Hijjah 12, 1431 / Nov. 18, 2010, SPA -- Eight miners received light injuries in an accident at the Esaulskaya mine in Novokuznetsk. The conveyer belt, on which the miners were going down in the mine, broke down, deputy governor Andrei Malakhov told Itar-Tass on Thursday. At the moment of the breakdown the miners succeeded to get off the conveyer belt, therefore, they sustained light injuries and their life is out of danger. The injured miners are undergoing treatment at the Novokuznetsk hospitals. The committee is investigating the incident at the mine.