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The Qinghe Special Steel Corporation disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred on April 18, 2007, in Tieling, Liaoning, China. Thirty-two people were killed and six were injured when a ladle used to transport molten steel separated from an overhead rail in the Qinghe Special Steel Corporation factory. A subsequent investigation by the Chinese authorities found that the plant had been lacking any major safety features and was severely below regulation benchmarks, with the direct cause of the accident being attributed to inappropriate use of substandard equipment. The investigation also concluded that the various other safety failings at the facility were contributing factors. The report went on to criticize safety standards all throughout the Chinese steel industry. Sun Huashan, deputy head of the State Administration of Work Safety, said that it was "the most serious accident to hit China's steel industry since 1949."〔(Molten steel bursts through windows at China plant ) - ''Reuters'' - Obtained May 30, 2007. Published April 19, 2007.〕 ==Background== The Qinghe Special Steel Corporation ltd, established in 1987,〔 had originally been a state-owned enterprise, and had been restructured into a private business.〔 According to the State Administration of Work Safety, the plant had about 300 employees at the time of the accident, although ''Xinhua'' gave the employment figure as 650.〔(Molten steel kills 32 Chinese workers ) - The ''Times Online'' - Obtained June 1, 2007. Published April 18, 2007.〕 In 2006, the factory produced 70,000 tonnes of steel and had hoped to increase production to 120,000 tonnes in 2007.〔 The building where the disaster occurred was used by the Qinghe Special Steel Corporation as a steel processing plant.〔(Molten Metal Kills 32 in Steel Plant ) - China.org.cn - Published on April 19, 2007. Obtained on May 24, 2007.〕 The ladle which failed carried molten steel from a blast furnace to other processes, and had a diameter of two metres and a capacity of 30 tons (25 tonnes) of liquid steel.〔〔(Horror steel spill kills 32 factory workers ) - news.com.au - Published April 19, 2007. Obtained May 25, 2007.〕 It ran on a rail at a height of three metres above the factory floor.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Qinghe Special Steel Corporation disaster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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