Worker dies in molten iron spill at Kala Amb steel unit

A worker from Bihar was killed and another from Uttat Pradesh injured in an accident at a steel rod manufacturing factory in the Kala Amb Industrial Area of Sirmaur district today.

The mishap occurred in the factory situated on Trilokpur Road when a trolley carrying molten iron slipped due to a gear failure, causing the hot metal to spill onto workers below.

While one worker died on the spot, another worker received serious injuries and was rushed to a hospital in Haryana. A third worker reportedly suffered minor injuries.

The deceased has been identified as Ram Vilas Sahni (53), a resident of Mohanpur, Samastipur district, Bihar. The injured worker has been identified as Om Prakash, a resident of Bhavarahi village, Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. He is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Haryana’s Naraiangarh.

According to police reports, the workers were feeding raw material into the furnace when the crane holding a trolley filled with molten iron suffered a gear slip. The trolley tipped over, pouring the molten metal onto the labourers working beneath it.

Following the incident, angry workers gathered outside the factory and raised slogans against the management, accusing it of negligence and unsafe working conditions. The accident has triggered widespread outrage among the labour community in the area.

On receipt of information, Kala Amb police station in-charge Kanwar Kulwant Singh, along with his team, reached the factory premises. The police took possession of the body and sent it to Dr YS Parmar Medical College, Nahan, for postmortem.

Sirmaur Superintendent of Police Nischint Singh Negi confirmed that a case has been registered under relevant sections of law and a detailed investigation has been initiated. “A probe has been initiated to determine the exact cause of the accident,” he said.