List of Coal Mine Accidents in China, 2002

17 January 2003

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'.
Items with page links refer to the accidents that CLB has followed.

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 (CLB follow up at http://www.clb.org.hk/schi/node/4653)
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 (CLB follow up at http://www.clb.org.hk/schi/node/3905)
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 (CLB follow up at http://www.clb.org.hk/schi/node/3709)
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 (CLB follow up at http://www.clb.org.hk/schi/node/3221)
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).

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