韩华城电池厂火灾事故调查结果出炉：企业违规操作致23人死亡
韩联社华城8月23日电 据韩国相关部门对酿成23人身亡的京畿道华城市一次电池制造商ARICELL火灾事故进行调查的结果，ARICELL自2021年开始向军方供货以来，就一直用替换试料的伎俩蒙混质检，最终导致安全事故发生。
调查显示，ARICELL为了获取军方订单，长期以来采用欺骗手段，用另行制作的电池替换用于质检的试料，并伪造数据欺骗国防技术品质院。这种违规操作从2021年12月持续至今年2月，ARICELL通过这种方式向军方提供了价值47亿韩元（约合人民币2506万元）的货品。直到今年4月，ARICELL的产品首次被判定为不合格，其欺骗行为才被揭露。
为了弥补因产品不合格造成的损失，ARICELL在今年5月启动了超负荷生产流程，将日产量提高至平均水平的两倍，即5000块电池。为了满足生产需求，ARICELL从人力派遣公司雇佣了53名工人，但这些工人没有经过充分培训就被投入到主要制造工序中，导致产品不良率大幅提升。
尽管如此，ARICELL仍然以非正常的方式继续生产。在火灾事故发生前两天，即6月22日，一块电池在经过电解液注入作业后发生爆炸，引发了火灾。但厂方没有叫停生产，也没有采取任何特别的措施。最终，在6月24日，电池厂发生大火，导致23人死亡。
调查还发现，ARICELL在安全疏散方面也存在严重问题。紧急逃离出口等安全疏散工作整体不到位，工人们没有接受过事故应急培训，在电池爆炸后没有及时疏散，错过了最初爆炸发生后的“37秒黄金时间”，最终酿成惨剧。
针对ARICELL的违规行为，京畿南部警察厅设立的ARICELL火灾事故调查本部和雇佣劳动部京畿支厅已对ARICELL母公司S-Connect代表朴淳瓘和其子等4名负责人以涉嫌违反《产业安全保健法》、业务过失致死伤等为由预先申请逮捕令。朴淳瓘还被控违反《重大灾害处罚法》。
此次事故再次暴露了韩国企业在安全生产和质量管理方面存在的严重问题，也引发了社会对企业责任和政府监管的关注。韩国政府已表示将加强对企业的安全监管，并制定更严格的法律法规，以防止类似事故再次发生。
英语如下：
The Truth Behind the ARICELL Battery Plant Fire: Fake Military Batteries Ledto 23 Deaths
Keywords: Battery plant, fire, fake
Investigation Results of the ARICELL Battery Plant Fire in Hwaseong, South Korea: 23 Deaths Due to Company’s Illegal Operations
Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, August 23 (Yonhap) An investigation into the fire at ARICELL, a batterymanufacturer in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, which resulted in 23 deaths, has revealed that the company had been using deceptive tactics to pass quality inspections since it began supplying batteries to the military in 2021.
The investigation found that ARICELL had been using a different set of batteries for quality inspections than the ones they were supplying to the military, in order to secure military contracts. They also falsified data to deceive the Defense AcquisitionProgram Administration (DAPA). This illegal operation continued from December 2021 to February 2023, with ARICELL supplying the military with goods worth 4.7 billion won (approximately 25.06 million yuan). The company’s deception was only exposed in April2023 when their products failed a quality inspection for the first time.
To compensate for the loss caused by the failed inspection, ARICELL began operating at an overloaded production rate in May 2023, doubling its daily output to 5,000 batteries. To meet this production demand, ARICELL hired 53 workers from staffing agencies, but these workers were not adequately trained and were put directly into the main manufacturing process, resulting in a significant increase in product defects.
Despite this, ARICELL continued production in an abnormal manner. Two days before the fire, on June 22, a battery exploded after being injected with electrolyte, causing a fire. However, the company did not stop production or take any special measures. Ultimately, on June 24, a major fire erupted at the battery plant, resulting in 23 deaths.
The investigation also revealed serious safety issues with ARICELL’s evacuation procedures. Emergency exits and other safety evacuation measures were inadequate, workers had not received emergency training, and they failed to evacuate promptly after the battery explosion, missing the crucial “37-second golden time” after the initial explosion, ultimately leading to the tragedy.
In response to ARICELL’s illegal activities, the ARICELL Fire Accident Investigation Headquarters established by the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency and the Gyeonggi Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor have applied for pre-arrest warrants for four executives, including Park Soon-gwan, the CEO of ARICELL’s parent company,S-Connect, and his son, on charges of violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act, negligence causing death and injury, etc. Park Soon-gwan is also facing charges of violating the Major Disaster Punishment Act.
This incident once again exposes the serious problems with safety production and quality management in South Korean companies,raising concerns about corporate responsibility and government oversight. The South Korean government has stated that it will strengthen safety oversight of companies and implement stricter laws and regulations to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
【来源】https://cn.yna.co.kr/view/ACK20240823004000881?section=news&input=rss
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