Recently, the official website of the government of Baode County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, released an investigation report on the "3.25" general fall accident of Baode Yimen Baode Binkai Cement Co., Ltd., which occurred on March 25, 2024, resulting in one death. The direct economic loss amounted to 1.5 million yuan, which aroused great concern about safety in production in the industry.
After investigation, it was confirmed that the "3.25" general high fall accident of Baode Binkai Cement Co., Ltd. was a production safety responsibility accident in which a worker accidentally fell to his death while climbing the temporary ladder of the belt conveyor dust collector platform during work.
Accident course: Tragedy
caused by illegal operation At 15:06 on March 25, 2024, Yang, an employee of Binkai Cement Co., Ltd. in Baode County, went to the dust removal platform without the authorization of the management personnel after completing the refueling work of each bearing seat, and accidentally fell while climbing the temporary ladder. He died in the end. After judicial appraisal, alcohol was detected in Yang's blood after his death, and the content was 40.5mg/100ml, which belonged to drinking and working. Cause of the
accident: The
direct cause of the accident was the superposition of various factors: Yang had a weak sense of safety, went to work after drinking, left his post without authorization, and violated the safety work system in the factory, which was the direct cause of the accident. It was because of his violation that he put himself in danger, which eventually led to the tragedy.
Indirect causes: The accident is not accidental, and there are many indirect causes behind it. Zhao Mojun, the site safety administrator of Binkai Cement Co., Ltd., was absent from the site during his work, failed to discover and stop the behavior of employees who went to work after drinking and left their posts without authorization, and the safety management was not in place; At the same time, the temporary ladder of dust removal platform in the plant has hidden dangers of production safety accidents, but it has not been found and eliminated in time, there are serious deficiencies in safety performance, and the safety education and training of employees are not in place. Zhao Mojun's behavior violated the provisions of Article 25, paragraph 1 (2) (5) (6), of the Safety Production Law of the People's Republic of China, and was the main cause of the accident. Zhang Mou, the person in charge of safety management
of Binkai Cement Co., Ltd., was not on duty during the inspection and maintenance work in the factory, and failed to detect and stop the situation that the on-site safety management personnel were not on the spot, the employees went to work after drinking and left their posts without authorization, and there were also problems of inadequate safety management and safety education and training. Moreover, the potential safety hazard of the temporary ladder of the dust removal platform of the dust remover in the plant has not been eliminated in time, and its behavior also violates the relevant provisions of Article 25, paragraph 1, of the Safety Production Law of the People's Republic of China, which is one of the indirect causes of the accident.
In addition, yuan Mouyun, the legal person and actual controller of Binkai Cement Co., Ltd., was not on duty during the inspection and maintenance operation in the factory, the person in charge of safety management in the factory and the on-site safety administrator did not perform their duties as required, and the situation of employees going to work after drinking and leaving their posts without authorization was not found and stopped in time, and there were serious loopholes in safety management. It violated the provisions of Article 21 (2) (3) (5) of the Safety Production Law of the People's Republic of China and was also the indirect cause of the accident. The
accident report mentioned that the accident unit, Binkai Cement Co., Ltd. of Baode County, was located in Nuanquan Village, Yimen Town, Baode County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province. On November 1, 2023, it submitted a suspension report to Baode Branch of Xinzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, and formally suspended production on November 1, 2023, without submitting a suspension report to the industry management department, relevant regulatory departments and local towns. Starting from March 8, 2024, continuous meetings were held to start the work of resumption of work and production, arrange for the deployment of maintenance and repair matters of various departments, and no application for resumption of work and production was submitted to the industry management departments, relevant regulatory departments and local towns.
Responsibility determination and handling:
It is worth noting that in view of Yang's death in the accident, he will be exempted from accountability.
Responsible unit and handling: Binkai Cement Co., Ltd. has many problems: First, the on-site safety administrator, the person in charge of safety management, the legal person and the actual controller are absent from the site during the working period, failing to discover and stop the violations of employees in time, and the safety management is not in place; Second, the temporary ladder of the dust removal platform in the plant has hidden dangers of production safety accidents, which are not eliminated in time and marked with safety warning signs, and the safety performance is not in place; third, the safety awareness and self-protection awareness of employees are not strong, and the safety education and training are not in place. These acts violate the provisions of Article 44 of the Safety Production Law of the People's Republic of China. According to the relevant laws and regulations, it is suggested that Baode County Emergency Management Bureau impose a fine of 500000 yuan on Baode County Binkai Cement Co., Ltd.
Responsible person and handling:
Zhao Mojun, as the production director and site safety administrator of Binkai Cement Co., Ltd., failed to perform his safety management duties and violated relevant laws and regulations due to his absence from the site during the working period. According to Article 96 of the Production Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and Article 20 (1) of the Regulations on Fines and Penalties for Production Safety Accidents, it is suggested that the Emergency Management Bureau of Baode County impose a fine of 20% of its annual income in the previous year.
Zhang Mou, the person in charge of safety management of Binkai Cement Co., Ltd., has many dereliction of duty in his work and violates relevant laws and regulations. According to the same legal provisions, it is suggested that the Emergency Management Bureau of Baode County impose a fine of 20% of his annual income in the previous year.
yuan Mouyun, the general manager and legal representative of Binkai Cement Plant, is responsible for the management of the accident. According to Article 95 (1) of the Safety Production Law of the People's Republic of China, it is suggested that the Emergency Management Bureau of Baode County impose a fine of 40% of the annual income of the previous year. In the inspection of Binkai Cement Co., Ltd.,
Wang Moufeng, a member of the Industrial and Information Technology Unit of Baode County Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, did not find any potential safety hazards in the maintenance of the enterprise, and suggested that the Party Group of Baode County Bureau of Industry and Information Technology should criticize and educate it.
Wu Mourong, a member of the Safety Supervision and Management Unit (Safety Inspection Unit) of Baode County Emergency Management Bureau, did not participate in the inspection of Binkai Cement Co., Ltd. in the first quarter of 2024, and the inspection frequency of the supervisory enterprises did not meet the requirements. The Baode County Supervisory Committee has given him a warning and punishment.
Chen Mooming, a cadre of Baocun Village, Nuanquan Village, Yimen Town, did not find any potential safety hazards in the maintenance of Binkai Cement Co., Ltd. during the inspection of Binkai Cement Co., Ltd. and failed to supervise the contracted enterprises. He suggested that the Yimen Town Committee of Baode County of the Communist Party of China should criticize and educate them.