Labourer dies at Delhi Metro construction site
December 28th, 2008 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) A 23-year-old labourer died Sunday after he fell from a girder at a Delhi Metro construction site, officials said.Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal identified the victim as Ram Prakash, employed with Freyssinet Pre Stressing Company (FPCC) - a sub-contractor under Gammon India Limited.
“Prima facie it appears that the worker was careless and slipped while climbing down the ladder around 4.00 a.m.” he said.
The accident occurred at Lajpat Nagar in south Delhi, on the under-construction Central Secretariat-Badarpur corridor of the Delhi Metro. Ram Prakash was rushed to the Moolchand Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Dayal said the chief project manager was conducting an enquiry into the accident.
Delhi Metro construction sites have witnessed a number of fatal accidents this year.
- Worker dies at Metro construction site - Aug 30, 2009
- Three injured at Delhi Metro construction site - Dec 06, 2009
- Delhi Metro's tunnelling nearly over for Phase II - Oct 12, 2009
- Metro to use latest technologies in phase III - May 01, 2011
- Metro starts trial runs up to Badarpur - Oct 26, 2010
- Five killed, 15 injured in Delhi Metro bridge collapse (Second Lead) - Jul 12, 2009
- Delhi Metro starts trial runs on Lajpat Nagar section - Jul 23, 2010
- Delhi Metro bridge collapses, 5 dead (Lead) - Jul 12, 2009
- Delhi Metro to connect more hospitals - Apr 11, 2012
- Gammon India denies negligence, government promises action - Jul 13, 2009
- Metro projects will be completed before Games: Sreedharan - Jul 28, 2009
- Crack in Delhi Metro's pillar caused accident: construction workers - Jul 12, 2009
- DMRC chief says action will be taken against Gammon India - Jul 12, 2009
- Gammon denies negligence, to conduct internal probe (Lead) - Jul 13, 2009
- Delhi Metro orders independent safety audit for Phase II works - Jul 14, 2009
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