February 20, 2012 23:30 Xu, Anshan Iron and Steel Group restructuring shareholding enterprises - Anshan Iron and Steel Heavy Machinery Limited liability company steel casting plant spraying accident, on the spot to 10 people dead, 3 people missing, 17 people were injured. 21 morning reporter rushed to the scene of the accident to interviews learned that, as of 12 o'clock, the search and rescue personnel have found the remains of three missing, the accident death toll rose to 13 people.
Causes of the accident
Site personnel introduced, when they were casting a ring of steel, the use of molds is this outer diameter of about 10 meters of sand, sand type cavity is also filled with gravel, leaving a circle in the middle of the holding steel, in order to cast a ring. Unexpectedly casting is about to end, there are still some of the last steel is about to be poured into the sand type of internal sudden explosion. After the accident, Liaoning Province, Anshan City, the organization of the best experts, equipment, drugs and other medical conditions to treat the injured, 11 less serious injuries in stable condition, the other 6 people with serious injuries, burns are more than 65% of the area, has not yet out of life-threatening situations.
Anshan City Public Hospital Authority medical operation and supervision of the director of Liu Yi introduced the spray explosion accident **** to 17 people were injured, the injured are male, between the ages of 20 and 51 years old, mainly burns. From the early morning of the 21st, Anshan City, the organization of all the injured into the First Hospital of China Medical University Anshan Hospital treatment, this hospital formerly known as the Anshan Iron and Steel West Hospital, treatment of burns in the Northeast region at the best level.
Liu Yi introduced the Liaoning Provincial Department of Health, Anshan City, has set up a special leading group of casualty treatment, 21 has been sent from Shenyang expert group, to come to Anshan on the accident of the seriously injured for diagnosis, treatment is being carried out intensively. Liaoning Province, a casting enterprise responsible for the spray explosion accident in the industry is also known as "running fire", the reason may be due to the casting cavity itself is not uniform, steel infusion encountered after the water, the formation of a large number of gases, which led to the explosion. Although the casting business is a high-risk industry, but the death toll of 13 people in the accident is still rare, leading to many people killed may be more than one ladle at the same time filling steel, generally a ladle needs to be equipped with two staff; another reason is that Anshan Iron and Steel pit-type workshop belongs to the more backward production methods.