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Seven Workers Die In Ogun Steel Firm’s Accident by Nobody: 12:22pm On Oct 31, 2014 |
Victor Ahiuma-Young & Bose Adelaja NO fewer than seven workers have died, following an industrial accident in Phoenix Steel Mills Limited, Ogijo-Remo, Ogun State. Already, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity has shut the section of the company where the accident occurred at about 2:00am on Sunday, October 12, pending full investigation into the accident. According to eyewitnesses’ account, the melting machine was over loaded with input that added extra pressure beyond its melting point, forcing the substance from the furnace to splash on the workers at the platform. It was learned that the victims, who were writhing in pains, were immediately rushed to a private hospital at Ikorodu in Lagos, though they were still talking. They were said to have been referred to a specialists hospital in Lagos due to complications, where they later died. Vanguard gathered that consequently, four officials of the Factory Inspection Department of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, led by the Assistant Director of Factories, Mr. Ogunmoko Babatunde Ogunmuko, last Friday visited the company and in accordance with section 38 of the Factory Act, shut the section where the accident occurred. The Ministry officials requested and took away some documents from the company. Director of Factories in the Labour Ministry, Mrs Nofisat Arogundade told Vanguard that the accident was unfortunate and that the Ministry had mandated the management of the company to put certain measures in place before the shut section could be opened. She lamented that steel companies in Lagos were lacking in basic safety standard, adding that the department was planning to bring operators of the companies together to educate them on necessary safety and other measures. Executive Director of the company, Ajit Amtey, said the company was sad and very sorry about the accident. He narrated how the company immediately rushed the victims to a private hospital in Ikorodu where they were referred to some specialists hospitals in Lagos to ensure their survival. Ajit added the company had set up an inquiry into the cause of the accident, insisting that necessary measures would be put in place to forestall future occurrences. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/seven-workers-die-ogun-steel-firms-accident/ |
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