Abstract
Seven years records on fatal and serious accidents for the coal mining industry of Pakistan were obtained and statistically analyzed to assess the danger associated with groundfall accidents. In addition a sample of 350 inquiry reports over the same period was also reviewed to find all possible correlation between groundfall accidents and the important variables such as, job and age of the accident victim; place of accident; work being done at the place of accident and a part of the body injured in case of a serious accident. Coal cutters/ face workers received 71% of all fatal and 68% of all serious groundfall accidents. Around 71% of all groundfall accidents were occurred at or near the working places. A rise in the trend of fatal ground fall accidents is also noted after 1987. Coal cutting was found to be the most dangerous work being done in terms of groundfall accidents as compared to all other categories. Around 495 of all serious injuries occurred due to groundfall accidents and foot injuries were found to be the most dominant amongst parts of the body injured. Inadequate support in underground working areas and lack of proper training to miners to recognise groundfall hazards were found to be the most important factors for high rate of these accidents.
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