A shocking disappearance of an employee occurred at Nippon Steel's Kyushu Steel's Oita regional plant. A male employee in his 30s suddenly disappeared at work at around 7 a.m. on the 14th, and his work involved high-temperature and high-risk steel smelting.
Upon receipt of the report, the Police immediately launched a search operation. After about 4 hours of searching, they found the human bones of the suspected missing employee in a molten steel pot with a temperature of more than 1,000 degrees Celsius, a diameter of 5 meters, and a depth of 4 meters. It is understood that the employee's operating position is about 5 meters above the molten steel container, and the police are investigating the possibility that he accidentally fell into the molten steel pot.
This incident once again sounded the alarm bell for industrial safety. Steel smelting is a high-temperature and high-risk job, and operators need to be vigilant at all times and strictly follow safe operating procedures. Any negligence can lead to tragedy.
At present, the police and the factory are fully investigating the cause of the incident. Kyushu Steel's Oita Regional Plant said it would fully cooperate with the relevant authorities in the investigation and expressed deep condolences for the misfortune of the employees. At the same time, the factory will further strengthen safety management, improve safety facilities, and increase safety training to ensure the safety of employees.
This incident is a wake-up call for all those who work in high-risk industries. We call on the majority of enterprises to strengthen safety production management, strictly implement the safety production responsibility system, and create a safe working environment for employees. At the same time, employees should also improve their safety awareness and strictly abide by operating procedures to ensure their own safety. Only by working together can similar tragedies be avoided.
Source: Red Star News