln Gou Coal Industry Company and found that the mine had two major accident hazards: first, it was not equipped with a "five-post mine manager" in accordance with the regulations, and the coal mine did not set up a full-time deputy mine director for safety from December 7, 2021 to October 20, 2023, and the deputy chief engineer replaced him with his duties. Second, the coal mine has not adopted comprehensive fire prevention and extinguishing measures, has not formulated a special closed management system, and has not prepared and adopted special measures for closure and management to prevent natural fires in goafs.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the Special Provisions of the State Council on the Prevention of Coal Mine Production Safety Accidents (Decree No. 446 of the State Council), the enterprise was subject to "double penalties in one case", ordered to suspend production for rectification, fined the coal mining enterprise 650,000 yuan, and fined the main person in charge of the enterprise 100,000 yuan.
Case 3
On December 22, 2023, the supervision team inspected Gujiao Fuchang Coal Industry Co., Ltd. of Shanxi Coal Transportation and Marketing Group and found that there were two major accident hazards in the mine: First, the methane sensor was faulty and the power was not cut off, and the methane sensor measurement point information was artificially deleted. Second, the two majors of coal mining and tunneling are equipped with only one professional and technical personnel.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 108, Paragraph 4, Item 3 and Article 103, Paragraph 4, Item 1 of the "Discretionary Criteria for Administrative Punishment of Coal Mine Safety Supervision and Supervision" (Kuangan [2023] No. 61), the enterprise was subject to "double penalties in one case", ordered to suspend production for rectification, fined the enterprise 2 million yuan, and fined the main person in charge of the enterprise 150,000 yuan.
Case 4
On January 27, 2024, the supervision team inspected Shanxi Changzhi Yangtou Lingnan Yaogou Coal Industry Co., Ltd. and found that there were three major accident hazards in the mine: First, concealment 150202 coal mining face. The second is that the mine is an infrastructure mine, and production is organized beyond the scope specified in the design of safety facilities during the construction period. The third is the falsification of drawings, the "15# coal seam construction progress map" indicates that 150101 the length of the return air along the groove of the coal mining face is 218 m and the length of the cutting eye is 151m, and the length 150101 of the return air along the groove of the coal mining face measured on the spot is 311.6m, the length of the transportation groove is 311.6m, and the length of the cutting eye is 146m.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 8, Paragraph 2 (15) and (12) of the Special Provisions of the State Council on the Prevention of Coal Mine Production Safety Accidents (Order No. 446 of the State Council) and Article 18 (5) and Article 15 (4) of the "Criteria for Determining the Hidden Dangers of Major Coal Mine Accidents" (Order No. 4 of the Ministry of Emergency Management), the implementation of "double penalties in one case" was implemented, and the suspension of production was ordered to be suspended for rectification, and the relevant responsible units and responsible persons of the coal mine, construction unit and supervision unit were fined a total of 15.1839 million yuan. The director of the infrastructure mine is suspected of production safety crimes and has been transferred to the judicial authorities.
Case five
On January 22, 2024, the supervision team inspected Shanxi Digging Jinwan Coal Industry Co., Ltd. and found that there were three major accident hazards in the mine: first, the production plan was issued in excess of the approved (designed) production capacity of the mine, and the approved production capacity of the mine was 700,000 t/a, and Jinneng Holding Coal Group Co., Ltd. issued a production plan of 3.2 million t/a for the mine in 2023. In 2023, the mine's raw coal output will be 4.41 million tons, exceeding 630% of the approved production capacity of the annual raw coal production. The third is that the 4# coal seam mined by Digging Jinwan Coal Industry Co., Ltd. is a spontaneously combusted coal seam, and no comprehensive fire prevention and extinguishing measures have been taken.
In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 10 of the Special Provisions of the State Council on the Prevention of Coal Mine Production Safety Accidents (Order No. 446 of the State Council) and Articles 87 and 97 of the Discretionary Criteria for Administrative Punishment of Coal Mine Safety Supervision and Supervision (Kuangan [2023] No. 61), the enterprise was fined 1.75 million yuan and the main person in charge of the enterprise was fined 100,000 yuan.
Case 6
On January 24, 2024, the supervision team inspected Shanxi Coal Transportation and Marketing Group Tanyaoyu Coal Industry Co., Ltd. and found that there were two major accident hazards in the mine: first, over-capacity production, the mine's raw coal output in 2023 was 3.156 million tons, and the annual raw coal output exceeded 163% of the mine's approved production capacity. Second, the air volume is insufficient, the design of the 8206 fully mechanized working face requires an air volume of 1316.3m3/min, and the on-site inspection on January 24, 2024 found that the actual air supply of the working face is 891m3/min.
