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Article

19 Jul 2006

Author:
Xinhuanet [China]

Coal mining company executives and government officials held responsible for mining disaster [China]

[Original article in Chinese. Title translation, and following summary of the article's key points, provided by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.] A disastrous blast in a Heilongjiang coal mine in November 2005 which caused 171 deaths and 48 casualties prompted a State Council investigation. The investigation report revealed the cause of the accident to be the use of unauthorized explosives, which raises questions about management responsibility for the overall safety of such operation. 11 senior executives including the Head of Dongfeng Coal Mine and Qitaihe Coordination Manager are detained and subject to criminal prosecutions by the judiciary while 21 communist party representatives and executives at Longmay Mining Group will be reprimanded and subject to disciplinary actions by the government.