Six people killed, seven injured in power plant explosion
Sumatra, Indonesia
Confusion reigns around a large explosion on Wednesday at a hydroelectric plant south west of Medan that left six workers dead and another seven critically injured. The incident occurred whilst a group of workers were inside a water tunnel at the site. Some reports claim that the men were burned when a cigarette ignited a large quantity of gas that had leaked into the tunnel, whilst other reports claim that the men were killed when a generator exploded inside the tunnel.
Worker crushed in loading incident
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
A 32 year old worker was killed on Wednesday morning in a crush incident at a biscuit manufacturing facility in the far north of the country. The man was assisting with the loading of a truck at the premises and was guiding load of boxes onto a truck when the rope lifting the load suddenly snapped. The man was crushed under the falling load. He sustained traumatic injuries and was killed instantly.
Worker killed in entanglement incident
Punjab, Pakistan
An 18 year old worker died on Wednesday at a small industrial facility near Daska in the country’s north east after becoming entangled in machinery. The man was operating a grinding machine when he became entangled in the moving parts during its operation.
Construction worker killed in building collapse
Yucatan, Mexico
A 24 year old mason was killed on Tuesday afternoon at a building renovation site in Merida when the entire structure collapsed. Preliminary reports claim that the structure became weakened when the man created a hole in one of the walls of the structure as part of its expansion. The man was crushed by the roof of the building as it collapsed. He was declared dead at the scene.
Electrocution death
Orhangazi, Turkey
A 25 year old worker was electrocuted earlier this week at a concrete batching plant in the southern outskirts of Orhangazi. The man is believed to have been killed instantly when a concrete mixer he was operating came into contact with overhead power lines.
Worker killed in fall from height
State of Bahia, Brazil
A worker was killed on Tuesday morning after falling from the roof of a commercial building in Salvador. The man had allegedly arrived at work early to inspect the water tanks on the top floor of the building when he is believed to have slipped and fallen approximately six floors to the ground. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Worker killed in fall incident
State of Paraíba, Brazil
A 22 year old man was killed in a fall inside a wheat silo at a business at the Port of Cabedelo on Tuesday. The worker had been hired by the company to clean the inside of the silo and was working on his own when the incident occurred. Local authorities believe that the man fell inside the silo and into a machine that grinds the wheat. The man was declared dead at the scene, although it took authorities until the following morning to remove the body.
Farm worker gored to death by bull
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
A 59 year old farm worker was gored to death by a bull on Tuesday at a dairy farm near Buturlino, an agricultural region south east of Nizhny Novgorod. The man was reportedly performing work on the farm when he was attacked from behind by a three year old bull. The man received fatal wounds in the attack and died at the scene.
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