The spot where scaffolding collapsed in a cement factory. A view of the under-construction cement factory plant where slab of roof was being laid.
Our Correspondent :
Panna
The cement
company has assured of giving compensation to
the family members of deceased
workers and the injured. All the injured have been shifted to hospital
at Katni. The
management has assured to bear complete medical expenses of all the injured workers. Rescue operation was on at the
affected site till
filing of this report. Administration
has formed an inquiry committee
to investigate
the accident.
Four workers were killed and 15 others were injured after scaffolding collapsed in an under-construction cement plant at Amanganj area of Panna district, on Thursday afternoon. Till filing of this report, over 50 workers were still trapped. Scaffolding was installed as slab of roof of this under-construction cement plant was being laid and hundreds of workers were working there.
Four workers killed in the mishap have been identified as Ansar Alam (34), a resident of Purnia, Bihar, Masood (36), a resident of Purnia Bihar, Rohit Khare (32), a resident of Simaria Panna, Musffir (36), a resident of Purnia Bihar.
The cement company has assured of giving compensation to the family members of deceased workers and the injured. All the injured have been shifted to hospital at Katni. The management has assured to bear complete medical expenses of all the injured workers. Rescue operation was on at the affected site till filing of this report.
The entire campus has been sealed and only district, police administration and SDRF teams are present inside the campus. The five floor of this under construction plant are being built and large number of workers were present. SDRF team is taking up rescue work in each floor so as to look for the injured or deceased workers trapped in the rubble.
All senior administration and police officers of the district are present at the spot and monitoring the rescue work.
Administration has formed an inquiry committee to hold inquiry into the accident.