Worker Dies In Steel Factory Accident

Disaster struck at the Tema Steel Works factory on Tuesday when two overhead cranes crashed on the ground killing an operator instantly.

According to factory sources, the workers had to cut open the operator's cabin after the accident to remove the body of 28 year-old Charles Senkyire. Mr Ben Tayne, operator of the other crane, who also collapsed, has been admitted at the Narh-Bita Hospital where he is responding to treatment.

The sources said the two cranes were performing their normal lifting of heavy iron when they crashed to the ground. Soon after the accident, the workers pleaded with management to suspend work and resume on Thursday.

Superintendent Angabutoge Awuni, Community One Police District Commander, who confirmed the accident, told the Ghana News Agency that factory inspectors had visited the site and had begun investigations into the accident alongside the police. Management had also invited crane experts to probe the crash. Meanwhile the body of Senkyire has been deposited at the Tema General Hospital mortuary for autopsy.

Disaster struck at the Tema Steel Works factory on Tuesday when two overhead cranes crashed on the ground killing an operator instantly.

According to factory sources, the workers had to cut open the operator's cabin after the accident to remove the body of 28 year-old Charles Senkyire. Mr Ben Tayne, operator of the other crane, who also collapsed, has been admitted at the Narh-Bita Hospital where he is responding to treatment.

The sources said the two cranes were performing their normal lifting of heavy iron when they crashed to the ground. Soon after the accident, the workers pleaded with management to suspend work and resume on Thursday.

Superintendent Angabutoge Awuni, Community One Police District Commander, who confirmed the accident, told the Ghana News Agency that factory inspectors had visited the site and had begun investigations into the accident alongside the police. Management had also invited crane experts to probe the crash. Meanwhile the body of Senkyire has been deposited at the Tema General Hospital mortuary for autopsy.