Odisha

2 Dead, 3 Injured As Metal Plate Falls On Factory Workers In Odisha’s Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda: Two people died and five sustained critical injuries after a metal plate fell on them at a factory at Budhipadar in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district on Tuesday, according to sources.

The injured workers were rushed to a local hospital and later shifted to VSS Medical College and Hospital, Burla. The mishaps occured at Orissa Metaliks Private Limited (OMPL) plant in Jharsuguda today at 11 am, sources said.

According to sources, the workers were on duty near the blast furnace when a large metal plate fell on seven of them.

This is the second such incident in last one month at the factory where gas leak had claimed the life of a worker on August 6, sources added.

OB Bureau

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