Navi Mumbai: 10 men who worked as contract workers had suffered injuries after the scaffolding where they stood to carry out painting work suddenly collapsed on Wednesday.
The incident took place in a multi-storey Shailesh Tower, a residential building in sector-19 nerul.
Wounded workers were treated at Dy Patil Hospital in Nerul.
Police Inspector (Crime) Sunil Gawali from the Nerul Police Station, “Of the 10 injured workers, the three of them had suffered a sad injury and had been treated at Patil Hospital in Nerul.
Seven other workers have suffered a minor injury.” Officers added that Santosh Ramkoti’s contractors from Swaraj construction in Kandivali, which have involved workers to remove the scaffolding have been ordered under the relevant IPC section for negligence which causes a sad injury.
“The contractor has not given workers with a Safety Persneling like a belt and helmet utilizing while doing work.” Former Local Corporator NMMC, Ravindra Ithape said, “Repair and paintings working at the Sailesh Tower for the past year.
When the work has been completed, the contractor involved several workers due to release the scaffolding, when the accident occurred.
Some workers occurred.
Standing at that level Different to release the scaffold bamboo stick.
A total of 10 workers suffered injuries when they landed on the ground floor of a height.
Five workers were trapped under the structure of scaffolding after collapsing and the local residents helped the fire brigade team from removing it from below the structure.
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