In a stark reminder of how not every country has the same health and safety system in place as the UK, 5 men have been seriously injured and 1 man killed on a demolition site in a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.
The 6 men were working as labourers at the Satpura thermal power plant located in Sarani town in Betul district. Demolition is under way there to remove old buildings. However,debris from a tilted conveyor belt fell on the the men, with the man who died, Ramlal Talsa, being just 22 years old.
The blame has been placed on Mumbai-based Sikkim Ferro company who had won the tender for demolishing the buildings. It's unclear what, if anything will happen next. In the UK a thorough investigation, fines, compensation, and prosecutions would be a matter of course.
Source: webindia23
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