Controversies
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2018
Two accidents at No. 7 blast furnace kill 9 and injure 13
On February 5, 2018, a gas leak at Shaogang Songshan's No. 7 blast furnace killed 8 people and poisoned 10; on February 9, a high-temperature furnace material splash at the same blast furnace killed 1 person and injured 3. Thirty-four responsible persons were held accountable and four were subject to coercive measures; the company, chairman and general manager were administratively punished, and the company was placed on a one-year "blacklist" for safety production dishonesty.