AN ANALYSIS AND COUNTERMEASURES OF FATAL ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY FIREDAMP EXPLOSIONS IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES IN TURKEY

Year 2019, Volume: 58 Issue: 4, 299 - 310, 01.12.2019

Arif Emre Dursun

https://doi.org/10.30797/madencilik.666732

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Fatal accidents in underground coal mines in Turkey are common and experienced frequently.
The major accident categories for underground coal mining in Turkey are gas related accidents
(firedamp and outbursts), roof falls, flooding, fire and transport. In recent years, coal mine
gas related accidents in Turkey, which are usually caused by firedamp and outbursts, are still
threatening miners’ lives. Firedamp explosions are majorly serious mine accidents that can occur
quickly and cause great deal damage. In this study, work-related accidents caused by firedamp
and another gas accidents in Turkey between the years 2010-2016 were analyzed. As a result
of these analyses, the number of deaths in underground coal mines in the past 7 years is 550
and the fatality rate is found to be 96.86%. The percentage of gases as the cause of the deaths
is 70.18%. In this study, countermeasures are proposed that can prevent and control firedamp
explosions and other gas related accidents.

Keywords

Underground coal mining, Fatal accident analysis, Firedamp explosions, Occupational health and safety, Statistical analysis

TÜRKİYE’DE YERALTI KÖMÜR MADENLERİNDE GRİZU PATLAMALARININ NEDEN OLDUĞU ÖLÜMLÜ İŞ KAZALARININ ANALİZİ VE KARŞI ÖNLEMLER

Abstract

Türkiye’de yeraltı kömür madenlerinde ölümlü iş kazaları yaygındır ve çok sıklıkla yaşanmaktadır.
Türkiye’de yeraltı kömür madenciliğinde yaşanan başlıca kaza kategorileri grizu patlamaları ve
püskürmeler, göçükler, sel baskını, nakliye ve yangınlardır. Son yıllarda, Türkiye’de genellikle
grizu patlamaları ve püskürmeler nedeniyle oluşan gaz patlamalarının neden olduğu yeraltı kömür
madeni kazaları, madencilerin hayatlarını tehdit etmektedir. Grizu patlamaları, ani ortaya çıkan ve
büyük zarar verebilen büyük çaptaki ciddi maden kazalarıdır. Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de 2010-2016
yılları arasında yeraltı kömür madenlerinde grizu ve diğer gazların neden olduğu iş kazaları analiz
edilmiştir. Analizler sonucunda bu 7 yıl içerisinde yeraltı kömür madenlerinde meydana gelen
ölüm sayısı 550 ve ölüm oranı %96,86 olarak bulunmuştur. Bu ölümlerin nedenleri arasında
gazların oranı %70,18’dir. Bu çalışmada grizu ve diğer gaz kazalarını önleyebilecek ve kontrol
altına alabilecek önlemler önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Yeraltı kömür madenciliği, Ölümlü iş kazaları analizi, Grizu patlamaları, İş sağlığı ve güvenliği, İstatistiksel analiz

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