Baiyin City timely and properly deal with the safety accident of cooling water flash production in Gansu Hongda Aluminum profile Co., Ltd.

Published: Sep 8, 2020 09:48
Source: Silver release

At 02:25 on September 6th, the workers in the melting and casting workshop of Gansu Hongda Aluminum profile Co., Ltd. near the end of production, due to improper operation, resulting in leakage, resulting in residual aluminum liquid leaking into deep well cooling water, instantly producing a large amount of steam shock wave, resulting in flash evaporation, resulting in cooling water flash production safety accident.

After the accident, Su Jun, secretary of the municipal party committee, made a request to spare no effort to treat the injured, quickly find out the cause, and properly deal with the aftermath.

Zhang Xuchen, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, mayor Zhang Xuchen, and relevant vice mayors of the municipal government rushed to the scene to guide the rescue work, and presided over an on-site emergency disposal work meeting at 6: 00 a.m. to urgently set up the "9.06" accident investigation and disposal leading group of Gansu Hongda Aluminum profile Co., Ltd., including on-site rescue and disposal group, medical treatment group, public opinion stability control group, accident investigation group, and aftermath disposal group. We will comprehensively carry out personnel evacuation, the treatment of the wounded, and the search and rescue of missing persons, and all teams will immediately carry out investigation into the cause of the accident, disposal of the aftermath, prevention and investigation of hidden dangers of secondary accidents, and so on.

At 9: 00 in the morning, Su Jun once again presided over a working meeting on emergency handling of the "9.06" accident of Gansu Hongda Aluminum profile Co., Ltd., and listened to the report on the rescue work. She stressed: it is necessary to adhere to the supremacy of the people and the supremacy of life, organize forces to do a good job in the touching and arrangement of casualties once again, do a good job in the rescue and treatment of accidents and the treatment of the wounded, and do their best to reduce the losses of accidents and reduce the impact on the production and life of the masses. It is necessary to strengthen monitoring and early warning, prevent and control the occurrence of environmental pollution, and strictly prevent the occurrence of secondary disasters. It is necessary to ascertain the cause of the accident as soon as possible, release authoritative information in a timely manner, and strengthen the guidance of

Subsequently, Su Jun immediately rushed to the scene of the accident and held on-site discussions with Huang Zeyuan, director of the Provincial Emergency Management Department, Zhang Xuchen, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, mayor Zhang Xuchen, and relevant leaders of the provincial emergency department, and relevant experts on emergency rescue and accident investigation and handling.

At 10:00, the rescue of the accident ended. It was confirmed that three people were killed and seven injured in the accident. Tested by the environmental protection department, it did not cause pollution to the surrounding environment.

Su Jun stressed that it is necessary to conscientiously implement the spirit of the instructions given by Lin duo, secretary of the provincial party committee, and Tang Renjian, governor of the province. Adhere to people-oriented, do our best to do a good job in the treatment of the wounded, coordinate and dispatch high-quality medical forces, and do our best to save lives and reduce casualties. It is necessary to do a good job in pacifying and relieving relatives of casualties in a prompt, meticulous, thoughtful and patient manner. It is necessary to report the situation by seeking truth from facts. It is necessary to draw lessons from one example, do a good job in the comprehensive investigation and rectification of hidden dangers in production safety, resolutely prevent and contain the occurrence of major and serious accidents, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

Exclusive interview: causes and consequences of safety accident in cooling water flash production of Gansu Hongda Aluminum profile Co., Ltd.

After the safety accident of cooling water flash production in Gansu Hongda Aluminum profile Co., Ltd., the city immediately set up an accident investigation and disposal leading group to carry out emergency rescue and disposal work. Our reporter interviewed the technical experts and relevant responsible persons of the leading group on the causes and consequences of the accident.

Reporter Gao Zhengliang: "Hello, engineer Li, could you give us a brief introduction to the enterprise in which the accident occurred and in which part of the process there was a problem?"

Li Jifu, technical expert of the "9 06" accident investigation team: "Gansu Hongda Aluminum profile Co., Ltd., where the accident occurred, is a private enterprise mainly engaged in aluminum profile processing. The melting and casting workshop where the accident occurred is mainly the melting of aluminum profile tailings through melting and casting into aluminum alloy rods. It is preliminarily identified as cooling water flash caused by improper operation of the staff at the post."

Reporter Gao Zhengliang: "can you give us a popular explanation of what is cooling water flash?"

Li Jifu, technical expert of the "9 06" accident investigation team: "the accident occurred at 02:25 in the morning on September 6, when workers in the melting and casting workshop were nearing the end of production, resulting in alloy rod leakage due to improper operation, resulting in residual aluminum liquid leaking into deep well cooling water, instantly producing a large number of steam shock waves, resulting in cooling water flash, resulting in the accident."

Reporter Gao Zhengliang: "did the accident have any impact on the surrounding environment?"

Li Jifu, technical expert of the "9 06" accident investigation team: "after the accident, the environmental protection department immediately inspected the site. Judging from the tested data, the accident did not cause pollution to the surrounding environment."

Reporter Gao Zhengliang: "Hello, Director Zhao, please give us a brief introduction to what emergency rescue and disposal work has been taken in our city after the accident?"

Zhao Chenghui, deputy director of the Municipal Emergency Management Bureau: "after the accident, the main leaders of the party and government at the two levels in the urban area and the relevant leaders in charge rushed to the scene to guide the rescue and disposal work. Emergency, public security, fire control, health, environmental protection and other departments immediately carried out rescue and disposal at the scene. At the same time, the main leaders of the provincial emergency department led relevant offices and experts to the scene to guide the rescue and disposal work. At 10:00, the rescue work ended. Monitored by the environmental protection department, it did not cause pollution to the surrounding environment. A total of three people were killed and seven injured in the accident. At present, the condition of the injured is basically stable, the aftermath and accident investigation have been carried out in an orderly manner, and a large-scale investigation and rectification of hidden safety problems in key industries and key areas has been carried out in an all-round way throughout the city. "

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