A labourer of a crusher unit lost his right hand in an accident while working on Monday. He was rushed to the Ispat General Hospital, where his hand was amputated. A case has been registered in a local police station.
The victim was identified as lohra Minz, a native of lanjiberna area under Rajgagnpur police station. He was working as a daily labourer in Sahoo crusher unit, located in Deogan area near Rourkela city, under Jalda outpost.
like normal days, lohra had come to work. At about 10 am on Monday, his right hand had suddenly come under the crusher belt, following which his hand was badly damaged.
He was rushed to the Isapt General Hospital by his co-workers. The doctors at the IGH conducted a surgery and since the hand was completely damaged, full portion of her right hand was amputated.
“A case was registered and we are investigating into the matter,” said Bijay Das, OIC, Jalda Police Outpost.
Significantly, hundreds of crushers working in Sundargarh district have been functioning illegally since they do not have the requisite permissions for their operation.
A raid had been conducted in several crusher units of locality by Tehsildar, lathikata, about a fortnight ago.