ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – An explosion incident occurred again in the nickel smelting industrial area, Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, Friday, October 25, 2024, at around 16:40 WITA.
The explosion occurred in the area of PT Dexin Steel Indonesia (DSI) Morowali, one of the companies operating in IMIP in the Stainless steel sector. As a result of the explosion, one worker was killed.
For this incident, the Mining and Energy Industry Workers Union (SBIPE) Morowali criticized PT DSI and PT IMIP because incidents like this have occurred frequently.
“We from SBIPE hereby declare our position of condemning and strongly condemning the DSI and IMIP companies as managers of the area for the repeated explosions in the IMIP area which have caused many workers to become victims,” said Henry, chairman of SPIBE Morowali, quoted from his written statement.
Henry demanded that PT IMIP and PT DSI be held responsible for the incident. He also emphasized that the company must provide a guarantee of the survival of the victim’s family.
Not only that, SPIBE Morowali also urged the government to conduct an Occupational Health and Safety (K3) audit of the company.
“We also urge the government to conduct a K3 audit of the entire company in the IMIP area,” he said.
So far, the cause of the explosion is not yet known for sure and IMIP is still investigating.
Based on information on its official website, PT DSI is a joint venture between Chinese steel producer, Delong Group, through its subsidiary, Delong Steel Singapore Projects with Shanghai Decent Investment, Hanwa Singapore, and PT IMIP.
PT DSI produces products in the form of pig iron, steel slab, steel plate, steel bar, and steel wire rod.
For information, the explosion at PT DSI this time is a recurring incident in the PT IMIP area. One of the biggest accidents occurred at PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) on Sunday, December 24, 2023. The incident killed 21 workers. Less than a year after the incident, another explosion occurred at ITSS on Thursday night, June 13, 2024. Two workers were reported injured and rushed to the hospital. (AT Network)
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