Jajpur: A labourer was crushed to death at a stone-crushing unit in Rahadpur under Dharmasala police limits of Jajpur district on Sunday after he came under the wheels of the crusher machine. Two other labourers also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident.
According to reports, the incident occurred when the labourer was opening the wheels of the crusher machine.
While the victims are yet to be identified, it is said that they are from West Bengal.
The injured labourers were rushed to the Jajpur District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCMBH) in Cuttack.
The accident sparked tension in the area as local villagers blocked the road with the labourer’s body demanding proper compensation to the victims. On being informed, Dharamsala, Jenapur, and Badachana IICs reached the spot and tried to pacify the angry mob.
