E-Paper
At least one dead, two injured as cement blocks collapse at Telangana factory
The incident occurred in Mellacheruvu village.
One worker died and two others injured when a machine carrying concrete mixture collapsed at a cement factory in Telangana's Suryapet district on Tuesday, news agency PTI reported citing police.
The incident occurred in Mellacheruvu village when the machine got stuck on the fourth floor while the concrete mixture was being shifted from the ground to the sixth floor in order to construct a slab.
While workers were in the process of repairing it, the machine collapsed and fell down along with three workers resulting in the death of one person and causing injuries to two others. The injured have been shifted to a hospital while eescue operations are underway at the factory, the report added.
Although preliminary information states that no one seems to be trapped, it can be confirmed only after the equipment is removed, the police official told PTI.
Last month, two persons were killed in a reactor explosion at Sahiti Pharma unit at Achyutapuram SEZ in Anakapalli district on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam.
In February this year, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notices to the Centre, states and the Union territories to provide detailed reports with respect to the death and injuries of workers due to workplace accidents in factories.
The Commission took suo motu cognizance of a recent report that revealed three people died and 11 were injured each day, on average, between 2017 and 2022 due to accidents in the registered factories of the country.
This is a developing story. Please check back for more updates.
