6 people were killed in a collision between a train on the Suijia Line and an operator, and the National Railway Administration: 25 people were processed!

At 1:54 on June 4, 2024, the 42109 freight train ran to Tangyuan Station of Suijia Line 330 kilometers and 599 meters in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province, and collided with personnel who were finishing the line, causing 6 deaths and constituting a major railway traffic accident.

On July 31, the State Railway Administration issued an announcement on the investigation and handling of the major railway traffic accident of the collision between the 42109 freight train and the operator on the Suijia Line. According to Article 11 of the Regulations on Emergency Rescue, Investigation and Handling of Railway Traffic Accidents and Articles 10 and 68 of the Rules for the Investigation and Handling of Railway Traffic Accidents, the accident was a major accident involving the responsibility of railway traffic.

In accordance with the provisions of Articles 54, 68 and 71 of the Rules for the Investigation and Handling of Railway Traffic Accidents, it was determined that the Harbin Public Works Machinery Depot of China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. was primarily responsible for the accident, and China Railway 23rd Bureau Group No. 2 Engineering Co., Ltd. was secondarily responsible for the accident; Investigate the management responsibility of the Jiamusi Public Works Section of China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd.

Accident Overview:

At 1:25 on June 4, 2024, Wen Moumou, the foreman of the first workshop of mechanized cleaning and screening of Harbin Public Works Machinery Section, and Xue, the squad leader, organized 3 safety guards (labor personnel) and 14 operators (labor personnel) to arrive at the shoulder of the 700-meter closed network in the 330-kilometer Suijia upward line in Tangyuan Station to wait for construction work; At 1:45, after receiving the notice of the construction blockade order, the operation location was mistakenly identified, and 19 members of the operation team crossed the upward line and carried out line sorting operations on the unblocked downward line.

At 1:54:28, the 42109 freight train from the south fork to Jiamusi Station passed through the I. road of Tangyuan Station at a speed of 75 km/h. At 1:54:31, the train collided with people operating at a distance of 330 kilometers and 599 meters during braking, killing six people.

After the accident, the Shenyang Railway Supervision and Administration Bureau organized and set up an accident investigation team in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, found out the process of the accident, the causes, emergency response, casualties, direct economic losses and the situation of the relevant units, determined the nature and responsibility of the accident, and put forward suggestions for accident rectification and preventive measures.

Cause of the accident:

1. Direct causes

1. Misidentification of the location of construction work. Harbin Public Works Machinery Section Mechanized Screening Workshop Foreman Wen Moumou, squad leader Xue, safety guards Wang Moumou, Li Moumou, Zhang Moumou violated the "Safety Production Law", "Railway Business Line Construction Safety Management Measures", "General Speed Railway Public Works Safety Rules" and other laws and regulations and railway safety production rules and regulations, did not implement post safety responsibilities, did not contact and confirm with the station liaison officer when crossing the upward line, and organized and led the operators to go on the road in violation of regulations without identifying the line and confirming the location of the operation.
2. Misjudging the line of the train line. Wen Moumou, the foreman of the first workshop of the mechanized cleaning and screening of the Harbin Public Works Machinery Section, and Xue Moumou, the squad leader, violated the regulations, failed to urge the safety guards to look out carefully, and failed to correct the improper position of the safety guards in time; Safety guards Wang Moumou, Li Moumou, and Zhang Moumou violated the provisions of the "General Speed Railway Public Works Safety Rules", blindly believed that the operation team was on the blocked line, did not insist on careful lookout, and did not seriously confirm the train operation of the line.
3. Lack of management of construction operations. China Railway 23rd Bureau Group No. 2 Engineering Co., Ltd. did not appoint safety management personnel to organize construction operations in accordance with the contract, failed to convey the content, scope and precautions of construction operations to each employee, and failed to organize labor personnel to divide labor before the operation.

