The State Council Work Safety Commission has put up a plaque to supervise the handling of the Xintai coal mine accident in Shaanxi, resulting in 11 deaths
Notice of Investigation and Supervision of Major Production Safety Accidents
Anweidu [2023] No. 10
Shaanxi Provincial People's Government:
On August 21, 2023, a major gas explosion occurred at Xintai Coal Mine in Yanchuan County, Yan'an City, your province, resulting in 11 deaths and 11 injuries.
According to the Measures for the Supervision and Handling of Major Accidents, the State Council Work Safety Commission has decided to implement the supervision and handling of this major accident through a list. Your province should follow the relevant laws, regulations, and rules such as the Regulations on Reporting and Investigating Production Safety Accidents and the Regulations on Coal Mine Safety Supervision, and organize relevant departments to support and cooperate with the Shaanxi Bureau of the National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau in conducting accident investigations, quickly identify the causes of accidents, strictly study and propose handling opinions in accordance with the requirements of accident investigation regulations, severely crack down on illegal and irregular production activities in mines, and clarify rectification measures. Before the accident is closed, the accident investigation report must be submitted to the Office of the State Council Work Safety Committee for review and approval. Your province is responsible for approving the closure of the case and making it public to the public. After the case is closed, the implementation of the accident investigation report and accident handling decision should be promptly reported to the Office of the State Council Work Safety Committee for record keeping.
Contact person and phone number: Liu Hongwei, 010-64463954.
State Council Work Safety Committee
August 27, 2023