National Model Worker | Chen Chenguang: The "Safety Guardian" in the Deep Coal Sea
In Huayang Group, there is such a legendary figure. From a helpless and weak scholar when he first entered the mine, he has gradually grown into a tough guy in the mine who can shoulder the heavy burden of work. From a young man who knew nothing about gas inspection, he has transformed into an admirable technical expert in the industry. From a fearless young bull, he has been tempered into a safety sentry guarding the mine.
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Over the past 14 years, from the first prize of the Gas Inspector in the 9th National Coal Industry Vocational Skills Competition to the Special Prize of the Gas Inspector in the 15th National Coal Industry Vocational Skills Competition, from the recipient of the May Day Labor Medal of Yangquan City, the Model Worker of the Energy System of Shanxi Province, the Technical Expert of the National Coal Industry, the Model Worker of Shanxi Province to the National Model Worker, Chen Chenguang, a gas inspector in the ventilation Team No. 2 of the Ventilation Work Area of No. 2 Mine, has written the wonderful life of an ordinary miner with a string of shining footprints.
Experience
From a weak scholar to a tough guy in the mine
Chen Chenguang has a baby face, wears a pair of glasses, has fair skin and a shy personality. He looks exactly like a scholar. He is indeed an "intellectual" in the team, having graduated from Shanxi Water Conservancy Vocational and Technical College with a major in Water Conservancy and Hydropower Construction Engineering. At first, his relatives and friends were not optimistic about his development in the mining industry, thinking that his major was not relevant. However, Chen Chenguang firmly believed that "every trade has its champion."
However, Chen Chenguang's first experience of going down the well gave him a "warning". Narrow alleys, damp environment, and pervasive dust - every step is extremely difficult. All kinds of gas detection instruments and strict operating procedures once left him at a loss.
So, in the crisscrossing alleys, he closely followed his master's lead, took the initiative to work, and treated every task as a learning opportunity, asking questions wherever he went. After being lifted out of the mine, he studied the working face drawings over and over again, familiarized himself with the underground terrain, drew on the concrete floor of the old meeting room, and thoroughly understood the principle and structure of the roadway system and ventilation facilities. In the dormitory, professional books such as "Coal Mine Gas Inspection Operations" and "Mine Ventilation" are placed beside his pillow for easy access at any time. Some of them are even split into small booklets that he carries around for study.
One difficulty after another can be overcome. Having passed the theoretical test, Chen Chenguang, who grew up in the countryside and was good at sports, didn't pay much attention to the physical test. From the very beginning, he chose the most challenging position in the ventilation team - the machine tile inspector. This means that in each shift, he not only has to connect the air ducts at the working face and keep pace with the tunneling team, but also has to make three round trips to the roadway, carefully inspecting over 100 detection points where gas is prone to accumulate. Once a problem is found, he immediately locates the source and steps up the handling process.
But reality dealt him a heavy blow. A section of the air duct is 10 meters long and weighs 80 pounds. The tile inspector following the machine needs to lift it up and hang it on the top of the tunnel which is three or four meters high. "Why can others independently hang a section of air duct in just 30 to 40 minutes, while I can't finish it in an hour and a half and still have to ask a master for help?" " Chen Chenguang was plunged into deep self-reproach. He began to do a series of physical training such as push-ups, and only then did he gradually adapt to the job requirements.
The most headache-inducing issue for the tile inspectors is that after the tunnel is completed and the system is being adjusted and modified, they have to dismantle and recycle over 200 sections of air ducts totaling more than 2,000 meters within half a day. Every time, Chen Chenguang regards this job as a physical training session. The calluses on his hands, the increasingly bulging muscles on his arms, and the long-term pain in his wrists are all marks of his growth. I never expected that this weak scholar could endure such hardship. Removing air ducts was a job that others would avoid at all costs, but he gradually adapted to and became competent for it. After we all came up from the well, we were all in a hurry to go home, but he would sort out and review the data ledgers and drawings before leaving. Zhao Peng, a tile inspector who witnessed Chen Chenguang's growth, said with emotion.
In this way, for fourteen years on end, Chen Chenguang carried a heavy "backpack" - a light interference gas detector, a portable gas detector, a multi-parameter portable monitor, a gas inspection staff, a thermometer and various repair tools. His footprints covered 14 tunneling faces of the No. 2 Mine, and he connected over 2,000 air ducts in total. The once weak scholar has vanished, replaced by a tough guy from the mine who can handle things independently underground.