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Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)

Notices

Guidance Note on Medico-Legal Investigations of Mine Deaths

Annexures

Annexure 4 : Referral letter - Mine related deaths

 

RERERRAL LETTER -MINE RELATED DEATHS

 

 

SECTION A: Details of investigator

 

Name of the investigator:_______________________________

 

Contact details: telephone number: ______________________

 

e-mail address_________________________________________

 

Name of mine:_________________________________________

 

Physical address:_______________________________________

 

Date of incident: year_______/ month__________/ day______

 

Estimated time/date of death: hour____: minutes_____/year ______/month_______/day___

 

Date and time of collection of body by: year______/month______/day______               hour_____:minutes____

 

 

SECTION B : Deceased particulars

 

Sex:  Male o                Female   o

 

Age: __________ID/Passport no: ________________________

 

Rigor Mortis: o        Hypostasis/Liver:   o   Body Temperature: ________oC

 

 

Type of work employed in: _____________________________________________________

 

 

SECTION C : Conditions at site of incident

 

Underground o                Surface   o

 

Suspected cause of injury/death:

 

1. Electrical discharge / Electrocution

 

Circumstances: _________________________________________________________________

 

2. Entrapment

 

Circumstances: _________________________________________________________________

 

3. Explosions:

 

Circumstances: __________________________________________________________________

 

4. Fall

 

Circumstances: __________________________________________________________________

 

Height _____________    Moving vehicle  ____________________ Other                                        

 

5. Burns

 

Circumstances: ___________________________________________________________________

 

Flame: o Liquid: o Chemical: o Gas:o Other o _______________________________

 

6. Thermal Stress

 

Ambient temperature: ____________________ oC

 

Circumstances: ___________________________________________________________________

 

7.        Transport: Tram/Lifts/Vechile/Other

 

Single accident         o        Frontal impact:   o        Operator   o

 

Multiple accidents: o        Side impact:       o        Passenger o

 

Roll over:                     o        Rear impact:       o        Pedestrian o

 

Circumstances: __________________________________________________________________

 

8. Gassing/poisoning

 

Suspended gas/es: _______________________________________________________________

 

Circumstances: __________________________________________________________________

 

9. Sudden Death/Suicide/Unknown

 

Circumstances: __________________________________________________________________

 

 

SECTION D: Signatures

 

Rank of the investigating officer: _______________________________________________________    

 

Signature of investigator: _____________________________________________________________    

 

Date: year _________/month ____________  /day_________

 

Time: hour________: minutes_____________