Four Contract Workers Dead After Carbon Monoxide Gas Leak at SAIL s Rourkela Steel Plant
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Four contract workers at the Steel Authority of India Limited s Rourkela steel plant (RSP) in Odisha died on Wednesday after a suspected gas leak, the state-owned company said in a statement.
The mishap took place at the Coal Chemical Department of the RSP in the morning, when a total of 10 workers were on duty. According to a preliminary report, the four workers died due to emission of carbon monoxide gas from the unit, officials said.
The four men were employees hired on contract from private firm M/S Star Constructions and were engaged in maintenance work at the plant s coal chemicals department, SAIL said. The workers felt unwell at around 9 a.m. on 06.01.2021 and were immediately rushed to the ICU of Ispat General Hospital (IGH) at Rourkela for treatment, the company said in a statement. A high-level committee has been formed to inquire into the cause of the incident a
Four dead at India steel plant after suspected gas leak By Syndicated Content
Jan 6, 2021 9:15 AM
BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Four contract workers at the Steel Authority of India Limited s Rourkela steel plant in eastern India died on
Wednesday after a suspected gas leak, the state-owned company said in a statement.
The four men were employees of private firm M/S Star Constructions and were engaged in maintenance work at the plant s coal chemicals department, SAIL said. The workers felt unwell at around 9 a.m. on 06.01.2021 and were immediately rushed to the ICU of Ispat General Hospital (IGH) at Rourkela for treatment, Â the company said in a statement.