Jajpur: A worker died after being electrocured while working at a Community Health Centre (CHC) in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Sunday.
The deceased, identified as Sheikh Maiddun of Hooghly area in West Bengal, had reportedly been employed by a private firm engaged in draining out water from the drains at the CHC, sources said.
The mishap took place when Maiddun was connecting a motor pump to the main power supply as he suffered a fatal shock and collapsed on the ground.
Hearing his cries, his co-workers immediately rushed him to the CHC where the doctor declared him dead.
After getting information about the incident, a police team reached the spot, seized the body for postmortem and launched an investigation into the incident.
Efforts are also on to ascertain whether necessary safety measures and equipment were provided to the labourers, the sources added.
