Shaanxi Bridge Collapse: 62 Dead or Missing, Investigation Reveals Systematic Fraud
China's State Council Work Safety Committee released findings on the July 2024 Shaanxi expressway bridge collapse (62 dead/missing), revealing systematic data falsification and irregularities in construction, supervision, and testing phases.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 9th) The Office of the Work Safety Committee of China's State Council on the 8th reported typical cases of fraud in the field of production safety, mentioning the collapse of the Danning Expressway bridge in Shaanxi in July 2024 due to a flash flood, which resulted in 62 deaths and disappearances. The investigation found systematic fraud in the construction, supervision, and testing phases.
Two years ago, a highway bridge in Shaanxi, China, which had been in service for less than six years, collapsed, causing 62 deaths and disappearances. The latest official report indicates multiple instances of fraud in the project, including the construction unit not building according to the drawings and third-party acceptance inspection fraud.
On July 19, 2024, a bridge on the Shuiyang section of the Danning Expressway in Zhashui County, Shangluo City, Shaanxi, collapsed due to a sudden flash flood, resulting in 62 deaths and disappearances. The investigation and assessment found that the supervision unit, Beijing Huahong Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd., illegally allowed the construction unit to not build according to the drawings and failed to accurately record the supervision log. Despite the actual situation not matching the design, acceptance was carried out according to the original construction drawings, and signatures were illegally given during the pre-completion re-inspection.
The project manager of the third-party testing unit, the former Shaanxi Jiaojian Highway Engineering Testing Co., Ltd., discovered that the actual pile length of the collapsed bridge did not match the design but personally altered the pile length and original ultrasonic graphics. The company did not correct this after discovering it and issued a testing report.
After the disaster, the on-site supervisor and the project manager of the third-party testing service were subjected to compulsory measures by judicial authorities on suspicion of criminal offenses. The Shaanxi Provincial Department of Transportation imposed administrative penalties on Beijing Huahong Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Jiaokong Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly Shaanxi Jiaojian Highway Engineering Testing Co., Ltd.), and related responsible persons.
The Office of the Work Safety Committee of China's State Council stated that in recent years, investigations into many accidents and disasters have revealed that some units have engaged in fraud in multiple stages including survey, design, construction, supervision, evaluation, testing, and inspection. This has become a major cause of related accidents and disasters, exposing these units' weak awareness of production safety bottom lines and the formalization of responsibility implementation, which is serious in nature and has a bad influence.
Two years ago, a highway bridge in Shaanxi, China, which had been in service for less than six years, collapsed, causing 62 deaths and disappearances. The latest official report indicates multiple instances of fraud in the project, including the construction unit not building according to the drawings and third-party acceptance inspection fraud.
On July 19, 2024, a bridge on the Shuiyang section of the Danning Expressway in Zhashui County, Shangluo City, Shaanxi, collapsed due to a sudden flash flood, resulting in 62 deaths and disappearances. The investigation and assessment found that the supervision unit, Beijing Huahong Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd., illegally allowed the construction unit to not build according to the drawings and failed to accurately record the supervision log. Despite the actual situation not matching the design, acceptance was carried out according to the original construction drawings, and signatures were illegally given during the pre-completion re-inspection.
The project manager of the third-party testing unit, the former Shaanxi Jiaojian Highway Engineering Testing Co., Ltd., discovered that the actual pile length of the collapsed bridge did not match the design but personally altered the pile length and original ultrasonic graphics. The company did not correct this after discovering it and issued a testing report.
After the disaster, the on-site supervisor and the project manager of the third-party testing service were subjected to compulsory measures by judicial authorities on suspicion of criminal offenses. The Shaanxi Provincial Department of Transportation imposed administrative penalties on Beijing Huahong Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Jiaokong Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly Shaanxi Jiaojian Highway Engineering Testing Co., Ltd.), and related responsible persons.
The Office of the Work Safety Committee of China's State Council stated that in recent years, investigations into many accidents and disasters have revealed that some units have engaged in fraud in multiple stages including survey, design, construction, supervision, evaluation, testing, and inspection. This has become a major cause of related accidents and disasters, exposing these units' weak awareness of production safety bottom lines and the formalization of responsibility implementation, which is serious in nature and has a bad influence.
FAQ
Where did the accident occur?
On the Shuiyang section of the Danning Expressway in Zhashui County, Shangluo City, Shaanxi, China.
What was the direct cause of the accident?
A sudden flash flood, but the underlying causes were poor construction and inspection fraud.
What penalties were imposed?
On-site supervisors were criminally charged, and related companies received administrative penalties.