At the Nippon Steel Works in Hyogo Prefecture, where two employees were exposed to a large amount of radiation during inspection work last month, two people died in a fall accident and a carbon monoxide poisoning accident last month. The police are investigating whether there are any problems with the safety management of the site.
On the other hand, the company did not announce the exposure accident because of the privacy of the injured, and the support group for the victims of occupational accidents said, "We will widely share necessary information while protecting personal information to prevent recurrence. I want you to do it. "
At Nippon Steel's Setouchi Works in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, an accident occurred a month ago on the 29th of last month while inspecting a measuring device that uses X-rays, and two male employees in their 30s and 50s were exposed to a large amount of radiation. I am still receiving treatment at a facility at Hiroshima University, which provides advanced medical treatment.
According to police, another accident occurred at the steelworks last month, when a 47-year-old man from a partner company died of carbon monoxide poisoning while cleaning a duct on the 21st and subcontracted on the 26th. A 42-year-old man from the company fell and died while dismantling his scaffolding.
In light of the series of accidents, the police are investigating whether there are any problems with safety management at the site.
In addition, while Nippon Steel responds to interviews regarding exposure accidents, it does not make announcements because of the privacy of the injured.
Regarding this, Sugiro Furuya, the secretary general of the "National Occupational Safety and Health Center Liaison Conference" that supports victims and families due to occupational accidents, said, "Information sharing is extremely difficult to prevent recurrence for workers and companies doing similar work. As a social mission, I want companies to make efforts to widely share necessary information while protecting personal information, "he said, pointing out the importance of the announcement.
On the 1st of this month, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, which took this exposure accident seriously, notified industry groups of precautions when inspecting similar equipment.
Nippon Steel "Considering the privacy of injured people"
Regarding the fact that the exposure accident was not announced, Nippon Steel said, "There is no leakage of X-rays to the outside, and due to the nature of the case, it is necessary to give more consideration to the privacy of the injured, so we refrain from proactively disclosing it." I have commented.