25-Year-Old Killed After Contact With 11,000-Volt Line in Khasarwan
Key Points:
- Labourer Doctor Nayak, 25, dies of electric shock in Podadih
- Victim came in contact with 11,000-volt line during construction
- Villagers raise concern over high-tension wires above worksite
SARAIKELA – A 25-year-old labourer identified as Doctor Nayak died of electrocution on Monday while working at a construction site in Podadih village, under the Shimla panchayat in Khasarwan police station area. He was helping build a Dhoom Kudiya structure at the time.
The accident occurred when Nayak came into contact with an 11,000-volt electric wire passing over the construction site. He suffered severe burns and collapsed at the spot immediately after the contact.
Panic spread among local residents present at the scene following the incident. Villagers rushed Nayak to the Sadar Hospital for treatment, where doctors examined him and declared him dead.
Police were informed about the incident soon after. Officers have since begun gathering information and investigating the circumstances that led to the electrocution.
News of the labourer’s death brought grief to his family. Villagers have also raised concerns about the high-tension wires running above the construction site, calling for the hazard to be addressed.
Electrocution and construction-site accidents have claimed lives elsewhere in the district in recent weeks. In Kadma, two workers were injured in a fire while installing an LPG connection, and a separate mishap in Jamshedpur saw a worker die at a CNG pump in Sakchi after being struck by a pipe. High-tension line hazards have also drawn scrutiny in neighbouring areas, including after a truck accident that damaged a pole in Patmada.
