At night, 7:15.
For the first time, the Longcheng City Rescue Team submitted a rescue report to the municipal authorities. The collapsed area of the No. 03 mine was about 75%, the work area where the workers were performing maintenance and inspections collapsed 100%, and the internal space was almost completely filled with water.
Based on the above information, the Longcheng City Rescue Team judged that the possibility of the workers surviving was almost zero. It was expected that the search for missing persons and the discovery of bodies would have to wait until the rain stopped, heavy equipment was brought in, and the excavation lasted about a week before definite results could be seen.
After the municipal authorities learned of the news, they immediately reported it to the mayor's office, and Li Mingsheng also made important instructions: First, the rescue operation cannot stop, even if there is a heavy rain, we must find a way to dig, and find the bodies of the dead. Second, the mining group must make arrangements for the families of the victims, etc.
In fact, when things got to this point, whether it was the city, the mining group, Changqing Company, Tongji Association and other units, they all knew very well that the workers could not be rescued.
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If people cannot come back, then financial compensation must be made.
After Yu Mingyuan learned the details of the rescue, he immediately took his men to the work area to prepare for a meeting with the mining company.
But what Yu Mingyuan didn't expect was that when he returned to the mining area this time, he only saw various units that were working day and night to rescue, and some leaders of the mining companies who had little power, but he didn't see any of the big shots who could really make the decisions.
Everyone certainly couldn't leave without seeing the decision maker, so that night, Yu Mingyuan, Su Tiannan and their gang all stayed in the work area, waiting for a reply from Baolong Mining.
This wait lasted for more than ten hours. After a night, the leaders of Baolong Mining still had no intention of meeting Yu Mingyuan.
During the process, Su Tiannan urged the clerk at the mining company several times and even called Liu Xiaohai, but it was all in vain as the other party just refused to show up.
The next day, around nine o'clock in the morning, Yu Mingyuan completely lost his patience. He found the deputy director of the project department of Baolong Mining in the rescue area and told him directly that the workers' follow-up resettlement issue must be discussed now, otherwise the Tongji Association can only report the situation to the municipal authorities.
This approach really worked. About half an hour later, someone came from the mining company's headquarters. He was also a deputy manager who was in charge of the company's legal affairs.
Everyone met in the office building, and Yu Mingyuan said bluntly: "If the workers cannot be rescued, or all of them die, then we must ensure that the workers' families receive appropriate financial compensation, this point...!"
"President Yu, listen to me." The other party's deputy manager interrupted directly: "There is a problem with the insurance at the moment."
"What's the problem?!" Yu Mingyuan asked in astonishment.
"The insurance materials were submitted on Friday afternoon, and the insurance company did not have time to input and review them because there were too many people. In addition, Saturday was a working day, so the insurance company claimed that the mining accident did not occur within the insurance period." The deputy manager pushed his glasses and said, "But we do not agree with this statement and are communicating with them. If necessary, we will sue them..."
Su Tianbei collapsed when he heard this: "Sue? How long will it take?! We can wait, but can the workers' families wait? Once the death is confirmed, the compensation must be paid in full."
"Mr. Su, I'm sorry, the company has its own procedures, and we have to connect with the insurance company first..."
"This is a management error on your part! Our workers haven't even started working yet, why did you let them go down into the mine? Didn't you consider the risks?!" Kong Zhenghui asked loudly.
The deputy manager of Baolong Mining looked at Kong Zhenghui and replied seriously: "From a legal point of view, the workers going down to the mine was the mistake of a few management members, and this person has already died. We have no way to hold them accountable at the moment... In addition, the workers went there voluntarily, not forced by the company, and the management was not aware of it!"
"What the hell, what do you mean? You don't recognize me, right?" Su Tianbei shouted angrily, "More than 50 people, you don't recognize me?!"
"No, you are well aware of the strength of Baolong Group, and we will certainly not deny it. But we need to follow the procedures for how to hold them accountable and how to compensate them..."
"fart!"
The quarrel broke out in the office building, but the two sides could not solve the actual problem. Baolong Mining insisted on negotiating with the insurance company, while Tongji Association wanted to discuss compensation immediately.
Both sides repeated the same thing over and over again, but it was of no use. Finally, the deputy manager of Baolong Mining just stood up and said goodbye.
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There was a problem with the insurance, who was responsible for the operational error
Tongji Association submitted the materials on time, and Baolong Mining did not delay either, sending all the materials to the insurance company on Friday. However, the insurance company temporarily refused to pay compensation on the grounds that the policy had not yet taken effect.
The three companies all have their own interests, so this matter will never end.
morning.
Yu Mingyuan and others discussed quietly on the way back to Longcheng.
"No, let's go to the insurance company?" Su Tianbei suggested.
"It's useless to go to them. What's the scale of an insurance company? It's a large group with assets of tens of billions. As long as it complies with procedures, they will not deliberately refuse to pay claims, which will affect the company's reputation. What's more, the regional director is deliberately blocking this matter, and they can't get the money themselves, so what's the point?" Kong Zhenghui frowned and said, "We have to go to Baolong Mining for this matter. It was them who asked our workers to go down to the mine early. They have obvious management errors. And it is written in the contract that the insurance is the responsibility of Baolong Company. If something goes wrong, they have to pay."
"Yes," Su Tiannan nodded: "Zhenghui is right!"
"I'll call Yang Decheng again." Yu Mingyuan took out his mobile phone and dialed the former's number, but no one answered the call.
“He doesn’t answer the phone.”
"He's probably hiding." Su Tianbei looked down at his watch. "Damn it, how could he disappear in Longcheng? Let's block him separately. Whoever blocks him, call immediately."
"good!"
Everyone nodded.
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A little after three in the afternoon.
Su Tianbei brought three people to the back of Baolong Mining Company, ready to wait for Yang Decheng. Tiannan, Mingyuan, Kong Zhenghui and others went to Baolong Group headquarters, Municipal Mining Safety Supervision Bureau, and the mining area to wait for him.
As soon as Su Tianbei stopped the car, he saw Lu Feng coming towards him.
"What's wrong?" Su Tianbei asked as he lowered the car window.
"Is there a problem with your insurance too?" Lu Feng asked with a gloomy face.
On the road from New York City to Longcheng, Su Tianyu and others stayed in a food and accommodation hotel, watching the heavy rain pouring outside, feeling anxious.
Due to bad weather, many roads were closed. They were anxious but couldn't get back as quickly as possible.