South Africa's mining industry recorded 27 fatalities to date in 2021 compared with 19 over the same period a year ago, the Minerals Council said on Wednesday, raising concerns about the recent ...
23rd February 2023. By: Darren Parker. Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online. Font size: - +. So far this year, no fall-of-ground (FoG) fatalities have been recorded in South Africa 's mines ...
104 Deaths due to a mining accident were reported at the Vaal Reefs Number Two Shaft near Orkney, North West, on 10 May 1995. An underground locomotive fell down a shaft …
The entire industry was FOG fatality-free in the second quarter of the year This is significant because gold and platinum mines have not had a FOG-fatality free first six months of the year in the history of South African mining, says Minerals Council's Head of Safety Dr Sizwe Phakathi. There were 11 FOG fatalities by the end of June last year.
• the coal sector has improved by 50% from 10 fatalities in 2021 to 5 fatalities in 2022 • the other mines* sector has improved by 15% from 13 fatalities in 2021 to 11 fatalities in …
January 31, 2023. The Minerals Council South Africa and its members are unwavering in their commitment to Zero Harm and note the significant reduction in fatalities to a record low of 49 during 2022 after a concerted effort by all stakeholders and strict focus on the safety strategies developed to improve working conditions. The ...
"Mineral Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has not yet announced the official health and safety figures for mines in 2017, but according to provisional indications, 86 miners died in South African mines in 2017, compared to the 73 mining fatalities in 2016; the 77 in 2015; and the 84 in 2014. Preliminary figures for 2018 also look bleak ...
The data used in this study comprised 91 investigation reports on accidents that occurred on a platinum mine in South Africa between 2010 and 2012. The platinum mining …
A mining accident is an accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals or metals. Thousands of miners die from mining accidents each year, especially from underground coal mining, although accidents also occur in hard rock mining.Coal mining is considered much more hazardous than hard rock mining due to flat-lying rock strata, …
JOHANNESBURG: An elevator carrying workers to the surface at a giant South African platinum mine plunged out of control killing 11 and injuring 75, the mine operators said Tuesday. Impala Platinum ...
1. Introduction. The World Report on Traffic Injury Prevention indicated that of the 1.2 million people killed in road traffic crashes in 2002, 90% of these traffic deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries (Peden et al., 2004)pared to other road users, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists bear a high burden of injuries and …
The sample consists of all organisations conducting mining operations in South Africa that are classified on the McGregor BFA database, 5 across all boards of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (consisting of the Main Board, ALT-X, Development Capital, Venture Capital and the African Board), belonging to the mining sector. The selected ...
South Africa's mining industry is investing R46-million in an action plan to eliminate fall-of-ground (FoG) fatalities. ... with the first fall below 100 in 2004, when 96 deaths occurred.
December 2021 marked the second consecutive year of regression in safety on South African mines with falls of ground (FOG) and transport-related accidents being the leading causes of fatalities. In Part 3 of our series on Stemming Fatalities on SA mines, Industry stakeholders shed some light on the challenges faced in addressing …
The median length of time spent employed at the mine was 10.2 years. 98% were black African and the median age at entry was 35.1 years. There were 2937 deaths in the cohort overall; a mortality rate of 1051/100,000 py. There were 808 (27%) deaths …
According to the Minerals Council South Africa, by the end of 2021, 74 people had died on South Africa's mines. In 2020, the industry recorded 60 fatalities compared to 51 the previous year. This is the second consecutive year of regression in safety with falls of ground (FOG) and transport-related accidents being the leading causes.
Authors: Vekinis D, Kielkowski D, Wilson K And Rees D. Source: Occupational Health Southern Africa 2010; 16 (1) :10-16 Summary. There has been little research on fatalities within the South African construction industry, despite its known risks. Our study uses data from a mutual assurance company to analyse fatalities in the South African construction …
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The South African mining industry has recorded its first ever fatality-free January, and its first full calendar month without a death, the Minerals Council South Africa reports. As of January 31 ...
An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75 — 14 of them critically, the mine ...
104 Deaths due to a mining accident were reported at the Vaal Reefs Number Two Shaft near Orkney, North West, on 10 May 1995. An underground locomotive fell down a shaft and landed onto a cage loaded with night shift mine workers coming to surface. This was arguably one of the worst accidents in the mining industry in South Africa.
It is incumbent on all stakeholders to prevent deaths on South African mines. In May 1995 I was the chief safety officer when a massive tragedy occurred at …
The lowest ever number of fatalities recorded by the South African mining industry in any year was in 2019, when there were 51 fatalities. The industry's safety performance, however, worsened ...
Firearm fatalities in the Transkei region of South Africa, 1993-2004 S Afr Med J. 2005 Dec;95(12):963-7. Author B L Meel 1 ... The rate increased from 27/100,000 in 1993 to 42/100,000 in 2004. Firearm-related deaths accounted for 29% of all traumatic deaths, and males (82%) outnumbered females 4.6:1, although there is an increasing incidence ...
available data (Eisner and Leger, 1988). The first relates to injury statistics. In South Africa fatal accidents are reportable, as well as non-fatal accidents which result in permanent …
It is incumbent on all stakeholders to prevent deaths on South African mines. In May 1995 I was the chief safety officer when a massive tragedy occurred at Shaft No. 2 at the Vaal Reefs gold mine. A locomotive fell down the main vertical shaft onto the personnel cage, killing 104 friends and colleagues in what remains South Africa's worst ...
These mines are responsible for an increasing pro- portion of total fatalities. In South Africa fatal accidents are reportable, as well as non-fatal accidents which …
South Africa's mines recorded 32 deaths in the first half of 2021 compared with 24 during the same period in 2020, the mines ministry said on Thursday, continuing a spike in deaths which began ...
The Minerals Council of South Africa has called for a MineSafe summit to be held as soon as possible after local government elections, to " urgently address the regression in safety " on mine sites in the country. The council said it supported the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, organised labour, professional …
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For the first time in almost a decade, more people are dying in South African mines, the world's deepest and among the most dangerous. There were 81 fatalities …
South African mines recorded 49 fatalities in 2022, a record low and a 34% improvement on the 74 deaths in 2021. "This is a result of concerted efforts by all social partners who actively ...
• the coal sector has improved by 50% from 10 fatalities in 2021 to 5 fatalities in 2022 • the other mines* sector has improved by 15% from 13 fatalities in 2021 to 11 fatalities in 2022. 3. Major contributors to fatalities year on year (2021 versus 2022) ... of Covid-19 pandemic in the South African Mining Industry. - Mine fires ...