"fell from a height of around 90 feet ...."

 

We are always saddened and broken hearted when we find a story involving a fatality. This blog is not for monetary gain. There are no ads on the site. Recently we were asked about putting ads up on the site. We responded instantly with “no that would be disrespectful to the dead.” To honor those who have died in workplace incidents we educate, write, and talk about safety related topics. Prior to the pandemic the editors of the blog would travel globally speaking to thousands of workers on an annual basis. Because we feel that is the only way that we can personally honor those who died on the job to try our earnest in preventing a recurrence . Here is a recent story:

 

The deceased has been identified as local worker from a nearby village.

 

The incident took place at around 10 AM one morning during the week of November 15, 2020, when the worker was laying asbestos sheets on a building of the smelter plant. He apparently lost balance while laying the asbestos sheets and fell from a height of around 90 feet leading to his death.

 

Following the mishap, family members of the deceased staged a demonstration in front of the plant demanding compensation and job to a kin.

 

The aluminium smelter president and vice-president also took part with the family.

 

We offer our sincere condolences to the deceased worker’s family, friends, and coworkers. We pray that the smelter provides compensation to the family. We feel they will. Now lets talk about the compensation. Normally, the financial compensation will never be enough. It just isn’t. It is this point we tell workers. It is a heavy topic to talk to workers about. No doubt our hosts shutter when we bring this topic up. But, we bring it up for another reason for them to understand the ramifications on their own safety.

 

We would be remiss if we did not discuss the incident. In many parts of the world asbestos has been banned. But, in some parts of the world asbestos has not been banned. The asbestos sheets in this instance was roof sheets. The deceased was either repairing or installing a roof when the incident occurred. It should be obvious that the worker should have been wearing a safety harness and been properly secured. 

 

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