Rule 16. Classes of dangerous occurrences under section 11

The following are the classes of dangerous occurrences, whether or not they are attended by personal injury or disablement, namely:-(a) bursting, of any plant or pipeline or equipment containing petroleum, steam, compressed air or other substance at a pressure greater than the atmospheric pressure;

(b) collapse or failure of a crane, derrick, winch, hoist or other appliances used in raising or lowering persons or goods, or any part thereof, or the overturning of a crane;

(c) explosion, explosion due to explosives, fire, leakage or release of harmful toxic gases, bursting out, leakage or escape of any molten metal, or hot liquid or gas causing bodily injury to any person or damage to any room or place in which persons are employed;

(d) explosion of a receiver or container used for the storage at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure of any gas or gases (including air) or any liquid or solid resulting from the compression of gas;

(e) collapse or failure of lifting appliances or hoist or conveyors or other similar equipment for handling building or construction material or breakage or failure of rope, chain or loose gears; overturning of cranes used in building or other construction work; falling of objects from height;

(f) collapse or subsidence of any wall, floor, gallery, roof bridge, tunnel, chimney, wall, building or subsidence of soil or any other structure, platform, staging, scaffolding or any means of access including formwork; contact work, excavation and collapse of transmission;

(g) spillage or leakage of hazardous substances and damage to their container;

(h) collapse, capsizing, toppling or collision of transport equipment within the establishment;

(i) fall from height of any excavation, loading or transport machinery;

(j) an instantaneous failure of a pillar, part of a pillar or several pillars of coal (i.e., a bump) in working below ground;

(k) a rock-burst in working belowground; a premature collapse of any part of the working;

(l) a breakage, fracture or failure of an essential part of any machine or apparatus whereby the safety of persons may be endangered;

(m) a slide causing injury to any person, damage to any machinery, or interruption of normal mining operations;

(n) failure of dump or side in opencast working; a blowout;

(o) a failure of any structure or installation whereby the safety of persons may be endangered; or spark generated due to electrical flash-over causing burn injury to any person;

(p) a major uncontrolled emission of petroleum or chemical spillage;

(q) any other occurrence which may be declared as a “Dangerous Ooccurrence” by the State Government by an order.