MRPL worksite mishap: Worker falls to death

January 21, 2013

Mangalore, jan 21: A worker slipped to death accidently at the MRPL III Phase work site.

Alagu Kumar, who was working at the site, fell from the 10 mts tall boiler of the heat recovery steam generator-2, at about 5.45 pm. Kumar who was seriously injured was rushed to the hospital but treatment went in vain.

According to a complaint filed by one Mohd Asheeq Khan, an innocent lost his life due to the negligence of Powermate company Safety Engineer Raj Kumar and Safety Supervisor Shyam Patnaik, who sent the workers to work without giving safety belts and without laying net at the base of the structure to hold the workers in case of a fall.

A case has been registered.

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