Cement factory accident in Yen Bai: 1 out of 7 victims received 1.7 billion compensation

Regarding the recent serious occupational accident that occurred at a cement factory in Yen Bai, a life insurance company has decided to accept compensation payments to 2 workers out of 7. gone.

Seven workers residing in Yen Binh, Tran Yen and Yen Bai City districts have passed away, including 33-year-old Mr. Nong Van Toan; Nong Van Thuat is 39 years old; Mai Thien Hoang is 37 years old; Le Manh Cuong is 45 years old; Pham Xuan Truong is 47 years old; Pham Ngoc Linh is 33 years old and Nguyen Doanh Manh is 42 years old. Among them, Thuat and Toan are two brothers.

These two workers are the breadwinners of the family and are the beneficiaries of insurance contracts with life insurance companies.

In particular, a worker is the insured in three insurance contracts. Specifically, there is an insurance contract that workers will participate in from April 2023. They joined another contract in 2014. In addition, this person also participated in complementary products such as extended accidental death and disability insurance, term life insurance, etc. .

This customer was compensated a total of 1.7 billion VND along with the benefit of waiving fees for the insurance policy of his wife and children.

Another deceased worker was the main insured of the insurance contract, participating since 2009.

The company has decided to pay a total compensation benefit of 110 million VND along with cash benefits paid annually on contract anniversaries from 2027 to 2031.

Previously, after the incident, Yen Bai Cement and Mineral Joint Stock Company initially supported all funeral costs for 7 deceased victims; support 200 million VND for each victim. Injured workers will receive support of 50 million VND.

In addition, the company pledged to provide the children of the deceased victims with an amount of 5 million VND/month, until the children turned 18 years old.

Previously, immediately after a particularly serious accident occurred at Yen Bai Cement and Mineral Joint Stock Company, the Provincial People's Committee supported 18 million VND for each deceased victim's family to take care of the funeral and funeral arrangements. 4 million VND for each injured worker.

Yen Bai Cement and Mineral Joint Stock Company provides initial support to each family of the deceased victim, including: 200 million VND and all funeral costs; Committed to providing each victim's children with 5 million VND/month until they reach 18 years old. For injured workers, the company provides support of 50 million VND/person.

At around 1:30 p.m. April 22, at Yen Bai Cement and Minerals Joint Stock Company (Yen Binh town, Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province), a particularly serious occupational accident occurred, killing 7 workers. died, 3 people were injured.

The cause of the accident was initially determined to be due to a problem with the crusher's electric motor, leading to accidents for workers directly performing maintenance and repairs.

Immediately after receiving the information, Secretary of the Yen Bai Provincial Party Committee Do Duc Duy, Chairman of the Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee Tran Huy Tuan and other provincial leaders came to the scene, met to discuss and direct measures to handle the problem. accident incident.

Currently, the investigation agency has not made a specific conclusion about the wrongdoing of suspect Tran Manh Hung, however, a representative of Yen Bai Cement Factory (belonging to Yen Bai Cement and Mineral Joint Stock Company) said, according to the law. According to labor safety procedures, after turning off the power, the workers went into the cage to tighten the screws and replace the lining plates. Due to carelessness in the process of turning off and on the power, the main engine of crusher No. 3 operated for about 30 seconds, moving the furnace, causing a serious occupational accident.

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