活動快報

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＜1. Summary of the case＞

In March 2024, eight victims, including Ah X, Sha X, Ta X, Tong X, Song X, Tsang X, Lin X and Wang X, did aluminum mold casting. Ah X was at the southwest side of the batch tray and suspected to have seen aluminum leakage from the mold on the tray. When he went there to block the leakage, an explosion occurred, resulting in the deaths of Ah X and Sha X and the injuries of the other six people.

＜2. Causes of hazards＞

Employers did not take appropriate protective measures (such as safety locks, indicator monitoring devices, emergent exhaust facilities, strict control of workforce and dryness, etc.) to prevent burns or other hazards caused by the disposing of large quantities of highly heated materials in workplaces, and did not require workers to wear appropriate protective gears.

＜3. Protective Measures for Hazards＞

(1) Employers should take appropriate precautions to prevent burns or other hazards caused by the flying or spilling heated materials in blast furnaces, iron casting furnaces or glass melting furnaces, or workplaces for disposing massive quantities of heated materials. They should make sure the workers wear appropriate protective gears.

(2)  The designers, manufacturers, and importers of machinery, equipment, appliances, raw materials, and materials, as well as the designers and constructors of construction sites should conduct risk evaluations at the planning stage of designing, manufacturing, importing, or constructing. They should attempt to prevent occupational disasters while operating these objects or constructing processes.