In recent times, there have been multiple industrial accidents in India which have left many dead and scores injured.?
The ever increasing mechanisation, electrification, chemicalisation and sophistication have made industrial jobs more and more complex and intricate.
This has led to increased dangers to human life in industries through accidents and injuries. In fact, the same underlines the need for and importance of industrial safety.
Here're the recent industrial mishaps in India.
Six workers were killed and 16 others suffered burn injuries in a boiler explosion at NLC India Ltd¡¯s thermal plant in Tamil Nadu¡¯s Cuddalore district on Wednesday, in the second such accident in two months, reports said.
The accident took place at the fifth unit of the Centre-run thermal power station-II (210 MW x 7) when workers were in the process of resuming operations in the morning.
¡°Six men have died. Sixteen people who sustained injuries have been rushed to a hospital in Chennai,¡± an NLC official was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Two people were killed and four were hospitalised after gas leaked last night in late June at a pharmaceutical unit in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam.
Those who died worked at the Visakhapatnam unit of the firm Sainor Life Sciences, various reports had said.
The pharmaceutical unit in the industrial port city's Parwada area was shut down immediately as a precautionary measure after the leakage of benzimidazole gas was reported at around 11:30 pm, according to news agency ANI.
On May 7, eleven people, including a child, died after toxic gas leaked from the chemical plant of the company. The gas leak occurred at the?LG Polymers Plant?at RR Venkatapuram near Naiduthota area between 2.30 am and 3 am and spread over a radius of about 3 km, affecting at least five villages.?
Preliminary investigations concluded that the accident was likely the result of improper maintenance of units storing the?styrene?monomer, improper storage and operation errors.??
Oil India Limited¡¯s (OIL) gas well blowout in Upper Assam¡¯s Tinsukia district that caught fire on June 9 afternoon and after weeks it is yet to be restored.
Two firefighters who had been missing were found dead at a wetland near the site of a massive oil well fire. The fire that was ranging for days was so intense that it could be seen from as far as 10 km away.??
?Around 11,000 people from the surrounding villages are now in relief camps set up by the administration. Both the Central and state governments have instituted inquiries to probe the incident.??
On 8 December 2019, a fire occurred at a factory building in Anaj Mandi area of Delhi, India. At least 43 people died and more than 56 were injured.The fire started in a workshop that produced school bags and shoes.?
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a call for help around 5:22 a.m. IST and reached the location within five minutes, but their entry to the building was prevented by the intensity of the fire and blockages to the entry points. Gas cutters had to be employed to remove the iron grilles.?
?Most of the people who died were labourers who had been sleeping inside the factory. Doctors stated that deaths were due to asphyxiation caused by smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning.