Ingxelo: Kwenzeka ntoni mhla kwasweleka abasebenzi ababini eWest Haven, eVirginia

VA Connecticut Health Care System's kwikhampasi West Haven njengoko kujongwe West Springs Street ngoJulayi 20, 2021. Westport - Uphando Federal wafumanisa ukuba ngoNovemba 13, 2020, intsimbi elula ephoswe flange kumgca umphunga ukuguga kwisakhiwo Veterans Affairs Medical Centre ngequbuliso. inqunyulwe ibe ziziqwenga ezine, ikhupha umphunga woxinzelelo oluphezulu kwaye yabulala amadoda amabini afa. Uphando lwe-VA malunga nengozi luchaza iziganeko zasekuseni, zichaza indlela uJoseph O'Donnell, ikontrakthi eqeshwe ukulungisa ukuvuza kwipayipi, yangena phantsi kweSakhiwo 22 emva kokulungiswa, kunye no-Euel Sims Jr., i-plumbing isuphavayiza, kunye Ukusilela kwezixhobo kunye nemilinganiselo yokhuseleko eyakhokelela ekufeni kwabo.Ukusukela ngoko, uVirginia wenze okanye wacwangcisa utshintsho oluninzi, kubandakanywa iprojekthi yokuphucula umphunga. Kodwa ingxelo ithi izinto ezibe negalelo kwesi sehlo sika-2020 ziquka imibhobho yamanzi ebindala nengasafikeleliyo kwimigangatho yempahla ekhoyo ngoku, iivalvu ezingafakwanga kakuhle kunye nemibhobho ekhokelela kumanzi amileyo, nokutyholwa ngokungalandeli iinkqubo zokugcina amadoda ekhuselekile. Umnyango weSitrato saseWest Springs we-VA Connecticut Health Care System kwikhampasi yaseWest Haven, wafotwa ngoJulayi 20, 2021. Ekugqibeleni, xa amadoda evula imibhobho, umphunga wabetha umbhobho we-intshi ezi-6, kwaye uxinzelelo lwalulukhulu kangangokuba i-flange. ithungelwe emazantsi edrophu ethe nkqo yakrazuka yaziingceba ezine, ivuthela umphunga kwigumbi. Ingxelo. Ingxelo yophando ye-VA, ekhutshwe ngo-Ephreli 15, ifunyenwe yiNew Haven Registry ngesicelo seNkululeko yoLwazi.Amagama abasebenzi bonke ahlelwe. Isiganeko sakhokelela ekuhlaziyweni kokungaphumeleli kwe-West Haven Virginia, okubangelwa izaziso ezisithoba ze-OSHA kunye nokubiza iCongress ukuba iphinde ivuselele iziko lezonyango. Ngokwengxelo, uthotho lweziganeko lwaqala ngo-Okthobha okanye ngoNovemba ka-2020, xa ukhuseleko lwaseVirginia lwaxelelwa ngokuvuza kwigumbi lokugcina kwiSakhiwo sama-22, kufutshane nesiphelo sendlela enkulu ekungeneni kweCampbell Avenue. isebe lemibhobho kwafuneka ukuba ukwahlula umphunga kwisakhiwo ukuze kuncitshiswe asbestos.Umsebenzi abatement wagqitywa ngoNovemba 9, kwaye umphunga uhlala off. Nge-13 kaNovemba, umhlali waseDanbury kunye nonokontraka waseDanbury uMulvaney Mechanical assembler umphunga u-O'Donnell ugqibezele ukulungisa indawo evuzayo ngo-7:45 amNgo 8:00, uSims, igqala leNavy Seabees kunye nomhlali waseMilford, wazisa umphathi wakhe ukuba uzimisele ukubuyisela umva umphunga. Amadoda amathathu awela isitrato esiya kweso sakhiwo, kodwa umphathi weSims wacelwa ukuba avule igumbi elahlukileyo kwiSakhiwo sama-22, ingxelo yathi. U-O'Donnell kunye noSims kuthiwa baqhubela phambili kwigumbi elingaphantsi komatshini kwiSakhiwo sama-22 ukuze bavule. ivalve yomphunga. Malunga nentsimbi yesi-8:10, ingxelo yathi, “Umphathi wenkqubo yezinto eziluncedo weva isithonga esikhulu waza wabona umsinga womphunga uphuma kwisinyuko esikhokelela kwigumbi lomatshini. . … ubushushu obuphezulu I-alam ibangele i-alam yomlilo, kwaye ingcali yokhuseleko yemka ngoko nangoko ukuya kuphanda ngesivusi esixeliweyo kwiSakhiwo sama-22. Ukongeza, ngeli xesha, umphathi wenkqubo yezinto