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Tannery Gas Tragedy: Young Worker Dies in Kanpur
22 Aug
Summary
- A 22-year-old tannery worker died from poisonous gas exposure.
- The incident occurred while opening a leather drum at a tannery.
- Family alleges negligence and demands compensation and action.
In Kanpur, a 22-year-old tannery worker lost his life on Saturday morning due to poisonous gas exposure. The incident occurred at Ishan Tannery in Saraiya, under the Jajmau police station area, as the worker, Manoj Kumar, was opening a leather drum. His condition rapidly deteriorated after the exposure.
Co-workers transported Kumar to Kanshiram Hospital, where he was declared deceased around 6 am. His family, who originally hailed from Farrukhabad and had been living in Kanpur for two decades, arrived at the hospital, expressing anger over alleged safety negligence. They are seeking around Rs 20 lakh in compensation and accountability from the tannery management.
The deceased, survived by his wife and six-month-old daughter, had been employed at the tannery for two months. Jajmau police stated that an investigation into the accident's cause is underway, with actions to be determined based on the postmortem report.
