Chongqing Jianfeng Chemical Safety Incident

It is said that the error in the scaffold design, due to a lack of thorough review, places significant responsibility on the supervision company!

The day before last, the investigation team into the \"3·23\" factory collapse incident in Fuling, Chongqing, revealed to the public that **staff from the State Administration for Work Safety have arrived in Fuling to investigate the collapse of Jianfeng Chemical Factory. 　　 　　Upon arriving in Fuling, the staff took photographs at the accident scene as evidence, and questioned and investigated the relevant personnel. 　　 　　Xiao Jiankang, director of the Chongqing Work Safety Supervision Bureau, said that the accident response team is making rapid progress; the identities of all the victims have now been confirmed, and compensation procedures have already begun. 　　 　　At 15:04 on March 23, a collapse of the roof of a chemical material production facility under construction at Chongqing Jianfeng Industrial Group Company, located in the Baitao Sub-district Office of Fuling District, Chongqing, resulted in 12 workers dying and 2 workers being injured. 　　 　　Yesterday, I interviewed the survivors who were lying in beds at Jianfeng Hospital: Yu Anshun and Zhou Maocheng, and listened to them recall that \"Black Monday\" which still fills them with tears to this day. Compared to those 12 workers who died, the two of them were undoubtedly lucky, but the deep psychological wounds inflicted by the accident took a long time to heal. 　　 　　On the way from Chongqing to Fuling, the reporter noticed that there were particularly many chimneys in Fuling – some along the Yangtze River and others on the mountains. It is understood that the chemical industry is one of the key pillar industries in Fuling. 　　 　　Jianfeng Hospital is located on a hill in the Baitao Sub-district Office area of Fuling District. After turning onto this hill from National Highway 319, one has to travel another three or four kilometers along a winding road to reach this hospital situated at the top of the hill – Jianfeng Hospital. It is understood that Jianfeng Chemical Factory is affiliated with Chongqing Jianfeng Industrial Group Co., Ltd. 　　 　　In the inpatient ward of Jianfeng Hospital, there are two special rooms; white sheets with the words \"Visitors not allowed. Mobile phones are strictly prohibited\" are stuck on the glass doors of those rooms. Yu Anshun and Zhou Maocheng, the survivors of this disaster, are staying in those two rooms respectively. 　　 　　At around 11 a.m. yesterday, when the reporter arrived at the ward, four workers from the work safety supervision department, wearing identification badges around their necks, were each asking Yu Anshun and Zhou Maocheng about the details of the accident. Medical staff told the reporters, “People from the central government have arrived.” ”The reporter saw that the safety inspection staff were frequently making entries on the pre-prepared accident investigation forms. 　　 　　At around 11:45, the safety inspectors left the ward. The reporter interviewed these two survivors. 　　 　　Scene: The collapse was so rapid that there wasn’t even time to scream. The reporter first entered Yu Anshun’s hospital room; Yu Anshun was lying in the bed, while the woman beside the bed was wearing pajamas and had a large belly. “This is my wife; her surname is Li, and the fetus in her womb is 6 months old. ”At these words, a complex smile appeared on his lips and at the corners of his eyes: he was relieved to have survived such a grave accident, yet worried that it might cause severe harm to his family, especially to the fetus in his wife’s womb. 　　 　　When Yu Anshun heard that the reporter was from Guangdong, he became energetic immediately. He said that he was a local from Baitao Sub-district Office. In 2005, he worked as a carpenter on construction projects in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, for some time, and is very familiar with the areas of Nanshan and Luohu. In recent years, construction projects have sprung up everywhere in Chongqing, creating many woodworking opportunities, so he decided to return to his hometown to pursue a career in that field. 　　 　　Yu Anshun had been working as a carpenter for seven or eight years without ever having any accidents, but the terrifying scenes that day made him feel as though he had \"suddenly fallen into hell.\" At that time, he and his coworkers were working on the top deck of a 85-meter-high material preparation platform; he was installing steel pipes while his 50-year-old uncle was handing him the pipes. Without any warning, Yu Anshun suddenly felt his body falling rapidly; his right knee hit something hard, causing intense pain ； A moment later, pain was also felt in the waist ； The body swung in the air a few times. There was a rumbling noise in my ears, but no screams, no words. A few seconds later, everything around suddenly became silent. 　　 　　Survival: The rope tied to the rebar saved his life. Faced with this sudden disaster, Yu Anshun didn’t have time at first to think about what exactly was happening to him. Only when everything settled down did he realize: it had collapsed. He looked around for his uncle, shouting desperately in hopes of hearing a reply from him, but it remained utterly silent there; not a single sound could be heard. Reason told him: it’s over 80 meters up in the air... His uncle was gone, gone for good. He took his phone out of his pocket and called his wife and his cousin (his uncle’s daughter), one after the other. “My uncle is gone…” He cried, “I’m fine.” ”My cousin cried, and my wife cried too. 　　 　　The ceiling collapsed, but the four walls of the material preparation area were not damaged. The strap tightened around Yu Anshun’s waist, causing unbearable pain. He noticed a large hole in the wall of the concrete batching station beside him, so he carefully climbed inside. In fear, he told the reporters, “What if the walls also collapse?” I’m still scared when I think about it now. ”Crouched in that hole, he dialed the emergency number. 　　 　　