Acid Spill

There was an unfortunate event that took place last week. A small quantity of strong nitric acid leaked out of the heat exchanging unit while it was being cleaned. Five workers suffered burns to their faces and upper bodies when they touched the acid. The Manpower Ministry has ordered the Chemical Industry to shut down and stop all work while the company's work processes and the safety measures in place are being checked. The company has declined to comment.
If the ministry find out that the company did not implement any safety measures or did not implement, enough, the company would face a fine up to $500,000 for breaking the Workplace Safety and Health Act. Any guilty individual will be fined up to $200,000 and/or be jailed up to two years.
Out of the five individuals burned by the nitric acid, four of them have died, including Mr Chinnapilai Soundarajan, 37, Mr Subrayan Renga Rayar, 26, Mr Santhana Pitchai Amirtham, 28, and Mr Arumugam Mahadevan, 20 who died this Monday. The ashes of Mr Chinnapilai Soundarajan,, Mr Subrayan Renga Rayar and Mr Santhana Pitchai Amirtham have already flown back to their hometownns while Mr Arumugam Mahadevan's ashes are scheduled to be flown home to Chennai, India tomorrow.
Four people have died in this industrial acident, making it the worst industrial accident since 2004.