Wardha: Sawangi police registered offences against officials of Uttam Galva Metallics Limited, Bhugaon, for negligence and ignorance of safety of workers on Thursday. NK Jaganath and Sunil Kumar were booked under various sections of Indian Penal Code.
On Wednesday, 38 workers had been injured while emptying the furnace at around 10.20am due to a sudden outflow of hot air from the furnace, which was shut down for annual maintenance. Of the injured, 30 are undergoing treatment at Sewagram and Sawangi hospital while 8 of them are taking treatment at Orange City Hospital, Nagpur.
Police station officer PI RK Shinganjude said, “We have registered offences under section 285, 337 and 338 of IPC against Sunil Kumar and NK Jaganath after we received complaint from one of the injured workers, Shrikant Potdukhe. We are investigating the matter against unit head and safety inspector for their role in negligence and ignorance.”
The company is located at Bhugaon, around 10 km from the city, and is among the largest manufacturers of cold roll steel and galvanized steel. Earlier last month, Nithia Capital, a UK based investment manager and US-based CarVal investors acquired Uttam Galva Metallics and Uttam Value Steel for total consideration of Rs 2,000 crore.