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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT FY 2023 COMMUNITIES THE PLANET THE WORKPLACE

Details on Fatalities

Business Type of Number of Vedanta Employee/ Risk Category Detail of the incident Actions Taken
Operations Fatalities Business Partner

Zinc Mine, HZL 1 Business Partner Shaft & Hoisting A fatal injury occurred when a rock fell from the gap between the shaft and man-cage, which Designed and implemented hardwire interlocking to allow only
Business (Contractor) hit the individual who was entering the man-cage. The rock originated from the skip, which either skip or cage to operate at a time.
operates within the same shaft, and the incident was a result of the skip being overfilled.

Smelter, HZL 6 1 Employee Structural Integrity Catastrophic damage to the sulfuric acid tank resulted in acid splash, the leakage of sulfuric A complete Structural Integrity review was carried out for
5 Business Partners acid resulted in acid burn injuries and loss of human life, as well as shutdown of the unit. all tanks.
(Contractors)

Aluminium Power Plant, Val-J 1 Business Partner Vehicle & Driving The silo operator was hit by the vehicle body due to the sudden movement of Hyva and came Action has been taken to implement Integrated Traffic
Business (Contractor) under rear tyre that resulted in the injury. Management and mobile phone ban on shopfloor.

Steel ESL Steel Ltd. 1 Business Partner Confined Space During the tare weight measurement of a cement bulker, the driver noticed the presence of All Bulkers have been recategorized as “confined spaces”
Business (Contractor) leftover cement inside the bulker. As a result, driver decided to return to the DI Plant to ensuring that no individual is permitted to enter the tank
unload the cement. To do so, he opened the lid to enter the bulker, as the bulker contained without proper controls and safety measures in place.
concentrated nitrogen used for cement unloading, the driver suffered from asphyxiation and
lost consciousness, falling into the bulker, which is considered a confined space.

ESL Steel Ltd. 2 Business Partner Electrical An electrical flashover due to testing on live busbar caused burn injuries to 4 BP engineers Backdoor panel interlocks have been installed to prevent
(Contractor) involved, out of which two of them succumbed to their injuries. inadvertent opening of panel if there is power supply present.

FACOR FACOR 1 Business Partner Vehicle and A diesel filling tipper ran over the right leg of the BP employee who was close by the vehicle A dedicated pedestrian path has been established to ensure
(Contractor) driving and the IP succumbed to his injuries. the segregation of personnel movement. An action plan with
defined timelines has been formulated to enhance road
infrastructure.

FACOR 1 Business Partner Molten Materials IP got entrapped during severe furnace eruption where he got exposed to hot fumes and dust. Automation of all high-risk activities of Molten Materials to
(Contractor) eliminate people in line of fire has been carried out.

Incident Cause Analysis Method (ICAM) underlying causes and shortcomings. Based organizational culture, communication understanding the causes and circumstances
for Safety Investigations on their findings, recommendations are breakdowns, inadequate procedures, pattern of surrounding each incident. The findings and
Vedanta views fatalities very seriously and formulated and communicated across the equipment failures, or training deficiencies. analysis of causes emerging from these
has used each such setback to company through safety alerts. investigations are being shared and cascaded
progressively improve safety management. At Vedanta, we have developed multiple ICAM through an extensive training program, while
Our Incident Cause Analysis Methodology ICAM follows a holistic approach that involves leaders across sites to investigate the fatalities specific learnings are being disseminated
(ICAM) comes into play immediately after a gathering information, analysing evidence, and that have occurred this year. Each investigation horizontally across all BUs. Sharing of such
fatality occurs. A cross-functional team is identifying contributing factors to determine has been meticulously examined by a valuable insights and learnings can prevent
put together after the occurrence of an the sequence of events leading up to the designated senior leadership team, appointed future incidents while also fostering a culture of
incident, and this team conducts the ICAM incident. The method emphasizes the need to by the esteemed Group Executive Committee. continuous improvement and heightened
investigation on-site to identify the look beyond immediate causes and uncover Their collective expertise and insights have awareness within the organization.
deeper underlying factors such as played a pivotal role in comprehensively

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