In the second major mishap of its kind involving workers this year, a contract worker deployed by M/s Engineering Projects (India) ltd at the project site of Sub-station 41C in Sinter Plant III of the Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) — the flagship company of the Steel Authority of India ltd (SAIl) died while involved in the work of laying electrical cable this afternoon while once again putting a question mark on the plant's worker safety records.
In January this year, a worker was killed and two others were injured in a mishap at Bhilai Steel Plant when an iron beam, being lifted by a crane in the under-construction coke oven battery 11 had collapsed. A worker standing on the ground was killed, and three others were injured.
The Bhilai Steel Plant is located 30 kms west of Raipur in Durg district. Thirty-six year old contract worker, Chinna Ram, son of Shri Purushottam who was engaged in the work was found unconscious by a fellow worker today. Chinna Ram was rushed to the Plant’s Main Medical Post - 1 where he was declared ‘brought dead’ by the doctor on duty.
The deceased is a resident of Shanti Nagar, Dundera, Utai in Durg district, a statement issued by BSP said. A high level enquiry would be conducted and the family of the deceased would be given all possible help as per rule, which includes provision for providing employment to dependent, the statement added.