in Reims, the families of victims wait for justice to be done

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A different mission from that of the initial specifications?

“Regarding the initial operation, the risk of burial is not in the specifications, and in practice on the day of the accident, the level of sugar is much higher than what was expected, the bottom clipping of silo that changes the situation we are on the pickaxe work! “, defends himself, David Duval, head of establishment of Carrard Services. This March 13, 2012, it remains 11 meters of sugar in this case and the 7m side hatch is not accessible. We therefore ask the rope access technicians to clear it. “We didn’t have to do this work, Madam President!” I still do not understand the rush to send men to a silo with sugar that is still flowing ”.

The image of quicksand, this is the image that keeps in mind the survivor, who for 16 long minutes tried to raise the alarm that morning. “The mission is different yes, we come for clipping, there is more sugar than expected… We started to scrape the sugar when it gave way under our feet, we were shouting ‘Close the hatches!’ But they did not understand, a silo resonates “, Explain Frédéric. “Normally we write, we upgrade, we get out of the silo, they open the hatches, they empty and we go back there “. The evacuation valves at the back of the silo were open without the rope access technicians being aware of it.

It’s the earthen pot against the iron pot, but I’ll never let go! They must be found guilty once and for all – Vincent’s mother, one of the two dead rope access workers

“Work on ropes in a confined environment is the most dangerous, we are exposed to many risks of death: fall, explosions, getting stuck, evacuation problem … and the law requires companies to provide the appropriate equipment to the employees they want. either salaried or temporary “, specifies Julien, trainer who came to testify. “We hang our life on our equipment, our life depends on it”. He, who works in silos, recalls that a solution that is certainly more expensive but more secure is the use of winches. Used already in 2011. The decision of the Reims Court of Appeal will be returned November 24.

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