Hearing that their leader wanted to go down to the mine, the workers looked at the young and promising Lu Yiwei with strange eyes. Perhaps, they were thinking, he's already a leader at this age, and they're still a miner. Is this fate?
A person's success is not by chance. For Lu Yiwei to have what he had today, he had suffered unimaginable hardships. Step by step, he stumbled and stumbled to get to where he was today. In the eyes of others, he was envious, but he felt that he deserved all of this.
Under Qiao Jianjun's arrangement, Lu Yiwei and the others were given two sets of clean miner's uniforms. They put on headlamps and entered the maze-like mine on the trolley cart.
After entering the mine, there was a dim light bulb more than ten meters away, the blower and the clanking cart made a rumbling sound, and the cold cave wind blew in their faces. It was as if they had entered a tunnel of death, gloomy and terrifying. The top of the mine was supported by arm-thick wood, which was on the verge of collapse. It seemed that any more force would collapse the wood. Water seeped out of the walls of the mine, and from time to time, small droplets of water dripped down from the top, as if sobbing, telling the humans the grievances in their hearts.
Lu Yiwei had entered the mine before, but this time, he went down as a government official, and his heart was particularly heavy. He faintly felt that the god of death was lingering around him, and if he was not careful, he would be mercilessly taken away. And this scene was happening every day all over the country.
Hidden dangers were everywhere in the mine. It was very easy for the roof to fall off, and serious accidents would occur. During mining, if mining blindly instead of according to the geological exploration map, it was very easy to dig into the underground water layer, and water leakage would occur. The mine was filled with lingering gas, and if ventilation was not timely, it was very easy for the gas to come into contact with the exposed wire interface, and a gas explosion would occur. In addition, improper operation of the workers would cause sparks when the pickaxe rubbed against the stone, and some workers would secretly smoke, which was also very easy to cause gas accidents.
In addition, there was also a hidden danger when the track of the clanking cart deviated, the steel wire broke, or a sudden power failure. Mechanical and electrical equipment was not regularly repaired, and the route was aging, and suddenly stopped working, which was also easy to cause accidents. There was also the firing of cannons, and improper operation. Duang! duang！ Instantly killing people!
There were also other dangers, such as backflow of rainwater during the flood season, landslides, poisoning, and so on. It could be said that there were dangers everywhere. Among them, the most common coal mine accidents mainly focused on gas, roof fall and water leakage accidents.
Gas, both gas, transliteration is called gas. Its main composition was methane, mixed with ethane, propane, naphtha, hydrogen, and other flammable gases. The fossils of ancient creatures had been sleeping underground for many years. After a series of chemical reactions, they were mixed with the decaying gas in the soil and ores. Clever human beings dug out the "corpse" that had been buried for hundreds of millions of years and used it. However, they did not expect that one day, nature would take revenge crazily.
There was a certain concentration range of disintegration, probably between 5% and 16%. If it was lower than 5%, there would be no explosion, but it would be wrapped around the outer layer of the flame and form a burning layer. If it was between 9% and 10%, it would explode upon contact with fire. If it was above 16%, it would not explode, but it would burn and be easily poisoned. How powerful is the explosion of the gas? It needed to combine the terrain and the air. In other words, a tank of liquefied gas was equivalent to 3,000 grenades. One could imagine its power. Once there was an explosion, there was basically no chance to escape. In an instant, corpses would be everywhere.
In Germany, mining coal mines with gas was explicitly prohibited. In China, in order to develop the economy, in order to drive the "troika", it did not seem that …
Although gas was dangerous, it could be detected. If it was a coal mine with high gas, the miners would turn on the blower before going down to the mine to dilute the gas. There was basically no danger. There were also miners who thought of their own way to catch a canary into the mine. The canary was particularly sensitive to gas. As long as the gas concentration reached more than 5%, it would faint. When the miners saw this, they immediately evacuated.
No matter how it was detected, there was still a potential danger. As long as the workers did not operate properly, or the safety technicians were irresponsible, an irreversible accident could occur.
Nine out of ten coal mines in Nanyang County had gas, but due to the small scale of mining, there had been no gas explosion over the years. However, gas was like a devil hiding in the dark corner with its claws and fangs, waiting for humans to make a mistake with its sharp eyes.
Halfway through, there was another loud "boom" from the mine, scaring Lu Yiwei into a cold sweat. The deputy village chief in charge of safety, Jiang Yucheng, was even more afraid of death. He curled up in the trolley and hugged Lu Yiwei's leg, shivering. It was unimaginable to let such a person be in charge of safety. Lu Yiwei calmly propped up his leg and looked at Jiang Yucheng in disgust.
On the side, Qiao Jianjun comforted him, "Standing Committee Lu, don't worry. It's just firecrackers down there."
This was clearly a violation of operating procedures! Lu Yiwei adjusted his helmet and said, "There are still people in the mine. Why are you firecrackers? Aren't you afraid of an accident?"
