Question : DEATH INCIDENTS



(a) whether incidents of death among the workers of Oswal Fertilizer Plant at Paradip, in Orissa is on the increase;

(b) if so, the number of deaths took place during the last one year; and

(c) the reasons for their untimely death?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MUNI LALL)

(a) to (c) : As per the information received from the State Government of Orissa, the incidents of death among the workers of M/s. Oswal Fertilizers Plant at Paradip are not on the increase. After a few accidents, now the trend has been controlled.

The Unit was registered under the Factories Act, 1948 on 20.1.2000. Since then there have been six deaths due to accidents. The causes of the death included road accident, falling down on conveyor belt of bagging plant while cleaning, fire due to morpholine varpour burning in sulphuric acid plant and serious burn injury in sulphur fire inside sulphur conveyor gallery.