Recently, a coal mine accident has aroused widespread public concern. On January 26, 2023, when the mine supervisors of the Yinchuan Emergency Management Bureau of Ningxia Province used the integrated security platform to carry out ** inspections in the command and dispatch center, they found that there was a false inspection when the gas inspectors of a coal mine carried out gas detection operations underground. This situation immediately attracted the attention of the supervisors, and they handed over the clues to the Yinchuan Emergency Management Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Detachment for investigation.
After investigation and verification, a total of 502 people worked underground from 22:00 on January 25, 2023 to 15:00 on January 26, 2023, producing 6,303 tons of coal. During this period, when the gas inspectors Jia Moumou and Zhang respectively carried out gas detection at the detection point of the return air flow at the first point of the machine roadway excavation face, they did not use the optical gas detector to detect the environmental gas, and directly filled in the detection data.
According to the "Criteria for Determining the Hidden Dangers of Major Coal Mine Accidents", this kind of false gas inspection behavior belongs to the potential danger of major accidents of "gas overrun operation". According to the Special Provisions on the Prevention of Coal Mine Production Safety Accidents, coal mines should immediately stop production and eliminate potential safety hazards if there are major safety hazards and behaviors. Therefore, the Yinchuan City Emergency Management Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Detachment made an administrative penalty decision to fine the coal mine 800,000 yuan, order it to suspend business for three days for rectification, and fine Ma Moumou, the director of coal mine safety, 30,000 yuan.
This incident has aroused widespread attention and discussion on the Internet, and the public's concern about coal mine safety has been aroused again. There have been similar incidents in the past, in which mine supervisors or gas inspectors deliberately falsified tests for a certain purpose. This kind of behavior seriously threatens the safety of the mine, and in the event of a gas accident, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Gas accidents have always been the "number one killer" of mine safety, and gas inspectors, as front-line sentinels, play a very important role. However, if the sentinels deceive and neglect their duties, and the management system is in vain and unreal, then gas accidents cannot be avoided.
The impact of this incident on society cannot be ignored. Public concern about coal mine safety has further increased, and trust in coal mining enterprises has further declined. This is also a wake-up call for the coal mining industry, which must strengthen the safety management of coal mines, strengthen the supervision and training of gas inspectors, and improve the management system to ensure the safety of coal mines.
At present, the public does not know whether there is an update on the development of this incident. But in any case, the incident has had a profound impact on the entire coal mining industry. Coal mining companies need to take this incident seriously, learn from it, and take effective measures to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents.
Finally, we have to ask, how did the fake inspection by the gas inspector happen? Are there any loopholes in the supervision and enforcement work of the coal mine regulatory authorities? In this context, how can we strengthen the training and supervision of gas inspectors? In addition, is the incentive mechanism and management system for gas inspectors in coal mining enterprises sound? These problems require us to think deeply and improve in order to fundamentally solve the safety problem of coal mines and ensure the safety of miners.