Why the Jixi Mine Blast? – An Interview with a Jixi Coal Miner (2) 2002-06-22Table 1: Statistics on Coal Mine Accidents in China, 2002
(percentage in brackets refers to comparison with the corresponding period in previous year)
Industrial Accidents
Coal Mine Accidents
No. of Accidents
No. of Deaths
No. of Accidents
No. of Deaths
Serious
(3 deaths or more)(period of jan-nov 29)
564
(-1.1%)
2334
(-6.4%)
286
(-10.1%)
1252
(-16.8%)
Very serious
(10 deaths or more)(period of jan-dec 29)
124
(-9.5%)
2274
(-10.1%)
54
(+12.5%)
1126
(+13.2%)
Extremely serious
(30 deaths or more)(period of jan-dec 29)
11
(-31.3%)
592
(-16.2%)
8
(0%)
387
(+3.75%)
(Source: 'An Overview of Work Safety Situation in China, 2002', State Administration of Work Safety online, accessed 5/1/2003)
Table 2: Fatalities in Different Types of Coal Mines in China, January-November 2002(percentage in brackets refers to comparison with the corresponding period in previous year)
Major State-owned
Local State-owned
Township & Village
Fatality rate
(number of deaths per million ton)
1.33
(-13.9%)
3.82
(-18.1%)
12.73
(-42.4%)
Number of accidents (in different categories)
Less than 3 deaths
451
(n.a.)
549
(n.a.)
2090
(n.a.)
Serious
(3 deaths or more)
26
(-33.3%)
31
(-16.2%)
229
(-5.4%)
Very Serious
(10 deaths or more)
7
(+250%)
5
(-16.7%)
32
(+10.3%)
Extremely Serious
(30 deaths or more)
1
(-7.8%)
2
(-33.3%)
4
(+100%)
Total
485
(-7.8%)
587
(+8.7%)
2355
(+9%)
Number of deaths (in different categories)
Less than 3 deaths
490
(n.a.)
604
(n.a.)
2378
(n.a.)
Serious
130
(-28.6%)
124
(-38.3%)
998
(-11.1%)
Very Serious
118
(+237.1%)
96
(18.5%)
496
(+8.3%)
Extremely Serious
124
(-11.4%)
74
(-31.5%)
159
(+27.2%)
Total
862
(-2.7%)
898
(-3.4%)
4031
(+4.4%)