NOTE: the text below is a translation from Chinese to English
At about 13:49 on May 3, 2018, a catalyst explosion occurred in the hydrogenation reactor of No. 1 hydrogenation reactor of a Pharmaceutical facility causing one death and an immediate economic loss of 1.446 million yuan ($216,061,320 USD). According to the “Safety Production Law of the People’s Republic of China”, the bureau led the establishment of an accident investigation team composed of the Municipal Public Security Bureau and the General Labor Union. At the same time, the People’s Procuratorate of Taizhou City was invited to send personnel to participate in the investigation. The accident investigation team entrusted a professional appraisal agency to identify the accident material certificate and hired three experts to form an expert group to analyze the cause of the accident.
In accordance with the principles of “scientific and rigorous, legally compliant, seeking truth from facts, and paying attention to practical results”, the investigation team found out the cause of the accident through on-site investigation, investigation and evidence collection, expert argumentation and comprehensive analysis. In the case of casualties and direct economic losses, the nature and responsibilities of the accident were identified, suggestions for handling the responsible persons and responsible units were put forward, and suggestions for accident prevention and rectification measures were proposed. The relevant situation is reported as follows:
First, the basic situation: