国家安全生产监管总局

　　一、云南省曲靖市富源县竹园镇上则勒村非法煤井"2.15"特大瓦斯爆炸事故

　　2月15日14时30分，云南省曲靖市富源县竹园镇松林村一无证非法煤矿发生特大瓦斯爆炸事故，死亡27人（其中女工10人）、受伤15人。

　　该矿于2003年12月由当地村民张老佩非法开挖，系无证开采小井，2004年2月被竹园镇执法队责令封停。2004年12月初，张老佩与当地村民赵图强合伙又组织人员启封开挖，至2005年2月15日事故发生时，共非法开采原煤约1500吨。

　　该井为独眼井开采，采用一台1.5千瓦的非煤矿专用鼓风机和直径约100毫米的编织袋作为风筒向作业地点供风；明刀闸、明接头、明插座及煤矿井下禁止使用的照明线向鼓风机和井下非矿用潜水泵供电；不进行瓦斯检测。据调查，事故当天早班井下掘通老窑，大量瓦斯涌出造成瓦斯积聚并达到爆炸浓度，井下电工操作潜水泵产生电火花引爆瓦斯。

　　目前事故处理的调查报告正在报批中。

　　二、山西省吕梁市交城县岭底乡香源沟煤矿二坑"3.9"特大瓦斯爆炸事故

　　3月9日，山西省吕梁市交城县岭底乡香源沟煤矿二坑发生特大瓦斯爆炸事故，死亡29人、受伤5人。

　　香源沟煤矿是吕梁市交城县岭底乡乡办煤矿，由个人承包经营。该矿共有三处矿井，发生事故的为香源沟煤矿二坑。香源沟煤矿二坑为基建井，1994年批准开办，2001年10月开工建设，设计能力30万吨/年，高瓦斯矿井。矿井为斜井开拓，主、副斜已贯通，回风斜井尚未贯通，目前在副斜井安装主扇作为回风井。该井安全设施设计未经煤矿安全监察机构审查同意，按规定不能施工建设，更不能组织生产。2004年2月13日驻地煤矿安全监察机构下达了停止施工的决定书，县政府有关部门先后7次对该矿下达停产指令，并对副井绞车上锁、贴封条。但该矿矿主无视监察机构责令停产整顿的处罚决定和县政府要求其停产并对绞车上锁、贴封条的措施，乘驻矿安全检查人员未向县安监部门请假、离开岗位之机，擅自砸锁启封，违法组织施工和生产。并在矿井主要系统没有完全形成的情况下，严重超通风能力安排2个回采工作面和6个掘进工作面作业（按设计只准1个回采工作面、2个掘进工作面作业）。由于局部通风管理混乱、掘进工作供风量严重不足，微风作业，造成瓦斯积聚，巷道信号电缆短路产生电火花，引起瓦斯爆炸。

　　事故发生后，交城县公安部门已对该矿法人代表、经理、矿长、生产矿长和当班带班矿长等5人实行刑事拘留。交城县委已决定给予县驻矿安全特派员开除党籍处分，给予擅自召回驻矿安全特派员的县人口与计划生育局局长党内严重警告处分，对县煤炭管理中心主任、岭底乡党委副书记兼乡长、副乡长实行停职检查的组织处理。目前事故仍在调查中，

　　三、黑龙江省七台河矿业精煤（集团）公司新富煤矿三区一采"3.14"特大瓦斯爆炸事故

　　3月14日11时40分，黑龙江省七台河矿业精煤（集团）公司新富煤矿三区一采发生特大瓦斯爆炸事故，死亡18人、受伤1人。

　　该井始建于1985年，由于开采七煤（集团）公司资源，1997年七煤（集团）公司将该井收编，后划归新富煤矿管理，2003年6月更名为新富煤矿三区一采。设计能力3万吨/年，实际生产能力1.2万吨/年。

　　据调查，该井因不具备安全生产条件，2004年11月被驻地煤矿安全监察机构下达停产通知，七煤（集团）公司安监局同时也下达了停产整顿通知。但该井于2005年2月19日未经验收擅自开工组织生产，因掘进工作面长期处于停风状态，瓦斯积聚并达到爆炸极限，工人在矿灯带电的情况下更换灯泡，产生电火花引起瓦斯爆炸。

　　目前事故矿井已责令关闭。事故仍在调查中。

　　四、重庆市奉节县新政乡苏龙寺煤矿"3.17"特大瓦斯爆炸事故

　　3月17日14时30分，重庆市奉节县新政乡苏龙寺煤矿发生特大瓦斯爆炸事故，死亡19人。

　　该矿位于重庆市奉节县新政乡，1990年开工建设，设计能力1万吨/年，实际年产量近2万吨。低瓦斯矿井，为股份制煤矿。

　　据初步调查，该矿为不具备安全生产条件、必须停产整顿的D类矿井。重庆煤矿安全监察局向奉节县下达了D类矿井停产整顿通知并在重庆日报公告，奉节县煤炭工业局2005年3月3日向该矿下达了停产整顿通知。但该矿拒不执行停产整顿，强行组织生产，因靠局扇通风的非正规巷采工作面的局扇循环通风，造成工作面瓦斯积聚，电煤钻插销产生电火花，引起瓦斯爆炸。

