2003年4月16日,湖南省娄底市所辖涟源市七一煤矿负160米水平老水仓扩容掘进工作面突水(并带有大量的泥浆),17名矿工被困。经过5天5夜的紧张抢救,终因被困时间太长,井下氧气稀薄,16名矿工兄弟窒息身亡,1人失踪。作为参加此次矿难抢救全过程的一名煤矿安全监察人员,回顾抢救的全过程,至今仍感到惊心动魄,痛心不已,煤矿安全监察依然任重道远……回顾抢救过程:惊心动魄“4·16”水害特大伤亡事故发生后,省委、省政府主要领导高度重视,省委书记杨正午、代省长周伯华明确指示,要不惜一切代价,抢救被困矿工。在整个抢救过程中,两位领导每天一次电话,详细了解抢救进展情况。副省长许云昭事发当夜即率领湖南煤矿安全监察局局长谢光祥、严寅初、副总工程师黄家训以及省政府办公厅经济处处长刘岳辉、省 April 16, 2003, Loudi City, Hunan Province, under the jurisdiction of Qiyuan City, Qiyi coal mine negative 160-meter-long water tank expansion face excavation water (and with a large amount of mud), 17 miners trapped. After 5 days and 5 nights of intense rescues, the end result of the trapped time is too long, thin oxygen downhole, 16 miners brothers suffocate, 1 missing. As a coal mine safety inspector participating in the entire process of mine rescue, reviewing the whole process of rescue is still astonishing and distressing. Coal mine safety supervision still has a long way to go. Recalling the rescue process: alarming “4 · 16” water damage After the big casualty accident, the provincial party committee and government leaders attached great importance to the leadership. Provincial Party Secretary Yang Zhengwu and acting governor Zhou Bohua explicitly instructed them to rescue the trapped miners at all costs. Throughout the rescue process, the two leaders call once a day to learn more about the progress of the rescue. Xu Yunzhao, vice governor of the incident, led the night of Hunan Coal Mine Safety Supervision Bureau Xie Guangxiang, Yan Yinchu, deputy chief engineer Huang Jiaxun and the provincial government general manager Liu Yuehui, provincial