Southern Steel Group argon gas leak accident in converter Workshop 3 dead | spill _ news

Yesterday at 4:50 A.M., located in the North of Nanjing iron and steel Group Converter workshop, two workers in the replacement of ladle bottom argon blowing when the metal hose, suffocation and another immediately after the next to people finding emergency rescue, and suffocation. Subsequently, 3 people were rushed to a nearby hospital by other workers, but suffocated for too long, 3 people died. Yesterday afternoon, the modern Express Reporter learned that, at present, Nanjing work safety authorities are investigating the specific cause of the accident.

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Modern Express Reporter Chen Zhijia

　　The incident

Nanjing steel workshop

3 people suffocated

Yesterday noon, modern Express Reporter went to the southern steel group, was found in a BOF workshop scene, pulled in front line of workplace, but over more than 10 workers were working in the workshop. Talk about accident occurred in the early morning, the workers said, BOF shop is 24 hour 3 shift working, when their morning last, I heard of this, but what happened, the workers said "don't know". "When people are off work, I only know 3 people died is to repair equipment, did not know about these people. "One worker said.

Modern express reporters learned from the publicity Department of southern steel group, after plugging and repairing in time, current leaks of argon gas equipment has been repaired, also resumed normal production order of the converter workshop. Southern steel group spokesman Huang said the Group made a preliminary investigation after the incident, identified 3 of them died because of suffocation.

　　After

Two people get down

Another rescue

Modern express reporter after much understanding, that killed 3 people in jiangdu construction company worker, "the equipment in our workshops, are made by the company's workers to repair. "Mr Wong said," the time of the incident, they were replacement of ladle bottom argon blowing device of metal hose. ”

According to Mr WONG, where the device is in a hole about 3 meters deep, in accordance with the operating procedures, two maintenance workers down to the pit bottom, on another as a supervisor in a pit. "After the incident, the Group made a preliminary investigation, is likely to be hose leaks have taken place," Mr Wong said, "and the leak did not suddenly happen, might have been for some time now. See bottom two coworkers emergency occurred and maintenance workers in custody immediately went down to the bottom to rescue workers, but he choked. "Other workers then arrived, quickly drain plug, 3 maintenance workers are then taken to a nearby hospital.

　　Questions

Maintenance procedures

There is no problem?

It is understood that the argon as a wide application in industry of noble gases, it is colorless, odorless, at concentrations of more than 33% time, there will be a choking hazard, so maintenance workers down to the pit before the end of bottom argon concentration is detected then? In this regard, the Nangang Group Mr Wong introduced, problems in this area, Nanjing city work safety supervision Bureau are making further investigations, yet no conclusions.

"However, our preliminary investigation judge is no problem in maintenance operations. "Mr Wong said. According to reports, the production of shop equipment, is without periodic testing and servicing, and leaking hoses, not sudden failures, but normal wear occurs in daily work. "This is a routine, when there is a loss, will be replaced, there is no sudden failure situations," he said, "so our preliminary judgment, should be missed, before the maintenance workers, argon gas density, accumulate at the bottom, so there is no finding. ”

　　News links

In May, the gas leak occurred at Nangang 1 dead, 3 injured

On May 24 this year at around 7 o'clock, southern steel continuous casting workshop there was a gas leak accident, leaving 1 dead and 3 injured. It is understood that the incident occurred, casting factory worker Wang was preparing to boiler ignition, suddenly discovered that a worker was missing, looking after the discovery, the Shen surnamed workers fell in the high altitude working platforms. Wang climbed aboard to save people, not just workers picked up faint, and he is feeling giddy, limply. Upon seeing two workers surnamed Shen workers down, and right now, that master Wang and two workers have run out of strength, sat slumped on the ground. Then came the workers will leak gas point close, master Wang 4 people hospitalized. After a three-hour rescue, slight poisoning master Wang and other 3 people cured and 52 workers surnamed Shen due to excessive inhalation of the gas died.

(Original title: Southern steel argon gas leak yesterday, 3 Pocket)

(Edit: SN146)
14:25 on July 01, 2014 Modern express