In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 10 of the Special Provisions of the State Council on the Prevention of Coal Mine Production Safety Accidents (Order No. 446 of the State Council) and Articles 87 and 93 of the Discretionary Criteria for Administrative Punishment of Coal Mine Safety Supervision and Supervision (Kuangan [2023] No. 61), the enterprise was fined 4.04 million yuan and the main person in charge of the enterprise was fined 330,000 yuan.
Case 7
On January 21, 2024, the supervision team inspected Shanxi Poly Pingshan Coal Industry Co., Ltd. and found that there was one major accident hazard in the mine: the mine organized production without inspection and acceptance during the suspension and rectification period.
Jincheng City Emergency Management Bureau has filed a case, is carrying out an investigation, has ordered to stop production for rectification, and intends to implement "one case and two penalties" for the enterprise, and confiscate the illegal income of the enterprise, and impose a fine of 2 times the illegal income.
Case 8
On January 23, 2024, the supervision team inspected Puxian Hongyuan Group Beiyu Coal Industry Co., Ltd. and found that there were two major accident hazards in the mine: first, unauthorized mining (destruction) of safety coal pillars. The second is that the local fan of the 1106 cut-eye excavation face cannot realize the wind power locking.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 10, Paragraph 3, Article 8, Paragraph 8 of the "Criteria for Determining the Hidden Dangers of Major Coal Mine Accidents" (Order No. 4 of the Ministry of Emergency Management), and the provisions of Article 10, Paragraph 1 and Article 11 of the Special Provisions of the State Council on the Prevention of Coal Mine Production Safety Accidents (Order No. 446 of the State Council), the enterprise was fined 1.5 million yuan and the main person in charge of the enterprise was fined 100,000 yuan.
Case 9
On January 12, 2024, the supervision team inspected Zhongxing Stone Factory Co., Ltd., Gaohongkou Township, Wutai County, and found that there were 6 major accident hazards in the mine: First, "one wall" mining was adopted, and the top-down mining sequence was not used to mine in steps or layers. Second, the slope angle of stope work is greater than that of the design work. Third, the slope safety management and inspection system was not provided, and the slope stability analysis was not carried out. Fourth, transverse and longitudinal radial cracks appear on the slope of open-pit mines. Fifth, the slope of the road where the mine autonomous transportation road enters the uppermost step exceeds the design slope by more than 10%. Sixth, the mine has not set up a safety platform and a cleaning platform.
In accordance with the "Mineral Resources Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Implementation Plan for the Integration of Licensed Mine Resources in Wutai County, Cities and Counties" formulated by the People's Government of Wutai County, the Wutai County Natural Resources Bureau announced the closure in accordance with the law.
Case 10
On January 23, 2024, the supervision team inspected the Ekou Iron Mine of the Mining Branch of Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. and found that there were 7 major accident hazards in the mine: First, the JB/T 8735.2-2016 YZ cable laid in 1756m sections in the Nanxi mining area was a non-flame retardant cable. The second is that the comparison chart of the well and the well is inconsistent with the reality. The third is that there is a high-overhanging goaf at a distance of less than 5 meters from the roadway in the 1810m section B10# approach in the southwestern mining area, which has not been dealt with in time. Fourth, the mine safety monitoring system showed that the underground main ventilator was faulty and shut down, and the staff did not immediately report to the dispatch room and the main person in charge of the enterprise. Fifth, there is a main fan in the 1846m section of the north wing of the Nanxi mining area, but the roadway leading to the main fan in this layer collapsed and closed, resulting in the inability to quickly replace the backup motor of the main fan. Sixth, failure to analyze the operation hazards and use video recording equipment and other measures in accordance with the requirements of the "Fire Ticket". Seventh, the online monitoring system of the first tailings pond in Niuquangou is not operating normally and has not been repaired in time, and the monitoring and early warning is only 3 levels, and there is a lack of blue warning, and there is no data for water level monitoring after May 16, 2023.
In accordance with the provisions of Articles 99, 101 and 102 of the "Work Safety Law of the People's Republic of China", it was ordered to continue to suspend production for rectification, and the enterprise and the main person in charge of the enterprise were jointly fined 300,000 yuan.
Source: State Mine Safety Supervision Bureau website
EndEdit | Yan Zhiqiang