THE RISK IS NOT KNOWING: 10 Dead In Huge Blast on 8th May 2021

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AP Kadapa Explosion: 10 Dead In Huge Blast At A Limestone Quarry In Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa

It is very unfortunate to learn that on 8th May 2021, about ten laborers were killed in a massive explosion while unloading detonators from a vehicle at a limestone quarry in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district on Saturday morning, police said. The incident happened at Tirumalakonda hillocks on the outskirts of Mamillapalli village of Kalasapadu block at around 10 am. 

From the news article is not very clear whether the materials that caused this fatal accident were detonators or explosive cartridges.  

The explosion was so intense that the bodies were damaged beyond recognition. “With great difficulty, we could identify the victims based on their body parts,” the SP, who visited the spot in the afternoon, said.

“The explosion occurred when the workers were unloading bundles of detonators from a vehicle for using them for limestone mining,” The driver of the vehicle was among the 10 who died in the explosion.

Non-adherence to SOP in handling and unloading high-energy materials has been one of the prime reasons for such accidents. Many such incidents have taken place in the recent past in South Indian quarries.



Comments

  1. Unknown10 May 2021 at 01:17

    DGMS departments have closed down all offices ?? What they were doing ?
    The biggest problem in Indian Mining Industry is sub-contracting of drilling , blasting
    and excavation to incompetent contractors and in private sector no need of checking
    competency for off loading such work to sub-contractors.

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