A fire accident occurred in the product development center of a large organic silicon factory in Zhejiang. The direct cause of the accident was the inadequate supervision of the workshop workers, resulting in the overflow of alcohol containing water and its flow into the drainage ditch, which caught fire upon encountering sparks generated by welding operations. The indirect causes of the accident include inadequate safety management, inadequate management of hot work operations, and problems during the trial production process.
At the time of the accident, Workshop A was conducting trial production of Type II methyl branched silicone oil. At 11:41, tons of alcohol containing water overflowed from the bucket. At 12:45-49, a group of staff went to the site to clean up the spilled alcohol containing water and reported the situation to their superiors over the phone. At around 12:40, another group of workers arrived at the pipe rack near the filling workshop in Class A workshop, preparing to carry out the unfinished hot work in the morning. At around 12:50, after climbing onto the pipe rack, it was found that the welding machine had not scanned the code and could not be used normally. At 12:56, turn on the welding machine. After the welding machine is connected, the water pipe begins to be welded. At 12:58, sparks splashed during welding ignited the alcohol containing water in the drainage ditch and quickly spread.
After the accident, the company immediately activated the emergency plan and organized personnel to extinguish the fire and evacuate. At 14:57, the open flames on site were extinguished, and the accident did not cause any casualties. The company also actively cooperated with relevant departments to investigate the accident, identify the cause of the accident, and took a series of corrective measures to prevent similar accidents from happening again.
The emergency response to this fire accident indicates that the company has certain problems in emergency plans and handling. Enterprises should strengthen the development and drills of emergency plans to ensure that emergency response can be quickly and effectively carried out in the event of an accident. At the same time, enterprises should strengthen safety management, especially personnel management and hazardous material management, to ensure production safety.