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Five workers suffocate to death in Mandya refinery

  •   Fri, Mar 07 2014 08:40:32 AM

Five workers suffocate to death in Mandya refinery

Bangalore, Mar 7 (DHNS): Five workers died of asphyxiation while they were cleaning a reactor at Sampath Oil Refinery Private Limited in Tubinakere industrial area in Mandya on Thursday.


The deceased are Srirama, 25, Bablu, 26, Raju, 27, Gama, 37, and Chitu, 24, all from Bihar. They all got into the 20 foot-high reactor to clean it. However, the other workers panicked when all five of them did not come out, and called the police and the fire brigade.

When the brigade arrived, they found that the workers were unconscious in the reactor. The brigade personnel had to use gas cutters to open the reactor and extricate the bodies.

Owners of the refinery Kumar and Arun were not reachable as their mobile phones were switched off. Authorities have been instructed to find them. A case has been registered, District Superintendent of Police Bhushan Borase told Deccan Herald.
  

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  • why should factory should be closed, deepak

    Sat, Mar 08 2014

    I saw and read in media they said that company was stopped for 15 days, then how did this accident occur

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  • taurojohn, mangalore/malad

    Sat, Mar 08 2014

    What a disaster. Absolutely zero safety I think.Confined space like reactors to be tested first for oxygen and other gases. Reactor to be fully ventilated and personal breathing apparatus to be used for such reactors. Hope the owners will be caught and punished for carelessness.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sat, Mar 08 2014

    Sad ,sad,poor People had to give up their life for others fault.Authorized People sent them in a refinery without proper mask and needed info.Just imagine .Not even Controlling Person.and later no one is available to answer.so much responsibility towards workers.who will console their Family now?compensation will be given?They were so Young.may their souls rest in peace.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Fri, Mar 07 2014

    Really a bad precedent of dieing five workers on suffocation at Mandya Refinery.Hope they have detected the reasons for this unfortunate incident and initiated the right action.Thanq.

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  • Dr S Kamath, Mumbai

    Fri, Mar 07 2014

    This is highly Condemnable as per PTW act of Govt of India every Confined space entry should have a Permit to work .Before obtaining the permit the Oxygen Level needed to be tested and so also the presence of Toxic Gases inside through Gas tester .Need to be investigated as to whether these were followed or not

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  • Rayan, managlore

    Fri, Mar 07 2014

    sooo careless .... The simple Chicken test was more enough to save these life ,...

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  • JNB, Bejai

    Fri, Mar 07 2014

    Owner of the refinery should have put inside first for a test drive

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  • maxy, kinnigoly/mumbai.

    Fri, Mar 07 2014

    Fishy...!?
    it never happens even by default 6 workers assembling in 20 ft. height reactor at a time.keeps aside any /OHSA SAFETY STD.S.lot more to ....?

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  • JNB, Bejai

    Fri, Mar 07 2014

    Installing newly fabricated reactor different question.
    In this incident this reactor has been used for mixing chemical for a long period,which itself contains toxin inside even if is empty.
    They should have emptied poisonous gas inside by using ex-host turbines before sending anybody inside.

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  • Ganesh, Kundapur

    Fri, Mar 07 2014

    May poor soul rest in peace !! How can someone enter the reactor without safety equipment's such kind of company needs to be sealed.

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