If you process molten metal and do not follow the industry’s best practices toward safety. It does not mean you are safe. It means you are lucky. Just like gambling, one’s luck always runs out. Here is a recent tragedy highlighting the hazard associated with molten metal explosions.
A work safety accident occurred at the (name omitted) Aluminum
Factory in today (23rd), resulting in 2 deaths and 4 injuries. After learning
about it, Mayor (name omitted) instructed the relevant police and fire
departments to do their best to rescue them, and rushed to the hospital to
visit the injured. The (name omitted) City Labor Inspection Department has also
ordered the site to stop work and fined Aluminum Factory 40,000 €. Aluminum company
also issued a statement saying that it was very sorry for its employees, family
members and the general public, and would take responsibility in the future and
cooperate with relevant units in the investigation.
At 8:23 this morning, a work safety accident occurred at a
factory on (location omitted). The (name omitted) City Government pointed out
that upon receiving the report, the police, fire department, health and other
bureaus dispatched a total of 15 vehicles and 33 people to the scene for
rescue. Mayor was concerned about the injuries of the injured and went to the
hospital to visit and treat the injured.
The Labor Bureau stated that (company name omitted)
Aluminum initially stated that there was a suspected abnormality in the control
system during the mold filling operation, insufficient cooling water, and an
explosion occurred when the aluminum water came into contact. They will conduct
further inspections to clarify. The Labor Inspection Department has ordered the
site to stop work immediately, and imposed a fine of up to 40,000 € for
violating Article 6, Item 1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Law and
Article 180 of the Occupational Safety and Health Facilities Regulations. In
addition to providing comfort to the injured and assisting with follow-up
medical treatment, occupational disaster case managers will be dispatched to
various hospitals to provide comfort to victims and their families. For migrant
workers who were injured or injured in the disaster, we will work with the government
office in (country name omitted) to assist the families of deceased migrant
workers. to ensure their occupational disaster compensation rights.
The fire department pointed out that a total of 8 male employees were sent to the hospital immediately after the incident. Among them, 2 died, 2 were unconscious, and 4 were conscious. Currently, 2 injured people have been discharged from hospital. The cause of the accident is being investigated by relevant units.
(Company name omitted) also issued a written statement on
the accident, saying that the accident at the factory that occurred today was
sudden. We would like to express our sincere apology to our employees, their
families and the public. The company will actively cooperate with relevant
units in the future. We will investigate and take relevant responsibilities,
and will never evade or evade responsibility. We once again apologize to your
company’s family and the public.
We offer our sincere condolences to the deceased workers and their families. We pray that the injured workers recover fully from their injuries.
We will post more information as it comes forth.
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