In a tragic incident, four workers were killed and another was critically injured while fixing a tower crane on the 17th floor of an under-construction high-rise building on Tuesday evening at Sector-77 of Gurugram.
Officials said that the incident took place at around 5.00 PM at a construction site of Emaar Plam Hills where a residential project is coming up. According to the police the contract of the project was given to JJRS Contractors.
Of the five workers, four died on the spot and one was hospitalised in a critical condition. “All the victims were natives of Bihar,” police said.
"The accident occurred as the victims were fixing the tower crane used to transport construction materials to the top of the housing project. They were on the 17th floor and they slipped and fell. While four of them fell to the ground and died, one of them fell on the safety equipment on the 12th floor. He was injured and is undergoing treatment," Suresh Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Manesar said.
Kumar said prima facie police found that the required safety equipment which was installed on the 12th floor by the contractor was not adequate. A detailed investigation into the matter will be carried out. Further details of the victims are yet to be established, police said.
"The Duty Magistrate and a scene of crime team will soon visit the site and after a detailed probe, an FIR will be registered against the persons handling the project as per the prescribe law," Kumar added. The bodies of the victims have been placed in the civil hospital and their next of kin have been informed.