Abstract
This paper aims to draw the whole picture of serious and extraordinarily serious (SES) work safety accidents in China. To this end, relevant data were collected from authentic sources like the accident query system of the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety and employed for statistical analysis of the national SES work safety accidents in China from 2005 to 2015. For better presentation, the occurrences and death tolls of SES work safety accidents were plotted for every province in Chinese mainland, and the accidents were classified into different categories by different standards. Then, the author discussed the regional, temporal and classification features of such accidents in great details. The results show that the SES work safety accidents in China during the study period are mainly coal mine accidents and traffic accidents; the leading type of coal mine accidents is gas explosion, and that of traffic accidents is highway accidents. In terms of regional distribution, Shanxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Henan and Yunnan had extremely high occurrence of SES work safety accidents. For coal mine accidents, Shanxi, Guizhou and Henan are the high-risk areas, and March, April, May and October are the peak months; For traffic accidents, Yunnan, Huizhou and Hunan are the high-risk areas, and February, March, April and August are the peak months; For fire accidents, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jilin are the high-risk areas, and May, November and December are the peak months. The research findings provide a valuable guidance for the prediction and prevention of SES work safety accidents.
