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Accidents in Polish mines 2018-2020
  NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS
fatal serious total
2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020
Hard coal mines 15 16 8 11 8 7 1680 1894 1668
Lignite mines 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 32 27
Copper ore mines 1 5 3 2 2 4 327 327 251
Other 5 2 4 2 1 2 80 73 83
TOTAL 21 23
 16 15
 11 13 2117 2326 2029

 

Number of dangerous occurrences in underground mines and related to them accidents 2018-2020
 
 
NUMBER OF OCCURENCES
 
 
 		 NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS
FATAL TOTAL
2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020
Fires 16 181) 122) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rock falls 5 5 3 1 0 1 1 0 3
Rockbursts 4 6 3 6 6 0 21 64 15
Methane explosions and ignitions 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Coal dust explosions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outbursts of gases and rocks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water inrushes 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 29 35 19 7 6 1 22 64 21

1) including 1 fire connected to methane explosions.

2) including 1 fire connected to methane ignition; people injured are reported under the "Methane explosions and ignitions" category.

FATAL ACCIDENT INDICES 2018-2020
  2018 2019 2020 Remarks
Fatalities per 1 M. t 0,24 0,26 0,15 hard coal mining*
Fatalities per 1 M. t 0,12 0,14 0,09 hard coal*+ lignite mining
Fatalities per 1 M. t 0,03 0,16 0,10 copper ore mining
Fatalities per 1 000 employees 0,14 0,15 0,08 hard coal mining*
Fatalities per 1 000 employees 0,12 0,13 0,09 mining in total

ACCIDENT INDICES IN TOTAL
  2018 2019 2020 Remarks
Fatalities per 1 000 employees 16,1 17,7 16,1 hard coal mining*
Fatalities per 1 000 employees 15,6 16,1 12,1 copper ore mining
Fatalities per 1 000 employee 3,0 3,7 3,0 lignite mining
Fatalities per 1 000 employees 11,7 12,7 11,3 mining in total

*) without Central Drainage Plant (CZOK)

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