Two construction workers die after falling from wooden plank support at Surat textile market
Another labourer survived the fall as he accidentally caught hold of a supporting bamboo stick.
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Two construction labourers died Thursday after falling from a wooden plank support on the eighth floor of an under-construction building in Surat’s Sarthana.
Another labourer survived the fall as he accidentally caught hold of one of the supporting bamboo sticks. He was later rescued.
As per Saroli police, elevation work has been ongoing at the Radha Raman Textile market for the past few days. On Thursday evening, the three labourers were working on the outer part of the building when the ropes that tied the wooden plank to the bamboo structure loosened.
Santosh Vaidh (45) and Mintu Paswan (24) died on the spot while Mangesh Tandlekar was rescued.
The site manager reached the spot while the bodies of Vaidh and Paswan were rushed to SMIMER hospital by Shivam Mishra, a labourer also posted at the site. Both labourers were declared dead on arrival.
Saroli police visited the market and started a probe. Saroli police inspector S R Vekariya said, “We have presently registered an offence of accidental death. The work of elevation was given under a contract. We have called the contractor and are trying to get more information.”
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