2. Manage the reason

1. The responsibility of the person in charge of construction is not implemented. Liu Moumou, deputy director of the first workshop of mechanized cleaning and screening, the person in charge of the construction, violated Article 57 of the "Work Safety Law", failed to implement the safety production responsibilities that were fully responsible for the construction work, and failed to conscientiously perform the duties of organization and command at the construction site.
2. The construction organization of the Harbin Public Works Machinery Section was chaotic. After changing the construction day plan and operation content on the day of the incident, the safety risks were not studied, the control measures were not formulated, the operation was carried out in the unfamiliar section of the line equipment, the key content such as the location of the upper and lower roads and the position of the cross line was missing in the construction operation plan, and the safety technical disclosure meeting and the layout meeting before the construction site were not carefully organized.
3. China Railway 23rd Bureau Group No. 2 Engineering Co., Ltd. does not perform its duties. Failure to conscientiously implement relevant legal provisions and contract agreements, violating Article 117 of the Administrative Measures for the Construction of Railway Business Lines of China Railway Group (Tie Tiao [2021] No. 160), illegal subcontracting, and failure to implement the safety production education, training and management responsibilities of labor personnel.
4. The responsibility for the construction supervision of the business line of the Jiamusi Public Works Section has not been implemented. No personnel familiar with the business were appointed to supervise and inspect all aspects of the construction involving driving safety, and no personnel were arranged to supervise the construction of the operation team where the accident occurred.

Determination of Liability:

(1) Persons pursuing criminal responsibility (4 persons):

Liu Moumou, deputy director of the first workshop of mechanized screening in charge of construction, Xue Moumou, the squad leader of the first group of cleaning and screening, and Li Moumou and Zhang Moumou, safety guards, have been arrested by the public security organs in accordance with the law.

In view of the fact that the foreman Wen Moumou and the safety guard Wang Moumou were killed in the accident, they were exempt from responsibility.

(2) Personnel given administrative sanctions (21 people)

1. Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Director and General Manager of China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd.
2. Member of the Party Committee and deputy general manager of China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (in charge of industrial and electrical power supply) were punished with major administrative demerits.
3. China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Harbin Public Works Machinery Section Chief Administrative dismissal.
4. China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Harbin Public Works Machinery Section Secretary of the Party Committee was administratively dismissed.
5. China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Harbin Public Works Machinery Depot in charge of production deputy section director administrative dismissal.
6. China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Harbin Public Works Machinery Section in charge of the safety deputy section chief dismissed from his post and was punished with a major administrative demerit.
7. The director of the Public Works Department of China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. was dismissed from his post and punished with a major administrative demerit.
8. The deputy director of the Public Works Department of China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. was dismissed from his post and punished with a major administrative demerit.
9. China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Harbin Public Works Machinery Section Mechanized Screening Workshop Director Administrative dismissal.
10. China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Harbin Public Works Machinery Depot Mechanized Screening Workshop Branch Secretary Administrative dismissal.
11. China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Harbin Public Works Machinery Section Mechanized Screening Workshop Supervisor Screening Deputy Director Administrative Dismissal.
12. The chief of the technical section of the Harbin Public Works Machinery Depot of China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. was administratively dismissed.
13. The chief of the safety section of the Harbin Public Works Machinery Depot of China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. was administratively dismissed.
14. China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Harbin Public Works Machinery Depot Technical Section Engineer Administrative Demerit Punishment.
15. China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Harbin Public Works Machinery Depot Safety Section Engineer Administrative Demerit Punishment.
16. The chief of the construction section of the Public Works Department of China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. was administratively dismissed.
17. China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Public Works Department of the Department of Public Works Safety Crossing Section Deputy Chief (Section Chief Vacancy) Administrative dismissal.
18. China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Jiamusi Public Works Section General Speed Maintenance Deputy Section Chief Administrative Warning Punishment.
19. The deputy director in charge of project management of the construction department of China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. was given an administrative warning.
20. The deputy general manager of China Railway 23rd Bureau Group Second Engineering Co., Ltd. was given an administrative warning.
21. The assistant to the general manager and project manager of China Railway 23rd Bureau Group Second Engineering Co., Ltd. was given an administrative demerit.

Source: CCTV News B51