Qiao Jianjun felt that Lu Yiwei was making a fuss over a minor issue. He said disapprovingly, "It's okay. We have been operating like this for more than ten years. There has been no accident."
"What if there is an accident?" Lu Yiwei said loudly with his eyes wide open.
Seeing Lu Yiwei's serious expression, Qiao Jianjun did not refute and said unhappily, "Alright, we will rectify it in the future."
"Rectify it today!" Lu Yiwei said bluntly, "When we go up later, order all the workers to stop work and carry out coal mine safety training. Village Chief Jiang, you are responsible for this. Every day's training must be recorded. I want to check it! "
Jiang Yucheng nodded stiffly, his body still trembling.
Qiao Jianjun was unhappy. Countless leaders had come to the mine for inspections, but most of them just took a quick look and left. Apart from taking pictures, they only came down to take a look and left in a hurry. No leader had ever questioned him like this. In the end, he was just an inexperienced kid who did not know any better.
Qiao Jianjun said, "Standing Committee Lu, we have to carry out coal mine safety training once a week. Isn't it making a fuss over a minor issue to stop work now?"
"What do you mean by making a fuss over a minor issue? If someone dies, can you bear the responsibility? "Lu Yiwei said sternly.
"I still have 20,000 tons of work to do this month …" Qiao Jianjun was not afraid of Lu Yiwei and continued.
"Alright, this matter is not up to you!" Lu Yiwei was a little annoyed. If that was the case, he might as well let Ding Changhua take over the mine. After all, safety was more important in a large coal mine.
Qiao Jianjun chose to remain silent and ignored Lu Yiwei.
When they arrived at the worksite, Jiang Yucheng quickly jumped down and hid in a corner to vomit. Lu Yiwei sneered and thought to himself, "What safety? He probably hasn't been down the mine many times."
After the explosion, the worksite was filled with smoke and the weak lights were flickering. With the blower blowing, there was no way to see the miners working inside.
At this moment, a miner ran over. Qiao Jianjun reluctantly introduced, "Standing Committee Lu, this is the safety technician. Don't worry, as long as he's in charge, nothing will go wrong!"
Lu Yiwei ignored Qiao Jianjun and said to the technician, "Lead the way!"
Passing through the smoke and dust, the pungent smell choked the crowd and made them cough. Lu Yiwei could not open his eyes, but for safety's sake, he could not care less and followed the technician to the worksite.
After the explosion, large chunks of coal rolled to the side, and the miner sat on the ground to rest. When he saw someone coming, he immediately stood up, revealing his white teeth and giggling.
Lu Yiwei circled around and checked, but didn't find any potential danger. Lu Yiwei stretched out his hand to shake hands with a miner. When the miner saw that his leader was shaking hands with him, he quickly rubbed his body and grabbed Lu Yiwei's hand. Lu Yiwei could feel the power in the miner's hand. It was a power that fought to change his life, a power that fought against life.
"Old friend, where are you from?" Lu Yiwei looked at Qiao Jianjun coldly, but he was especially friendly to the miner.
The miner continued to giggle and replied in broken Mandarin, "I'm from Sichuan."
"We're all from Sichuan." The others rushed to reply.
"Oh." Lu Yiwei shook hands with them one by one and reminded, "You guys must be careful in the mine. Don't be careless."
"We know. Our boss has been telling us about it every day!" The miner replied.
"That's good!" Lu Yiwei continued, "I want to remind you guys again. Earning money is important, but your life is more important. Don't treat your life as a game, and you must always be careful with your safety …" For some reason, ever since Lu Yiwei became a member of the Standing Committee, his tone had changed and became more official.
"Alright, alright. We will remember!" The miner kept nodding.
Lu Yiwei turned to Qiao Jianjun and asked, "How long do the miners work? How much are they paid per month? "
Qiao Jianjun still hasn't recovered from the shock and replied, "We have three shifts, and there are workers who are willing to work overtime. 50 RMB per worker, and 1,500 RMB per month if they work full time. "
"Oh." Lu Yiwei nodded. "This standard is a little low."
"This is considered low?" Qiao Jianjun's eyes widened. "Xu Liu's coal mine only pays 35 RMB per worker. This is considered a high salary."
It's up to the boss to decide how much they pay, and as long as it's within a reasonable range, Lu Yiwei has no right to interfere. After checking carefully for more than 10 minutes, Lu Yiwei prepared to leave.
Just when he was about to leave, Lu Yiwei lowered his head and found something. He looked at it, and his face turned ugly. He picked it up and asked Qiao Jianjun, "What is this?"
Qiao Jianjun looked at the cigarette in Lu Yiwei's hand, and his face turned ugly. He raised his leg and kicked the technician's waist, scolding, "Son of a bitch, don't you know you can't smoke in the mine? I asked you to supervise the mine, but what are you doing? Everyone's salary will be deducted! "
The technician covered his waist and looked at Lu Yiwei with a pitiful face.
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