Sambalpur: Six workers were injured, one of them seriously after they they came in contact with hot steam inside Bhusan Steel Plant at Thelkoloi in Rengali block in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Thursdaynight.
The incident took place at SMS-I unit of the plant on Thursday night.
Among the six injured, Raj Kumar Singh, a resident of Rampur village of West Champaran district in Bihar, sustained over 40 per cent burn injuries and was rushed to a private hospital in Cuttack where his condition was stated to be critical.
The other injured workers were later discharged from the local hospital after treatment.
Meanwhile, a case has been registered at Thelkoloi police station against the negligence of the company.