List of Coal Mine Accidents in China, 2002

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'.

Date
(mm-dd)
Province/
Municipality
Name and Location Type Fatalities Mine ownership/Legal status
12-23 Guizhou Sanchahe Coal Mine, Qiannanbuzhou District Blast 17 dead, 2 injured Privately 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

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

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

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

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).