　　事故发生后，已对该矿3名业主和1名安全员实行刑事拘留。目前事故仍在调查中。

　　五、山西省朔州市平鲁区白塘乡细水煤矿"3.19"特别重大瓦斯爆炸事故

　　3月19日12时15分，山西省朔州市平鲁区白塘乡细水煤矿发生特别重大瓦斯爆炸事故，并波及相邻的康家窑煤矿。两矿共计72人死亡（其中细水煤矿52人、康家窑煤矿20人）。

　　细水煤矿为朔州市平鲁区白堂乡细水村、堡子村联合经营煤矿，始建于1993年，斜井开拓，设计生产能力均为15万吨/年，为低瓦斯矿井。

　　2004年6月，因该矿存在擅自进行主井系统改造、未申请办理安全生产许可证等，被驻地煤矿安全监察机构责令停产施工和作业。2004年11月，平鲁区人民政府也下达了停产整顿通知书。但该矿拒不执行，从黑市购买炸药，违法组织生产，并且超通风能力冒险生产，在一个区域内布置6个回采工作面、1个掘进工作面作业，造成工作面风流短路、瓦斯积聚达到爆炸界限，明火放炮引起瓦斯爆炸。因细水煤矿和康家窑煤矿井下巷道连通，造成了事故的扩大。

　　事故发生后，已对该矿5名正、副矿长、2名调度员、平鲁区煤炭工业局派驻该矿的1名驻矿监督员和右玉县1名与倒卖炸药有关联的派出所所长实行刑事拘留。目前事故仍在调查中。

Preliminary Information Regarding Investigation of Five
Recent Major Gas Explosions in China's Coal Mines

The State Administration of Work Safety
April 5, 2005

1. The Gas Explosion at an Illegal Coal Mine in Qujing City of Yunnan Province on February 15.

At 14:30, February 15, a gas explosion occurred at an unlicensed coal mine in Shangzele village, Zhuyuan town, Fuyuan county, Qujing city, Yunnan province, resulting in 27 deaths (including 10 women workers) and 15 injuries.

The coal mine was illegally opened by Zhang Laopei, a local villager, in December 2003. Upon detection of the small unlicensed mine, the law enforcement group at Zhuyuan town ordered it to close down, in February 2004. At the beginning of December 2004, Zhang Laopei, in collusion with Zhao Tuqiang, another local villager, organized people to break into the sealed-off mine, for the resumption of illegal production. Up to February 15, 2005, when the accident occurred, approximately 1,500 tons of raw coal had been mined illegally.

In this one-shaft mine, a 1.5 kW air-blower, not for special use in underground coal mines, was used to ventilate the workings through an air duct, 100mm in diameter, made up with plastic-woven material; the air-blower and the submersible pump, not for special use in underground coal mines either, were powered through naked switches, connectors and sockets, and lighting wire that are prohibited in underground coal mines; and no gas detection had ever been conducted. Investigation indicates that on the day of the accident, the morning shift crew mistakenly opened a mined-out area, resulting in dense gas emission, which was later ignited to explode by the sparking when starting the submersible pump.

At present, the accident investigation report is awaiting approval.

2. The Gas Explosion at the Xiangyuangou Coal Mine in Luliang City of Shanxi Province on March 9.

On March 9, a gas explosion occurred at the second pit of Xiangyuangou coal mine in Lingdi town, Jiaocheng county, Luliang city, Shanxi province, resulting in 29 deaths and 5 injuries.

The Xiangyuangou coal mine is owned by the local government of Lingdi town, but privately operated on a contractual basis. The mine consists of three pits, of which the second pit was the site of the accident. The second pit is one undergoing capital construction, as it was approved in 1994 and began construction in October 2001. It is a high gassy pit, with a designed annual capacity of 300,000 tons. The pit was developed through slopes. The main and auxiliary slopes were completed and the return slope was still under construction. At the time of the accident, installation of the main fan was under way in the auxiliary slope, which was to be used temporarily for air return.

The design of safety facilities at the pit failed to go through examination with the coal mine safety watchdog, a circumstance under which a pit would be barred from construction or production, in accordance with the relevant provisions. On February 13, 2004, the local coal mine safety watchdog issued a decision on suspending the pit's operation. And the county government ordered the pit's suspension as many as seven times successively, and locked up and sealed off the winch at its auxiliary shaft. However, the mine owner, showing no respect for the safety watchdog's decision as well as the county government's enforcement measures, destroyed the lock, removed the seal and illegally organized construction and production, by taking advantage of the absence of the designated safety inspector who took a leave without approval of the county safety watchdog. Disregarding the circumstances that all the main systems at the pit were not in place, two coalfaces and six heading faces were put into operation, which went far beyond the capacity of the ventilation system to support the work. (According to the mine design, operation was only allowed on one coalface and two heading faces.) Poor local ventilation control and inadequate ventilation to the heading faces led to gas accumulations, which were then ignited to explode by the sparking from the short-circuiting of the signal cable in the heading.

