3 killed, 3 hurt in blast at chemical plant in Maharashtra's Raigad district
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 13 Sep 2024
Ubicación: India
Empresas
MK Fabricator and Erector - Employer , Sadhana Nitro Chem - ClientAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 6
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - India , Químicos: Generales , Men , Unknown migration status )Temas
Salud y seguridad en el trabajo , Personal Health , Lesiones/Heridas , MuertesRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Resource Centre
Historia que contiene respuesta: (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: A First Information Report has been filed against the contractor for potential safety violations. In September, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) invited Sadhana Nitro Chem to respond to the allegation of negligence at its contractor, disclose steps it has taken to remedy the injured workers and families of the deceased, and disclose any human rights due diligence it undertakes prior to entering into contracts with contractors at its factory. Sadhana Nitro Chem did not respond to the resource centre’s request for comment. The Resource Centre could not identify MK Fabricators to invite a response to the allegations; if a response is received in future this page will be updated accordingly.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
… Three persons were killed and three injured in a blast at a chemical company in Dhatev MIDC of Roha taluka in Raigad on Thursday morning. The blast is suspected to have been caused due to exposure of welding sparks with a highly inflammable methanol tank.
The company, Sadhana Nitrochem, had engaged contractor M M Fabricators to execute a product washing unit work.
Six workers were at the spot and some were engaged in welding works…
…Roha police have booked the owner of M K Fabricator, Mohan Lal, and others under culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and causing grievous injuries…