Tamil Nadu minister mourns death of three workers in Hosur
Industries Minister Virudhai Magal Keerthana has directed the district administration to support families after three workers died at a Tata Electronics facility.
Tamil Nadu Industries Minister Virudhai Magal Keerthana expressed grief on Monday over the deaths of three contract workers at a Tata Electronics Private Limited (TEPL) facility in Hosur, according to reports by ANI and The News Mill.
The three workers, identified as Kaveri, 30, from Hosur, and B Akmal, 28, and M Sarathi Kumar, 28, from Dharmapuri district, died of asphyxiation. The incident occurred on Monday evening while they were clearing sludge from an effluent treatment plant (ETP) tank.
The workers were engaged through NALCO to clean the tank. They were taken to a private hospital in Hosur but were declared dead, and their bodies have been moved to the Government Medical College Hospital in Krishnagiri.
Keerthana stated on X that she has instructed the district administration to provide all necessary support to the affected families with utmost urgency. She said the safety and dignity of every worker must remain paramount.
District Collector C Dinesh Kumar said he inspected the accident spot and an inquiry will be carried out. He noted that the contract workers were hired by TEPL through another firm.
An investigation into the incident is currently underway.