AP: Lava fell on worker accidentally at Pharma co, died
Amaravati: Tragedy struck at Vasantha Chemicals Pvt Ltd in Gurjapalem, Anakapalli district as one person lost his life in an accident, according to a statement by an official.
The victim, identified as 43-year-old Pradeep Raut, was employed as a sweeper-cum-helper at the pharmaceutical company. The incident occurred at 8:15 am.
"This morning, the accident happened in a pharma company (Vasantha Chemicals) and one person died. He is from Odisha," Anakapalli Superintendent of Police M Deepika Patil told PTI.
According to the district Collector's report shared by the SP, the accident occurred when reactor maintenance work was being done at block six in the company premises.
"The incident occurred when the helper-cum-sweeper was cleaning the room and lava fell on him accidentally," said the report.
By the time Raut was rushed to NTR Government Hospital in Anakapalli, doctors declared him brought dead.
Patil said an inquiry has been ordered to find the reason behind the accident and added that a case has been registered and relevant legal sections will be invoked depending on the enquiry.
Further, she noted that the accident was not a major one but happened due to malfunctioning of safety valves.
In April, Medical Dialogues team reported about the accident near Vacuum Tray Dryer (VTD) area at Unit 6 of Apitoria Pharma Private Limited, situated at Parawada, Anakapalli District, Andhra Pradesh. Apitoria Pharma Private Limited is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma.
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