Site collapsed two meters deep soil buried 91 minutes 1 worker miraculously survived

One worker was buried for more than two and a half meters of earth. He was rescued by rescue workers and was miraculously survived. On March 17, an earth-collapsing accident occurred on a construction site at Chuanliu Road, Beishi District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province. Two workers were buried and one of them was successfully rescued. One died after being rescued.

"I saw ... people are still moving"

At 1:53 pm on March 17th, a trench in the groundwater trench that was being excavated was suddenly collapsed at Zhaojiayu on Chuanliu Road. Two workers who were working in the trench were buried.

The reporter arrived at the scene at 2:30 pm. Rescue is proceeding intensely. Several fire officers and soldiers went down to the trench to excavate the earth. More members were on standby on the road, and the public security department had started to use a cordon around the accident to assist the rescue. The section of the trench where the collapse occurred was about 5 meters deep, and the newly dug up earth was piled on one side, which was more than 3 meters high. It was this side of the earth piled up where the landslides occurred. The newly excavated earth in the trenches together with the above earthwork collapsed. After determining the location of workers buried, on-site rescue personnel were urgently dispatched to two excavators to begin excavation of the soil above. About 20 minutes later, I heard the man under the trench saying, "See! See!" Immediately another person excitedly shouted: "People are still moving!" The excavator stopped, and the firefighters below continued to dig with shovels. In the end, you plan to use your hand. According to reports, the worker was buried more than 2 meters deep.

After the worker’s head was revealed, an emergency doctor carried an oxygen bag down the trench and tried to communicate with him while giving oxygen to the worker. The worker clearly answered the doctor's question. The time was 3:24, and it was already one and a half hours before the collapse occurred.

Exposed in the earth, he said very loudly.

After the worker was rescued, he was immediately taken to the hospital by an ambulance and the current vital signs were stable. According to Guo Dezhong, director of the Emergency Center of the Central Bureau of Mines Bureau of the Mines who participated in the rescue work, the miracle survives and has a lot to do with his position when he was buried.

“Avalanche can weigh people, and it is a miracle to be buried by earth for more than an hour.” Guo Dezhong said, when he went down to the trench, he could not believe that people could still live. When he tried to ask, “You How did he feel?” The worker answered him clearly: “You are very good.”

It is understood that when the landslide happened, the worker faced the wall of the trench, and the earth collapsed from behind. He faced down and faced a rigid pipe wall and stood in a semi-standing state. This formed a certain amount in his chest and abdomen. Space, able to maintain a certain breath.

Another buried worker was not so lucky. At 3:59 pm, the second victim was rescued and died after being rescued.

It is understood that the incident was the second phase of the Wangjiahe Industrial Park drainage and groundwater trench project, which was constructed by Shaanxi Jiangong Group Machinery Construction Co., Ltd. After the accident, Wang Yiqun quickly launched emergency plans for emergencies. The main leaders of the district committee and district government quickly rushed to the scene to direct the fire, public security, safety supervision, and health departments to start the rescue. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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