eziluncedo kunye nomnye umsebenzi weziko lonzakele ngelixa bezama ukungena kwigumbi lomatshini elikwigumbi elingaphantsi. ." Isityalo sebhoyili saseVirginia savalwa, kwaye iSebe lezoMlilo laseWest Haven, iPolisa yaseVirginia State kunye nabaphenduli bokuqala baphendule. “Emva kokwehla koxinzelelo lomphunga kunye nobushushu kwelo gumbi, abasebenzi bexesha likaxakeka bakwazi ukungena kwelo gumbi, kodwa ngeli xesha umphathi wevenkile yemibhobho yamanzi kunye nonokontraka oomatshini babesele befile,” yatsho ingxelo. malunga ne-2:15, ixhoba lathatyathwa. Uphando lwe-VA nge-Applied Technical Services e-Marietta, eGeorgia, lwafumanisa ukuba ukukhutshwa komphunga ogqithisiweyo kwakunamandla kangangokuba amadoda amabini azama ukutyhala umnyango kwigumbi le-8-by-12-foot ayikwazanga. zalutshisa unyawo lwakhe kumanzi ashushu, itsho ingxelo. Umfanekiso ovela kwiSebe leMicimbi yaMagqala e-US "I-West Haven Steam Rupture, iBhodi yoPhando loPhando" ingxelo yememo, yomhla we-15 ka-Epreli 2021, ebonisa "Ubumbeko lwePipe - Ixesha loPhando." Ingxelo ithi: "Xa i-cast iron flange ihlulekile, i-6" umgca we-steam oyintloko wakwazi ukukhupha egumbini, "igumbi laxinzeleleka ngomphunga xa umphunga waqala ukugeleza kwigumbi usuka kumgca womphunga ongathinteliyo. idala amawaka eeponti zamandla ngaphakathi komnyango, inyanzelisa ukuba ivale.Ngeli xesha, akunakwenzeka ukuvula umnyango ngaphandle kwezixhobo ezinzima. "Ithuba leeveki ezimbini phakathi kwengxelo yokuqala yokuvuza komphunga kwiSakhiwo sama-22. kwaye umhla wengozi, udityaniswe nemibhobho yokuthontsi engafakwanga ngokufanelekileyo, ibingoyena nobangela wokufa, itshilo ingxelo. Ibe ngunobangela wengozi, "yatsho. Ngokumalunga neekota ezintathu zegaloni yamanzi kwidropha, akukho valve yokukhupha okanye i-drain efunekayo. Abaphandi bathi i-flange eqhekekileyo yayincanyathiselwe kwiflange engenanto ekupheleni i-dropper kwaye kufuneka idityaniswe, ingafakwanga intambo, kumbhobho. Iiflange zaphuka emva "kwexesha eliqhelekileyo lefuthe eliphezulu lesando samanzi," yatsho ingxelo.Ihamile yamanzi yi-hydraulic shock wave ebangelwa ngamanzi okanye umphunga ngokunyanzeliswa ukuba umise okanye utshintshe indlela kwaye emva koko ubethelwe kwivalve okanye omnye umqobo. Ngokuqhelekileyo kubangelwa ukuqokelela kwamanzi kwimibhobho ye-steam. Xa ivalve ivula kwaye umphunga ungena kumbhobho kwigumbi lomatshini, ubetha amanzi apholileyo kwidropha ngeziphumo ezibi kakhulu. imibhobho,” yatsho ingxelo. ” kwaye “ngoyena nobangela wokusilela ngequbuliso kweentsimbi ezingwevu”. Ingxelo ithi: "I-flange ekujoliswe kuyo ifumene ukusilela komthwalo ngenxa yomthwalo ongaphaya koko ibinokuwuthwala." Umfanekiso ovela kwi-15 ka-Epreli 2021 iSebe leMicimbi yamagqala e-US "i-West Haven Steam Rupture, iBhodi yoPhando" ingxelo yememo ebonisa "umonakalo we-flange" kwiSakhiwo se-22. "Ixesha elidlulileyo phakathi kokungena kwisithuba kunye nokuvula iivalve kwindawo abayifumene ibonisa ukuba inkqubo ayizange iphinde inikwe amandla ngokufanelekileyo olu hlobo lwenkqubo lufuna ubushushu obucothayo kunye noxinzelelo olucothayo. “Abasebenzi bavule i-75% yevalve yomphunga #1. Baphinde bavula ivalve yebhola ebekwe kwisihluzo esikhulu somgca womphunga wecondensate,” yatsho ingxelo. Ezinye iivalve ezimbini nazo bezivuliwe, enye i-5% ukuya kwi-6%, enye ivule i-11%. Umfanekiso