Machine Smashes worker's head during production

Samuel Ogunkoya a 26 year old man has
been killed by a machine that smashed his
head in his work place in Ogun state.
Ogunkoya, until his death worked at of
Wempco Steel Mill Company, Magboro. It
was said that after one of the pipes affixed
to the company’s ‘actrus pumping machine’
came down on his head when he went to
pick the charger of the remote control of
the vehicle.
After 2-Years In Anambra. The  workers had earlier
complained that the vehicle housing the
machine used to mold brick had developed
fault but they were told to manage it.
The victim who hailed from Ijebu Ode was
rushed to a hospital in the community after
the incidence but was referred to Lagos
State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja
where he was confirmed dead.
Some of the deceased’s colleagues blamed
his death on the company’s bad
management saying that three other persons
had died due to the company’s negligence.
One of the workers said: “For almost a
month now, the vehicle was releasing
hydraulic oil. One of us complained to the
management, but they said there was no time;
they said we should manage it like that. We
complained that the vehicle was not working
well, but they said, ‘go and manage it or leave
the job.’
“It was taken to a mechanic last Friday and
was brought back on Monday. It was not
tested before the production commenced. The
machine has five pipes used for molding
concrete. A worker and the mechanic were
operating the vehicle. Four pipes had come.
The fifth one was coming out when it suddenly
fell and smashed his head as he bent down to
pick the charger. ”
Another worker said: “I have been working in
this company for over five years. There is no
welfare for the workers. Ogunkoya is the
fourth worker we have lost to the company’s
negligence this year after Jimoh, Samuel and
Ibrahim. It was a forklift machine that
smashed Jimoh’s body. He was passing by;
unknown to him, a machine was being
operated from the inside. The forklift pinned
him to the floor. He died on the way to the
hospital.
“There should be a hospital inside the
company, where casualties can be rushed to,
but the management are only interested in
using us to make money,”
Mr. Abdulganiyu Abdulazeez, a manager in
the company said the matter was being
exaggerated and blamed the workers for not
being safety conscious.
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“There is no much response that I can give
now. When anything happens, people
exaggerate the information. That is what they
(workers) are trying to do. As a citizen, I am
there to protect the interest of Nigerian.
“When we see, I will tell you the true picture of
things. In every organisation, accidents are
bound to happen. Some of these workers
don’t use their safety devices”
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