at 21:30 on february 27, the high-voltage cable short-circuited the power supply in the production process of jilin chemical fiber company, causing some exhaust equipment in a production workshop to stop operating. the power supply was restored at 23:10. the workers in the relevant positions inhaled toxic gas while preparing to resume production, and were quickly sent to a professional hospital for treatment.
after the accident, the local party committee and government rushed to the scene to direct the rescue, set up an on-site accident disposal team, accident investigation team, environmental monitoring team, medical treatment team, and aftermath work team to do a good job in all emergency response work, and went to the hospital organize professional forces to treat the injured with all their strength.
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the cause of the accident is under investigation
currently, the accident site has been dealt with, the ventilation system has been fully restored, and all secondary disaster factors have been eliminated. according to the monitoring of the factory area and surrounding environment by the ecological environment department, no harmful gas was detected. an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
on the evening of the 28th, jilin chemical fiber officially issued an announcement on this. in this regard, jilin chemical fiber stated that the accident will not have a major impact on the overall production and operation, and will not have a major impact on operating performance.
affected by the new crown epidemic, in 2020, the production and sales rate of jilin chemical fiber products will be significantly lower than the normal level, and the annual gross profit rate will decrease compared with the same period in 2019. according to the performance forecast, jilin chemical fiber will have a net profit loss of 278 million to 298 million yuan in 2020, turning from profit to loss year-on-year.
according to the data, jilin chemical fiber is the largest viscose filament manufacturer in the world, and its main product viscose filament has obvious competitive advantages in the industry. jilin chemical fiber once stated in its regular report that it will continue to expand the competitive advantage of viscose filament series products in the global market, give full play to the advantages of the state-owned assets integration platform, and moderately extend to medicine and fine chemicals.
regarding the impact of this safety accident on production and operation, jilin chemical fiber stated that at present, the production and operation of listed companies are normal. the accident occurred in a local area of a production workshop of jilin chemical fiber. it will not have a major impact on the overall production and operation of the listed company, nor will it have a major impact on the company’s operating performance.
jilin chemical fiber also further stated that it has carried out a careful investigation of other production and operation facilities, and the listed company will seriously learn the lessons of this accident, strengthen production safety management, and prevent similar accidents from happening again. we deeply regret the harm caused to employees and their families by this safety production accident, express our deep condolences to the employees who died in the accident, and express our deep condolences to the families of the victims.