At that moment, Yu Anshun realized that, in addition to himself, 3 other workers had also survived. He summarized the reasons why the four people survived: “Each worker had a rope hanging from them; mine was 1.5 meters long.” The other 3 workers, like me, tied the lifting ropes to the rebar that protruded from the concrete. The other workers tied the lifting ropes to the steel frame. The steel frame collapsed, and people fell down as well. After this accident, the concrete was in perfect condition; it was very strong. ” 　　 　　Yu Anshun’s wife, Li Mei, who is a housewife, cried bitterly after receiving her husband’s call; she then found a relative and asked him to take her to the factory. With her big belly, she made her way to the factory grounds through rough terrain. The rescuers on the scene told her that half an hour after the incident, the factory’s safety officer had used a crane to rescue Yu Anshun, who was then taken to Jianfeng Hospital. Li Mei felt relieved; she immediately changed direction and headed back toward the hospital on the other hill. 　　 　　Guilt: “I brought my uncle, who was looking for work, to the construction site.” In fact, Yu Anshun really doesn’t want to recall what happened that day; whenever the images of that disaster come to mind, he thinks of his uncle, and his sense of guilt intensifies. It was because he brought his uncle, who was looking for work, to that construction site two days before the incident occurred. 　　 　　Yu Anshun earns 150 yuan per day at the Jianfeng Chemical Plant site, which makes him a worker with a high income in the area. Yu Anshun said, “I am at the ‘master’ level, so my wage is relatively high.” ” 　　 　　Yu Anshun’s uncle, Chen Qingsheng, is 50 years old. Relying on the steep and uneven fields of the mountainous town, she raised her two daughters to adulthood and married them off in the urban area of Chongqing. Two or three years ago, seeing that Yu Anshun earned a considerable income, Chen Qingsheng \"took his nephew as a teacher\" to learn carpentry from him. Four or five days before the incident, introduced by someone, Yu Anshun went to work at the material preparation site of Jianfeng Chemical Factory—he had previously been involved in industrial engineering and thus had experience in this field. During that time, Chen Qingsheng was struggling to find something to do; two days before the incident, Yu Anshun introduced him to the construction site. 　　 　　At this point, Yu Anshun’s eyes began to fill with tears. He pinched his twitching nose, trying hard to hold back his sadness, and told the reporter about the \"mental torment\" that had plagued him over the past few days: \"These days, I dream about my uncle. In my dreams, he hands me a steel pipe, and then the dream ends. My uncle was a very kind person in life; he was always cheerful and loved to joke around. Who would have thought that now there isn’t even his body left.” I was the one who took him to that construction site. ”Yu Anshun is suffering greatly from self-reproach. 　　 　　Yu Anshun is feeling well at the moment; the soft tissue strain in his right knee will recover soon, and his back pain has also lessened. The doctor told him that he would be able to be discharged in about one to two weeks. 　　 　　Accident: It might have been caused by poor design. In the neighboring ward lay 18-year-old Zhou Maocheng, from Huainan, Anhui. Zhou Maocheng, who has just reached adulthood, is still young, but he has already been traveling around the country for three or four years. He says he’s not cut out for studying, which is why he started exploring the world at a very young age. Half a year ago, his aunt took him to Chongqing; four or five days before the incident, he went to work as a welder at the Jianfeng Chemical Plant. 　　 　　Zhou Maocheng wasn’t in very good spirits nor was he in a bad one during the interview with the reporters; his aunt had just gone out to get him food, leaving him alone in this double-room ward. In the accident, he suffered a dislocated right shoulder and fractures to his middle and index fingers on the left foot; both bone injuries were caused by severe impacts during the rapid descent of his body after the collapse, and both have now been casted. There is also a large, blood-red scrape on the neck. 　　 　　It is understood that the products manufactured by Jianfeng Chemical Plant mainly include urea, compound fertilizers, melamine, etc. The accident occurred at the construction site, where a project to produce 450,000 tons of synthetic ammonia and 800,000 tons of urea is underway. The contractor for this project is China National Chemical Engineering Third Construction Company, while the supervision company is Chengda Supervision Company. 　　 　　Yu Anshun revealed to reporters that his \"direct boss\" is a contractor, a man in his 40s from Luzhou, who obtained the project for building the material handling platforms from Sinochem Third Construction Company. At the time of the incident, the contractor was directing work on the roof and unfortunately lost his life as well. 　　 　　Regarding the cause of the accident, Yu Anshun analyzed, “It’s unlikely that it was caused by cutting corners.” If shoddy work is used, even if it collapses, it shouldn’t sink so quickly that there’s no time to react at all; there should be some process involved, right? I think the poor load-bearing capacity of the platform is likely due to improper design. ” 　　 　　Compensation: 160,000 yuan per person; the family members are not satisfied. Yu Anshun said that the body of his uncle Chen Qingsheng has been taken to the Fuling Funeral Home, along with the bodies of the other 11 victims. The factory voluntarily offered to pay 160,000 yuan per victim, but the families of the victims “could not accept this amount”. Therefore, as of the time of this report, the body had not yet been burned. 　　 　　Yu Anshun recalled that the day before the incident, the contractor collected copies of their ID cards from each of them, and he wasn’t sure what they were for. Today, 12 workers lost their lives at the construction site; he and Zhou Maocheng suffered both physically and mentally, while the other two also endured severe psychological trauma. He really wishes that the deceased contractor had purchased insurance for each worker before the accident happened. But just one day after submitting a copy of his ID card, trouble arose, and Yu Anshun began to mock his own illusion that insurance had been purchased: “Ahem… There are never so many rules when working in the countryside; I’ve hardly ever heard of any bosses who would buy insurance for workers like us.” ” 　　 　　Zhou Maocheng was naive and inexperienced in his youth, with almost no understanding of things like insurance and claims, but he was very hopeful that he would receive a certain amount of compensation. Yu Anshun said, “Let’s consider the matter of filing a claim after being discharged from the hospital.” The psychological trauma caused by the accident will haunt me for the rest of my life. ” Related keywords: Chongqing, Jianfeng Chemicals, fertilizers, accidents