The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court here on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on the Bhushan Power & Steel ltd in connection with a blast furnace mishap at its Meramundali plant in Dhenkanal district which killed a labourer and leaving 19 others injured in 2013.
An explosion had occurred at the slag pit during the trial run of the blast furnace No.2 on November 19, 2013.The judgment followed after a case was filed on the basis of a report submitted by the State Directorate of Factories and Boilers with regard to the mishap. In the report, the directorate had mentioned about violation of safety measures at the plant site.