ovela kwiSebe leMicimbi yamagqala e-US "I-West Haven Steam Rupture, iBhodi yoPhando" ingxelo yememo, yomhla we-15 ka-Epreli 2021, ebonisa "UQhagamshelwano lwemibhobho enemisonto, iDrip Bottom." "Ukuvulwa kwevalve yebhola kufuneka kunikeze ingxelo kwangoko kubasebenzi ngendlela yokuhamba komphunga kunye ne-condensate flow ukubonisa ukuba iyasebenza," utshilo abaphandi. "Ulandelelwano oluchanekileyo apho i-valve nganye ivula khona ayicacanga, kodwa kungcono ukuvula umgca we-condensate kuqala." Ivalve encinci yebhola. / 4 galoni ye-condensate." Ingxelo yathi imibhobho ye-22 yeSakhiwo iphule iikhowudi ezininzi. Iiflange zentsimbi eziphosiweyo azivumelekanga kwiinkqubo zemibhobho yomphunga phantsi kwezi khowudi, kodwa azithintelwa yi-VA okanye i-ASME codes, ingxelo yathi. akukho bungqina bokuba uVirginia uye wayalela nabani na ngaphambili ukuba asuse okanye atshintshe iflange,” yatsho. Ukongezelela, i-steam trap yafakelwa kufutshane kakhulu nasezantsi kombhobho wokuthontsiza, “ivalve yokuzahlukanisa yivalve yebhabhathane, eyivalve. ayivunyelwe phantsi kwekhowudi ye-VA, "ingxelo ithi. Enye ingxaki, ingxelo yathi, "ukungakwazi ukuhlukanisa nayiphi na imigca emithathu ephambili yomphunga, okwenza kube nzima ukuba isityalo sebhoyili siqinisekise ukhuseleko lwesityalo sonke sebhoyila." . VA Connecticut Health Care System kaThixo kwikhampasi West Haven njengoko kujongwe West Springs Street ngoJulayi 20, 2021. Abaphandi baphinde batyhola VA yokuswela iinkqubo eyenzelwe ukukhusela abasebenzi kwiimeko eziphathekayo eziyingozi.Inkqubo yokutshixa/i-tagout ithintela ukuba umphunga ungabuyi umva. yenziwe nguye nabani na ngaphandle kwalo mntu uyicimileyo. Ngokwengxelo: “Isitshixo se-VA kunye netyathanga zifunyenwe kwindawo ekufutshane nevalve yegumbi, ebonisa ukuba inkqubo inokuba itshixiwe. Nangona kunjalo, akukho zilogi ze-Lockout tagout (LOTO), iimvume okanye iinkqubo zeLOTO zesistim. Akukho gqogqo lwe-ofisi olufumene iilogi zeLOTO okanye iinkqubo zezi zivalo okanye izakhiwo." Unxibelelwano phakathi kokhuseleko, imibhobho yamanzi kunye nobunjineli nalo aluphumelelanga: "Isixhobo sokubilisa amanzi asizange saziswe ngolu kuvalwa, kwaye asizange saziswe ngokuvalwa okuqhubekayo. Akukacaci ukuba ngaba ubunkokeli bobunjineli okanye ukhuseleko belulwazi ngolu suku. umsebenzi uyaqhubeka,” itshilo ingxelo."Iqela alikwazanga ukumisela ukuba kutheni unokontraka ekweli gumbi. Iqela alifumananga bungqina bokutshixa okongeziweyo okubekwe ngunokontraka. " NgoMeyi 12, i-OSHA yakhupha izaziso ezilithoba malunga neemeko zokusebenza ezingakhuselekanga okanye ezingekho mpilweni eConnecticut, kubandakanywa nokwazisa abaqhubi bezityalo zebhoyila ukuba baphume / bakhuphe imigca yemveliso; besilela ukwazisa uMulvaney. I-Mechanical yeenkqubo zayo ze-LOTO; okanye ukuvala ngocwangco kwezixhobo" ukwenzela ukuba i-condensate ikhutshwe kwisistim.Yathi "iinkqubo azizange ziphuhliswe, zibhalwe kwaye zisetyenziswe ukulawula amandla anokuba yingozi" okanye iteknoloji esetyenziselwa ukusebenzisa i-valve. Ukongeza, i-OSHA yafumanisa ukuba i-VA ayizange iqinisekise ukuba indawo yokusebenzela yayingenazo iingozi ezinokubangela ukufa okanye ukulimala, kwaye abaphathi abazange baqeqeshwe ngendlela yokuqonda nokunciphisa iingozi ngaphakathi kwendawo yabo yoxanduva. Umfanekiso ovela kwiSebe leMicimbi yaMagqala e-US "i-West Haven Steam Rupture, iBhodi yoPhando" yengxelo yememo, yomhla we-15 ka-Epreli 2021, ebonisa "I-Steam Line Schematic, i-Basement 22." I-OSHA ikhankanywe ngaphambili ukuphulwa okuthathu kwi-2015: Ukujonga iinkqubo zokulawula amandla ubuncinane ngonyaka; ukusilela ukubonelela ngoqeqesho emva kokufaka ivalve entsha yomzila womphunga kwiSakhiwo sama-22; kunye nokusilela ukuncamathisela izixhobo zeLOTO zobuqu kwiqela lezixhobo zeLOTO ngabasebenzi. "Ezi zibulalayo zazinokuthi ziphetshwe ukuba abaqeshi balandela imigangatho yokhuseleko eyenzelwe ukuthintela ukukhutshwa okungalawulwayo kwe-steam," kusho umlawuli wengingqi ye-OSHA uSteven Biassi ngelo xesha. ngokungeyomfuneko." Umnyango weCampbell Avenue we-VA Connecticut Health Care System kwikhampasi yase-West Haven, efotwe ngoJulayi 20, 2021. UPamela Redmond, isithethi seWest Haven Medical Centre eVirginia, uthe kwi-imeyile ukuba inkqubo yaseVirginia eConnecticut "ibe ikwindawo yokuhlala. imeko yokuguquguquka ukususela kwiziganeko ezibuhlungu ze-13 kaNovemba 2020. Umsebenzi onzima wenziwa ukuphucula ukhuseleko kunye nohlaziyo olukhulu lwenziwe kwiinkqubo zokhuseleko." I-VA Connecticut Healthcare System kwikhampasi yase-West Haven njengoko ijongwe kwi-Spring Street ngoJulayi 20, 2021. Iinkonzo zoLawulo lweZibonelelo "kwinkqubo yokuyila ngokutsha okanye ukudiliza inkqubo yomphunga kwiSakhiwo 22. Nje ukuba inkqubo entsha ifakwe, i-LO / TO entsha inkqubo iza kuphuhliswa,” ubhale watsho. Ukwathe: “Ngomhla wama-20 kuDisemba, 2020, kwafakelwa isitshixo sevalve evala kabini kunye neyokopha kumzi-mveliso wokubilisa umphunga kwiSakhiwo sama-22 apho yenzeke khona ingozi. Inkqubo entsha yevalvu ivumela ukukhutshwa kwamandla agciniweyo okanye angaphezulu, umzekelo, kwisistim yamanzi akhutshiweyo akhutshwe kwiRedmond yathi izakhiwo ezibini ezikhulu ziphantsi kweeprojekthi zokuphucula umphunga, kwaye inkqubo ifakwe kwikhontrakthi yokutshintsha imigibe yomphunga kwiSakhiwo sayo sama-22. "I-Virginia Connecticut State iyaqhubeka nokusebenza ngokusondeleyo neofisi yethu yengingqi, i-Veterans Health Administration kunye ne-OSHA ukuqinisekisa ukhuseleko lomntu wonke kwiindawo zethu zokunakekelwa," u-Redmond wabhala. USen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Ilungu leKomiti yeMicimbi yeSenate yase-US, uthe ukhuthaza ingxowa-mali yeziseko zophuhliso "ukuvuselela nokuvuselela indawo yaseWest Haven Virginia" kunye nezinye izibhedlele ezininzi zaseVirginia kulo lonke ilizwe. Isicwangciso semisebenzi kaMongameli uJoe Biden sika-2.65 yeetriliyoni zeedola saseMelika siquka i-18 yeebhiliyoni zeedola ukwenza izibhedlele ze-VA kunye neekliniki zibe zezanamhlanje. "Intlekele ye-13 kaNovemba yayiyeyona nto imbi kakhulu yokusilela kweziseko zophuhliso," utshilo uBlumenthal. "Le ngxelo iyacenga kakhulu; ayiqinisekisi kuphela [iqaqambisa] iintsilelo kwizakhiwo ezikhoyo, kodwa kwakhona ukungxamiseka kokulungiswa kwezakhiwo nokuzisa izakhiwo kwinkulungwane yama-21, kunokusebenzisa nje iindlela ezingcono. I-Lan kunye nezinye izilungiso zexesha elifutshane ukuze udibanise iziphene. UVirginia kufuneka atyale imali kwisakhiwo esitsha. ” UBlumenthal uthe iZiko lezoNyango laseWest Haven eVirginia kufuneka lakhiwe ngokutsha, kodwa khange akwazi ukuqikelela esidlangalaleni ukuba iza kuba yimalini. amanyathelo angxamisekileyo,” utshilo.