A worker died falling
from a ship at a shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong on
Sunday night.
Md
Mohiuddin, 22, of Moheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar, was inexperienced and was
not wearing helmet at the time of the accident, fellow workers said.
His brother Mohammed
Mamun said he was informed at 6:00pm on Sunday that Mohiuddin had fallen from a
ship at SH Enterprise.
Mohiuddin, who was
residing at Alamgir Colony in Kadam Rasul area of Sitakunda upazila, worked as
a cutting helper at the ship-breaking yard.
He fell on a steel plate
while working on the ship, MV Rachar Express, said Aminul Islam, inspector
(investigation) of Sitakunda Police Station.
After the fall, he was
rushed to a private hospital in the port city. As his condition deteriorated,
he was shifted to another private hospital, Surgiscope Hospital Ltd, where he
succumbed to his injuries around 10:45pm on the day.
Kamal Uddin, owner and
director of SH enterprise, claimed that Mohiuddin had slipped while getting
down the stairs from the ship.
Asked if the victim had
safety gears on, he said Mohiuddin had returned his safety gears after finishing
work atop the ship, and that he fell while descending.
All 200-250 employees of
his shipbreaking yard wear safety gears during work, he added. Contradicting
Kamal, Abdur Rahim, secretary of Bangladesh Ship Breaking Workers Association,
said Mohiuddin had fallen on the deck losing control while removing a big piece
of iron sheet from the scrap ship.
The body was sent to
Chittagong Medical College morgue for autopsy yesterday noon. It has marks of
deep injuries in the back of the head, morgue sources said.
SH Enterprise is located
in Kadam Rasul area and close to another yard called Aafin Enterprise where
four workers died on April 3 inhaling toxic gas after the explosion of a carbon
dioxide cylinder. Both the yards belong to Kamal Uddin and his brother.
The Supreme Court in
2010 directed the government to ensure workers' safety at ship-breaking yards,
which has largely gone unheeded.
Source:
the daily star. 3 June 2014
http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/ship-breaking-worker-killed-26819
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