After the accident occurred, the police authorities at Jiaocheng county detained the legal representative, the manager-in-charge, the mine manager, the production manager, and the on-shift manager, altogether five people with the mine. The Party committee of Jiaocheng county decided on dispelling the county-government-designated safety inspector from the Party, on giving a serious warning to the county's population and family planning chief, who arbitrarily recalled the inspector from duty, as well as on suspending the posts of the director of the county's coal management center, the deputy secretary of the Party committee of Lingdi town (concurrently as the head of the town), and the vice head of the town. At present, the accident investigation continues.

3. The Gas Explosion at the Xinfu Coal Mine in Qitaihe City of Heilongjiang Province on March 14.

At 11:40, March 14, a gas explosion occurred at the "Sanqu Yicai" pit of the Xinfu coal mine of Qitaihe Mining Industry Clean Coal (Group) Company in Heilongjiang province, resulting in 18 deaths and 1 injury.

The pit began construction in 1985. Since coal resource mined thereat was owned by Qitaihe Mining Industry Clean Coal (Group) Company, the company took over the pit in 1997, and put it under the control of the Xinfu coal mine latter. In June 2003, the pit was renamed as "Sanqu Yicai" of Xinfu coal mine. It has a designed annual capacity of 30,000 tons but is actually capable of producing no more than 12,000 tons per year.

Investigation has found that the pit failed to meet work safety standards. In November 2004, the local coal mine safety watchdog issued a notice ordering the suspension of its operation. And at the same time, the safety inspection agency within Qitaihe Mining Industry Clean Coal (Group) Company issued a similar notice demanding it to suspend its operation and conduct safety improvements. However, it organized production without being authorized from February 19, 2005. Due to long-time stoppage of ventilation on the heading face, gas accumulated to the critical level for explosion, which was later ignited to explode by the sparking as a miner replaced the bulb on his switched-on headlamp.

The pit has been ordered to close down. At present, the accident investigation continues.

4. The Gas Explosion at the Sulongsi Coal Mine in Fengjie County of Chongqing Municipality on March 17.

At 14:30, March 17, a gas explosion occurred at the Sulongsi coal mine in Xinzheng town, Fengjie county, Chongqing municipality, resulting in 19 deaths.

The mine, which began construction in 1990, has a designed annual capacity of 10,000 tons. But its actual production approaches 20,000 tons per year. It is a low gassy mine, adopting a stock holding system.

Preliminary investigation has found that, the mine used to be classified into the "D" category, an indication of those which fail to meet work safety standards, and therefore must suspend their operations and conduct safety improvements. The Chongqing Coal Mine Safety Inspection Bureau ordered all coal mines of the "D" category in Fengjie county to suspend their operations and conduct safety improvements; the relevant announcement was made on Chongqing Daily, a local newspaper. And on March 3, 2005, the Coal Industry Bureau of Fengjie county issued a notice ordering the Sulongsi mine to suspend its operation and conduct safety improvements. Regrettably, it refused to comply and continued its production. Ventilation was re-circulated on the irregular face of a coal road by an auxiliary fan, causing gas accumulations on the face, which was later ignited to explode by the sparking from plugging-in of a coal drill.

After the accident occurred, three owners of the mine and a safety observer were detained by the police. At present, the accident investigation continues.

5. The Gas Explosion at the Xishui Coal Mine in Shuozhou City of Shanxi Province on March 19.

At 12:15, March 19, a gas explosion occurred at the Xishui coal mine in Baitang town, Pinglu district, Shuozhou city, Shanxi province, which immediately tore through the neighboring Kangjiayao coal mine. It resulted in a death toll of 72 (52 for the Xishui mine and 20 for the Kangjiayao mine).

The Xishui mine, which began construction in 1993, was jointly operated by two villages (Xishui village and Baozi village) in Baitang town of Pinglu district. The mine, a low gassy one, was developed by slopes, with a designed production capacity of 150,000 tons per year.

In June 2004, the mine was ordered by the local coal mine safety watchdog to suspend its operation, as it had been found to arbitrarily transform its main shaft systems and fail to apply for a work safety license. In November 2004, the people's government of Pinglu district issued a notice ordering it to suspend its operation and conduct safety improvements. However, the mine refused to comply; instead, it purchased explosives on the black market, and subsequently organized illegal mining activities. Moreover, operation of six coalfaces and one heading face was carried out by running risks of inadequate ventilation, causing dense gas accumulations to a critical level as a result of short-circuiting of air at the face, which was later ignited to explode by cap-and-fuse blasting. The result of the accident became even worse as the Xishui mine and the Kangjiayao mine were interlinked by entries underground.

After the accident occurred, five mine managers, two controllers, a supervisor designated by the Coal Industry Bureau of Pinglu district to the mine, as well as a local police station chief in Youyu county who was involved in illegal trafficking of explosives, were detained by the police. At present, the accident investigation continues.