China News Service, Beijing, March 14 (Reporter Chen Su) According to data released by China's National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau on the 14th, in 2021, there will be 356 accidents and 503 deaths in Chinese mines, a year-on-year decrease of 16% and 12.7% respectively. .
On the same day, the Ministry of Emergency Management held a regular press conference, and Zhang Xin, deputy director of the State Bureau of Mine Safety Supervision, introduced the safety production of mines.
Zhang Xin said that in 2021, in the face of the unprecedented complex and severe situation of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the highest coal price, the largest coal output, and the most important task of ensuring supply, the safety production situation in the country's mines will continue to improve steadily. A total of 356 accidents and 503 deaths occurred in the country's mines. people, down 16% and 12.7% year-on-year, respectively.
Last year, the national coal output was 4.13 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%, a record high. There were 91 coal mine accidents and 178 deaths, a year-on-year decrease of 26% and 21.9% respectively. The death rate per million tons of coal dropped to 0.044, a year-on-year decrease of 24%. .
Zhang Xin said that in order to ensure safe production in mines, the Emergency Management Department has stepped up efforts to rectify production safety, organized and carried out a number of special inspections, conducted regular mine accidents and risk analysis and judgment, issued warning information in a timely manner, and accurately resolved a number of major disaster risks. .
At the same time, it strengthened supervision, supervision and law enforcement. In the whole year, more than 97,000 mines were inspected by law enforcement, and 1,649 major hidden dangers were investigated and dealt with.
In recent years, China has accelerated the promotion of the intelligent construction of mines. According to official statistics, there are 813 intelligent mining working faces in the country, an increase of 65% compared with 2020. Through intelligent construction, since 2016, the number of underground operators in coal mines across the country has decreased. A total of 370,000 people.
Zhang Xin said that since the beginning of this year, the national mine safety production situation has been generally stable. From January to February, there were 25 mine accidents and 40 deaths, a year-on-year decrease of 46.8% and 43.7% respectively.
"However, the mine safety production situation is still severe and complex, facing risks and challenges brought about by the continued high prices of mineral products, the relatively concentrated resumption of work and production, the increasingly serious disasters, and the tension in mining continuity. Recently, accidents have occurred in Guizhou, Yunnan and other places. It has been exposed that some regions and enterprises have repeatedly violated laws and regulations, the main responsibility of enterprises is not fully implemented, the safety foundation is weak, and the supervision and supervision capabilities are insufficient, and other problems are still outstanding and need to be solved urgently." Zhang Xin said that the State Mine Safety Supervision Bureau will focus on improving the supervision and supervision mechanism. , Strictly and accurately regulate law enforcement, focus on preventing and resolving major safety risks, and ensure a stable production safety situation.
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