Non safety production accident, emergency bureau: After investigation, the public reported that a coal mine in Jining had concealed the report of a fatal accident | Reported | Accident | Wenshang County | Shi Mou | Pengpai News | Personnel | Coal Mine
Recently, some people reported to Pengpai News that a fatal accident occurred at Yiqiao Coal Mine in Wenshang County, Jining, Shandong Province on April 15th. One person died in an accident while working underground. After the accident, the coal mine did not report to the relevant department in accordance with regulations, which is considered as concealment. Regarding this matter, on June 16th, staff from the Emergency Management Bureau of Wenshang County responded to Pengpai News that after investigation, it was not a safety production accident.
The public reported that he had previously worked at Yiqiao Coal Mine and recently learned about an accident that had occurred at Yiqiao Coal Mine during a conversation with former colleagues. A man who described himself working at Yiqiao Coal Mine told Pengpai News that on the morning of April 15th, he saw an ambulance at the wellhead and later learned that an accident had occurred underground.
The man explained that according to his understanding, a coal mine worker surnamed Shi was accidentally hit by a falling iron frame while working underground, and later died. The coal mine reached an agreement privately with the families of the victims and concealed the incident, "it has now been resolved.".
On June 13th, Pengpai News reported the above clues to the Shandong Bureau of the National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau, and staff suggested reporting to the local authorities. Pengpai News will report the relevant situation to the Emergency Management Bureau of Wenshang County.
On June 15th, Pengpai News once again contacted the Emergency Management Bureau of Wenshang County, and staff members stated that law enforcement officers were still investigating.
On the 16th, the staff reported the investigation situation to Pengpai News. He introduced that after investigation, on April 15th, the above situation did not occur in Yiqiao Coal Mine. At around 11:30 on April 16th, a worker named Shi, who was unconscious due to a sudden illness, was urgently sent to the hospital for rescue. At around 17:30 on the same day, he died despite rescue efforts.
The medical record shows that there is no obvious traumatic brain injury in Shi, and the cause of death is respiratory failure and sudden cardiac arrest. The investigators asked their colleagues, and they reported that when Shi fell to the ground, there were no objects hitting or mechanical injuries. Shi's safety helmet was worn normally and in good condition.
The Emergency Management Bureau of Wenshang County verified that the death of Shi was basically ruled out as an external cause and not a safety production accident.
Public information shows that Yiqiao Coal Mine is located in Yiqiao Town, Wenshang County, Shandong Province. The mine started construction in June 2003 and was put into operation in January 2006. The mine covers an area of approximately 17.5 square kilometers and mainly mines high-quality three-layer coal with low ash, low sulfur, and high heat. In 2015, the approved production capacity of the mine was 800000 tons per year, making it a low gas, medium scale mine.