New Delhi: chief vigilance officer Upendra Kumar Pandey of Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) died after an elevator collapsed in a mine of Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL). Neem Katana, rajasthan.
After a lengthy rescue operation, 14 other people were rescued from the accident site and admitted to hospitals in Jaipur.
this Accident The accident occurred when the HCL vigilance team of 15 Kolkata personnel was returning from inspection when the cable suddenly snapped, leaving them trapped at a depth of 1,875 feet.
“An accident occurred at the Kolihan copper mine at Khetri Copper Complex (a subsidiary of HCL) at Khetrinagar in Rajasthan on May 14 at around 7:30 pm,” HCL said in a statement.
HCL assured that they are taking all necessary steps to restore normal operations at the mine and resume operations.
Delhi Mines Minister VL Kantha Rao announced that he would order an investigation into the incident. “I was in the same elevator a few months ago. Everything is fine… We will investigate and find out what happened,” Rao said.
The rescue operation involved the SDRF rescue team led by Commander Ravi Verma, nine soldiers and the HCL rescue team. They performed first aid on the seriously injured and transported them on trolleys from -72 meters to zero meters (sea level).
Subsequently, the injured were transported to a base above an altitude of 64 meters using simple stretchers, pulleys and rescue ropes, and then sent to the hospital in a mine cart.
After a lengthy rescue operation, 14 other people were rescued from the accident site and admitted to hospitals in Jaipur.
this Accident The accident occurred when the HCL vigilance team of 15 Kolkata personnel was returning from inspection when the cable suddenly snapped, leaving them trapped at a depth of 1,875 feet.
“An accident occurred at the Kolihan copper mine at Khetri Copper Complex (a subsidiary of HCL) at Khetrinagar in Rajasthan on May 14 at around 7:30 pm,” HCL said in a statement.
HCL assured that they are taking all necessary steps to restore normal operations at the mine and resume operations.
Delhi Mines Minister VL Kantha Rao announced that he would order an investigation into the incident. “I was in the same elevator a few months ago. Everything is fine… We will investigate and find out what happened,” Rao said.
The rescue operation involved the SDRF rescue team led by Commander Ravi Verma, nine soldiers and the HCL rescue team. They performed first aid on the seriously injured and transported them on trolleys from -72 meters to zero meters (sea level).
Subsequently, the injured were transported to a base above an altitude of 64 meters using simple stretchers, pulleys and rescue ropes, and then sent to the hospital in a mine cart.
