Three workers died on the spot after falling from height at Vedanta Electrosteel Plant in Siyaljori in Bokaro on Monday evening.
They were engaged in repair work at the plant’s closed blast furnace when the incident occurred.
The three have been identified as Shahnawaz Alam (20), Mohammad Osama (18) and Mohammad Sultan (27). They were residents of Ranchi and Jamshedpur.
Shilpi Shukla, PR Chief of ESL Steel Limited, said that the employees of Thyssenkrupp Elevator (Lift) Company had come to the plant to repair the lift.
During this time this accident happened, in which three labourers died.
The company is investigating this tragic accident, we sympathize with the families of these workers, she said.
We will extend all possible cooperation to the families of the deceased and the incident will be investigated impartially, added Shukla.
According to the information, repair work was going on in BF-2 of Electrosteel Plant, these three laborers were also working in BF-2. During this, the lift broke down and after falling from a height, all the three laborers died on the spot. No one has been injured in the accident, so far no information has been received about this.
It is being said that all the three labourers were working under the contractor in the plant. The bodies of the deceased have been kept in the mortuary of Bokaro General Hospital.