India: Migrant construction worker dies & others injured following wall collapse at site; workers allegedly were without safety gear
要約
Date Reported: 2024年4月23日
場所: インド
その他
Not Reported ( 建設 ) - Employer関連
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
移住者・移民労働者: ( 1 - インド , 建設 , Men , Documented migrants )課題
死 , Occupational Health & Safety回答
Response sought: いいえ
取られた措置: The incident is being investigated.
情報源のタイプ: News outlet
“Worker buried alive at construction site in Gurugram, two others rescued”
…A labourer was killed while two others were rescued after getting trapped under a mound of earth when a retaining wall collapsed at an under-construction building in Gurugram's Sector-92 on Tuesday, police said.
Police said the incident occurred in the afternoon, adding that the trio were working allegedly without any safety gear.
After the incident, the angry workers protested …
"The matter is being investigated. Initially, it has come to light that no safety equipment was provided to the workers. Action will be taken in the matter on the basis of the investigation," ACP Shiv Archan Sharma said.
"The labourers were digging a basement for an upcoming project of a private builder. They had dug around 50 feet below ground level when a massive mound of earth from the site came crashing down. While two labourers were rescued, one got trapped under the earth and died," he said…
Police said a case would registered based on the statements of the family members of the victim, who was identified as Siddhu Marandi, 31, from Jharkhand.
Another migrant worker from Jharkhand, who did not want his name to be revealed, said: "They were digging the basement when the earth suddenly collapsed, trapping Siddhu…