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Two contract engineers, Anush Bhaskar and Rajneesh Singh, died of asphyxiation due to a suspected carbon monoxide gas leak while inspecting a container laboratory at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. The incident is being investigated by plant management and the contracting agency, SMS Siemag India Limited, to determine the cause and identify any safety lapses. Union leaders are calling for compensation for families and strengthened safety measures to prevent future accidents.
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A - 'CO - Gas - Leak' - In - 'Visakhapatnam - Steel - Plant'; a - 'Case - Study' - 'R - 1'
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A - 'CO - Gas - Leak' - In - 'Visakhapatnam - Steel - Plant'; a - 'Case - Study' - 'R - 1'
Two contract engineers, Anush Bhaskar and Rajneesh Singh, died of asphyxiation due to a suspected carbon monoxide gas leak while inspecting a container laboratory at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. The incident is being investigated by plant management and the contracting agency, SMS Siemag India Limited, to determine the cause and identify any safety lapses. Union leaders are calling for compensation for families and strengthened safety measures to prevent future accidents.
Two contract engineers, Anush Bhaskar and Rajneesh Singh, died of asphyxiation due to a suspected carbon monoxide gas leak while inspecting a container laboratory at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. The incident is being investigated by plant management and the contracting agency, SMS Siemag India Limited, to determine the cause and identify any safety lapses. Union leaders are calling for compensation for families and strengthened safety measures to prevent future accidents.
‘Gas - Leak’ - at the - ‘Visakhapatnam - Steel - Plant’ - on, ‘Monday - Morning’.
• The - ‘Deceased - Engineers’ - have been -
‘identified’ - as - Mr. Anush Bhaskar & Mr. Rajneesh Singh. Both - belonged to - ‘M/s SMS - Seimag - India - Llimited’, which is the - ‘Contracting - Agency’, ‘executing’ - the - ‘Steel - Melt - Shop [SMS] - II’ - ‘Project - Work’ - as a part of - ‘VSP - Expansion - Plan’. The - ‘Mishap’ - ‘occurred’ - when, the - ‘2 - Engineers’ - were on a - ‘Routine - Inspection - Visit’ - to a - ‘Container - Laboratory’ - at - ‘SMS - II’, where, ‘Carbon - Monoxide - Pressure’ - was - ‘maintained’ - for - ‘Steel - Production’. ‘Minutes’ - after both the - ‘Engineers’ - ‘entered’ - the - ‘Laboratory’, they were said to have - ‘collapsed’. • Anush & Rajneesh - were - immediately - ‘rushed’ - to the - ‘Visakhapatnam - Steel Plant - General - Hospital’. While, one of them - was - ‘declared’ - ‘brought - dead’ - by the - ‘Doctors’, the other - ‘Engineer’ ‘died’ - while - ‘undergoing - treatment’.
• ‘Workers’ said that - they may have
‘inhaled’ - ‘Some - Poisonous - Gas’, probably - ‘Carbon - Monoxide’, in the - ‘Lab’. A - few - ‘Gas - Cylinders’ - were ‘stored’ - in the - ‘Lab’, it - was - learnt. ‘Confirming’ - the - ‘Incident’, but - not - the - ‘Gas - Leak’, ‘RINL’ - said - the - ‘2 - Engineers’ - were found - ‘unconscious’ - in the - ‘Lab’, while - ‘carrying - out’ - an ‘Inspection - Job’, handled - by - ‘Siemag’ - in the - ‘Expansion - Area’. “The - ‘Unit’ - where, the - ‘Incident’ - ‘occurred’ - was under the - ‘Control’ - of - ‘SMS - Siemag - India’ - & - it was yet to be - ‘handed - over’ - to the - ‘Steel - Plant’,” the - ‘Company’ - said. “All the - ‘Gas - Lines’ - at the - ‘Concerned - Unit’ - were in - ‘Good Working - Condition’ & were - ‘closed’ when, the - ‘Incident’ - took place. No - ‘Openings’ - were found in the - ‘Main - Gas - Distribution - Lines’. ‘Gas - Lines’ - & - ‘Connected - Valves’ - were - also - ‘closed’ - & - fully - ‘intact’. ‘Detailed - Reasons’ - for the - ‘incident’ - were being - ‘looked - into’ - by the - ‘VSP - Management’ - & - the - ‘Agency’,” said, a - ‘Senior - VSP - Official’. However, ‘Union - Leaders’ - & also the ‘MLA’ - of - Gajuwaka, Mr. P Srinivasa Rao, said : - it seemed to be a - ‘Case’ - of - ‘Safety - Lapse’ - & - the - ‘Steel - Plant - Management’ - should take - ‘Stringent - Steps’ - to - ‘prevent’ - ‘recurrence’ - of such - ‘Incidents’. “There was a - ‘Major - Accident’ in the - same - ‘Steel - Melt - Shop’ - in - ‘June - 2012’ - when, ‘19 Employees - lost - their - ‘Lives’. We were told then that - ‘Safety’ - would be ‘strengthened’ - at the - Plant, but no - ‘Steps’ - were taken. An - ‘Inquiry’ - would be - ‘conducted’ - & - those - ‘responsible’ - should be - ‘punished’ - & - besides - ‘both’ - the - ‘Steel - Plant’ - & - ‘Seimag’ - should - ‘offer’ - ‘Suitable - Compensation’ - to the - ‘Next - of - Kin’,” Mr. Rao - said. Mr. D Adinarayana & Mr. NV Rama Rao, ‘Leaders’ - of the - ‘Recognised - Union’ - at the - ‘Plant’, said : - the - ‘Plant - Management’ - should - ‘identify’ - ‘Safety - Lapses’ - & - take - ‘suitable’ - ‘Preventive - Measures’. • February 6, 2012: There was a - ‘Spillage’ - of a - ‘Large - Quantity’ - of - ‘Hot - Metal’, in the - ‘Steel - Melting - Shop’, ‘causing’ - a - ‘Loss’ - of - ‘Rs. - 1 - Crore’.
• May 1, 2012: 2 - ‘Contract - Laborers’ -
were - ‘burnt - alive’ - & - ‘2 - others’ - ‘sustained’ - ‘Serious - Burns’ - following - a - ‘Blast’ - in the - ‘Newly - Commissioned’ - ‘Blast - Furnace - III’. • May 22, 2012: A - ‘Conveyor - Belt’ - carrying - ‘Raw - Material’ - to the - ‘New Blast - Furnace’ - ‘melted’ - at the - ‘Sinter - Plant’, after it caught a ‘Fire’. ‘Production - Loss’ - was - of - ‘Rs. 1 Crore’. • June 13, 2012: ‘Massive - Explosion’ - at the ‘Oxygen - Plant’ - in - ‘SMS - II’ - ‘killed’ - ’19 - Persons’. • July, 2, 2012: 6 - ‘Contract - Workers’ - fell - ‘ill’, after - Gas - ‘leaked’ - from a - ‘Pipeline’ - in the - ‘SMS - I’. • January 21, 2013: ‘10 - Employees’ - were - ‘rushed’ - to - ‘Hospital’ - due to - ‘suffocation’ - after - ‘Gas’ - ‘leaked’ - at one of the - ‘Units’ - in - ‘VSP’. The - ‘Death’ - of - ‘2 - Contract - Engineers’ - may lead to a - ‘TPL - Claim’ - to be - ‘paid’, either by - the - ‘Contractor’ - or - the - ‘Principal’, depending - upon - the - ‘Project - Insurance - [SCE] - Policy’ - was taken - by - ‘M/s. - SMS - Siemag - India - Ltd.’, or - by - ‘M/s. Vizag - Steel - Plant’ - & - if - ‘yes’, whether - the - ‘TPL - Cover’ - was - for - ‘Adequate - S.I.’. • ‘Carbon - Monoxide (CO)’ - is a ‘Colorless, Odorless, Tasteless Poisonous - Gas’.
• It is a - ‘Common - Industrial - Hazard’
resulting - from - ‘Incomplete - Burning’ - of - ‘Natural - Gas’ & any - ‘Other - Material’ - containing - ‘Carbon’ - such as - Gasoline, Kerosene, Oil, Propane, Coal, or Wood. • As we know, usually - ‘Carbon - Monoxide - Gas - Detection - System’ - is - ‘installed’ - near - ‘Coke - Oven, SMS, BF, Boiler - Areas’ - where, ‘CO’ - or - any other - ‘Hazardous - Gases’ - could be - ‘released’. • From the - ‘Scenario’ - under - Consideration, it - ‘percolates’ - that - either - ‘CO - Detectors’ - might not be - ‘installed’ - in - ‘SMS - Block’ - of - ‘VSP’ or - not - be in - ‘Good - Working - Condition’.