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Worker Killed After Falling Onto Rolling Machine at Delhi Factory

Investigators have summoned the contractor who employed the worker alongside other staff as part of a negligence inquiry into the factory’s safety standards.

Overview

  • Vikas slipped from the second floor and fell onto a rolling machine, severing his neck.
  • Harsh Vihar police have filed a negligence case and deployed crime and forensic teams to investigate on site.
  • CCTV footage captured the fall between 2:30 and 3 pm on Friday, corroborating police accounts of the incident’s timing.
  • Investigators are probing the factory’s safety protocols and working conditions as part of the ongoing inquiry.
  • Originally from Saharanpur, Vikas lived in Ghaziabad with his wife, who is nine months pregnant, and had worked at the plant since February.