In addition to the order of the Minister of Construction, Deputy Director of the Department of Economy - Construction Investment Management Phung Tien Vinh signed a document on urgent inspection and review of traffic safety, labor safety, and environmental sanitation during the construction of the Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh Component Project.
According to the unit under the Ministry of Construction, the press published the content of the incident, reflecting on Package 13-XL, Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh Component Project of the North - South Expressway Construction Project in the East phase 2021-2025 (Project) invested by Project Management Board 85 (Project Management Board 85).
To ensure absolute safety and comply with regulations on construction quality, traffic safety, labor safety, and environmental sanitation on the Project, the Ministry of Construction requests Project Management Board 85 and related units to urgently implement a number of the following contents:
Project Management Board 85, Supervisory Consultants, and Construction Contractors closely coordinate with competent authorities and local authorities to resolve the above-mentioned labor insecurity incident in accordance with the provisions of law; at the same time, organize timely support, visits, and encouragement for families with victims.
Project Management Board 85 reports the results of the handling to the Ministry of Construction and relevant agencies according to regulations.
Project Management Board 85, Construction Contractors organize a review of the entire process of inspection and control of traffic safety, labor safety, and environmental sanitation throughout the Project, noting the need to clarify the causes, responsibilities of relevant organizations and individuals and remedial solutions; necessary measures to prevent similar cases from occurring during the construction process.
The Director of Project Management Board 85 is fully responsible to the Minister of Construction and the law in case of continued occurrence of unsafe incidents during construction.
Requesting Project Management Board 85 and related parties to strictly implement the Directives and directives of the Ministry of Construction for the Project.
Previously, Lao Dong Newspaper informed: The authorities have just announced the initial cause of the work accident at the Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh Expressway project, which killed 2 people.
On August 11, Tuy An Bac Commune Police and functional forces were still verifying and investigating a serious work accident at the Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh Expressway project, which left 2 people dead and 1 person injured.
According to initial information, at around 9:00 a.m. the same day, at Km62+00 (in Binh Chinh village, Tuy An Bac commune), a group of workers were constructing a water level by spraying concrete mixer trucks of Phuong Anh Company on hand-built mixer trays.
When the concrete was poured down to about 3/4 of the height, the trunk system suddenly collapsed.
Three workers, including Mr. Nguyen Ba N (45 years old, residing in Tuy An Dong commune), Mr. T.T.M (55 years old, residing in Tuy An Bac commune) and a man named D (residing in Tuy An Dong commune) fell from a high place and were buried by a concrete block.
The incident caused two people to die on the spot; Mr. D was injured and taken to Phu Yen General Hospital for emergency treatment.
The Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh Expressway project through Tuy An Bac commune is invested by Project Management Board 85, Thang Long Company is the main contractor, the supervision consulting unit is TEDI Company.
The water level project is constructed by Duy Phong Company (subcontractor), hiring 7 local workers. Duy Phong Company was assigned a person in charge of ensuring construction safety.
The Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh Expressway has a total length of 61.7km (excluding the 5.1km Cu Mong tunnel), passing through Gia Lai 19.6km and Dak Lak more than 42km, with a total investment of over VND 14,800 billion, starting construction in early 2023 and expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
