Two factory workers from UP die in separate incidents

Nahan: Two workers from Uttar Pradesh died in separate incidents in factories in the Kala-Amb industrial area of Himachal’s Sirmaur district, police said on Monday. A migrant worker died on Saturday evening after being bitten by a poisonous snake at Wood Stock Laminates Limited, located in Moginand village within the Kala-Amb industrial area, sparking a protest by other employees.

In the second incident that occurred late Sunday evening, a labourer died after falling from a crane at an iron casting unit in Kala-Amb. Bablu (43), from village Bhatpura Jagir in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, was bitten by a poisonous snake while working on the factory premises on Saturday evening, according to eyewitnesses. He subsequently passed away late that night while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Ambala Following the death, the workers at a factory in Moginand village held a protest at the factory gate until late Sunday, demanding compensation.

The district administration had to intervene, and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Nahan, Rajiv Sankhyan, arrived at the scene late Sunday evening to pacify the protesters.