A supervisor of a private stone quarry in Senemal village of Lakhanpur Block died after an explosion in the mine on Sunday afternoon. On receiving the information of the incident, police reached the spot and began an investigation into the matter.
According to Banharpali police, 36-year-old Harekrishna Bhoi was employed as a supervisor in the quarry. At 2pm on Sunday, a blast was conducted in mine while other workers were present at spot. Bhoi was close to spot of explosion and some stone particles hit his head. He collapsed on ground. Some mine workers carried him to Jahangir Gandhi TRL Hospital and informed Banharpali police about incident.