Safety accidents involving outsourced railway labor have occurred from time to time in recent years
Wen | Reporter Wang Jingyi of Caijing
Edited | Shi Zhiliang
At about 5:18 a.m. on June 4, a train collided with railway construction personnel on the Lanxin Railway, killing nine people. There were no injured persons and the route of the incident has resumed traffic.
Lanzhou Railway Bureau reported that from 4:06 to 7:06 on June 4, according to the lanxin line skylight construction plan, the lanxin railway jade to Jinchang district closed down line, Wuwei public works section to carry out large machine maintenance operations, at this time the upward line is still in a normal state. Skylight construction refers to the idle time reserved for railway maintenance and construction without laying the train operation line or reducing the number of train operations in the 24-hour uninterrupted operation map of the railway.
At 5:18 a.m., construction workers from the railway department invaded the lanxin line and collided with the k596 train from Urumqi to Hangzhou, which was running through at k361+402 meters, resulting in nine deaths. The line of the incident has a sharp curve, and the radius of the curve is 596.1 meters. At 6:43, Lanxin railway transportation returned to normal.
According to the regulations on the classification of railway traffic accidents in China, the death of more than 3 people and less than 10 people is a large accident, and this accident is a large accident.
According to the internal "Accident Rapid Report" of the Lanzhou Railway Bureau, the 9 deceased people were all workers in the Wuwei Engineering Section of the Lanzhou Railway Bureau, all of whom were labor outsourcers. A total of 59 people participated in the operation on June 4. In addition, the accident site was not within the planned maintenance interval. The prescribed maintenance operation section is k361+900 to k367+800 meters, while the accident occurred at k361+401 meters.
Some railway experts who did not want to be named analyzed the "Finance" reporter that in general, when performing maintenance work, the downward line maintenance operation and the upward line are operating normally. The accident site is 500 meters away from the operation site, it is estimated that the labor workers are on the upward positive line to the work site, did not expect that there was a car driving behind, or wanted to wait to see the car come and then get off the road, it was too late.
A person who has been working in the railway system for more than 20 years told Caijing that labor outsourcing is more common in the railway system, and many public works sections recruit a large number of migrant workers for operations. Many labor workers do not fully necessary the professional quality of railway personnel even after training, and the usual construction and maintenance work can sometimes not be completed on time, and casualties and accidents occur occasionally.
The above-mentioned railway system personnel analyzed the "Finance" reporter that on the one hand, the accident was a weak safety awareness of labor outsourcing personnel, on the other hand, it also reflected that the prevention and control personnel at the scene were not in place, and there may be management omissions.
The k596 train that occurred in the accident departed from Urumqi in Xinjiang to Hangzhou, Zhejiang, departing from Urumqi Station at 10:34 on June 3 and is expected to arrive at Hangzhou Station at 18:22 on June 4, with a full running time of 55 hours and 48 minutes. At the time of the accident, the train traveled between Zhangye Station and Jinchang Station in Gansu province of Lanxin Railway, which was under the jurisdiction of Lanzhou Railway Bureau.
Lanzhou Railway Bureau said that after receiving the accident report, the railway department quickly launched an emergency response plan and went all out to carry out rescue and aftermath work. The railway department expressed deep condolences to the victims and expressed condolences to the families of the victims. In the follow-up, we will make every effort to do a good job in the aftermath, thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident, and make every effort to prevent similar accidents.
In 2020, a total of 13 major railway accidents occurred across the country. According to the "2020 Transportation Industry Development Statistical Bulletin" issued by the Ministry of Transport, there were no particularly serious and major accidents in railway traffic throughout the year, and 13 major accidents in railway traffic occurred, an increase of 9 cases year-on-year. In 2020, the number of railway traffic fatalities nationwide fell by 14.47% year-on-year.
June 2021, the time of the accident, was "Safety Production Month". On the morning of May 28, the party group of China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. held a teleconference on all-road safety, and Lu Dongfu, chairman of the board of directors and secretary of the party group of the State Railway Group, stressed that the deployment requirements of the Office of the State Council Safety Committee on the 2021 national "safe production month" activities should be implemented, the ten-year safety work law of the railway should be scientifically analyzed, and the railway safety and stability should be resolutely maintained.
According to the incomplete statistics of the "Finance" reporter, similar accidents of trains colliding with operators also occurred in 2016, 2013 and 2008.
Taking the accident on November 22, 2013 as an example, the D28 train from Harbin to Beijing hit five line operators while traveling to the Qinshen Passenger Line, causing 4 deaths and 1 injury. According to the preliminary identification report of China Railway Corporation, the cause of the accident was caused by the illegal operation of the line employees, the operation team leader led the operators into the closed network to cross the line in violation of the regulations, the on-site protection personnel were seriously derelict in their duties, there was no contact and protection, and other operators had a weak sense of safety and poor self-protection awareness, which eventually led to the accident.