A worker died in an accident on Saturday mid-night at Vedanta-Electrosteel Plant at Bokaro while two other injured immediately who were taken to the hospital where their conditions are said to be critical. The deceased has been identified as Kartik Mahato while the injured were identified as Shree Prasad Mahato and Upender Mahato.
The injured persons have been admitted at Bokaro General Hospital (BGH). Doctors said condition of Shree Prasad Mahato is critical and he is still in CCU under observation while Upender is just shifted in the ward 3A and his condition is said to be under control. According to eyewitnesses work was on progress at Blast Furnace of the plant when suddenly gas started leaking there and after inhaling the gas Kartik died on the spot while Shree and Upender fell ill. "They were immediately rushed to the hospital. They were working at a height of 30 feet," one said.
Meanwhile, official claimed that three workers of the Vedanta plant were found in an unconscious condition in the corridor of the plant last mid-night. They were immediately rushed to the local dispensary where doctors referred them to BGH, a statement issued reads.
At BGH doctors declared, Kartik Mahato as brought dead while two were admitted in CCU where their conditions are under control.
"We have handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the deceased family and assured a job to the next kin. The medical expenses of the injured would also be incurred by the company," said and official. An inquiry committee has also been set-up to ascertain the cause of the incident, added the official.
Notably, ‘Vedanta Star Limited’ a subsidiary of ‘Vedanta’ took over full control of debt-ridden Electrosteel Plant (ESL) at Siyaljori in Bokaro in June this year.
The unit is 2.51 million tonne steel plant, designed and built by the Chinese steel major Laiwu Steel Group Limited (LSGL) based on Blast Furnace (BF)-Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF)-Billet Caster and Hot Rolling Route and will produce 1.2 MTPA of long steel products, comprising 0.5 MTPA of 5.5-12.0 mm diameter wire rods in coil form and 0.7 MTPA of reinforcement bars in straight lengths and bundled in the range of 8-32 mm and plain rounds up to 60 mm diameter.
The plant will have a 0.33 MTPA DI pipe production facility in the same complex with hot metal from the blast furnaces.
The plant will also have production facilities for 0.27 MTPA of commercial billets and 0.40 MTPA of pig iron. This is the first greenfield project with Chinese technology started its production at the end of 2011.