A minor mishap occurred at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant late on Sunday night, the third such incident in less than a fortnight, leading to hospitalisation of an injured employee.
The worker was injured after a fire broke out at the Steel Melt Shop-1 following spillage late on Sunday night and was hospitalised immediately, a company spokesperson said.
In a release, Rashtriya Ipsat Nigam Limited, the corporate entity of VSP, said in SMS-1, while draining out slag from Converter-B, spillage occurred, leading to a minor accident.
“Due to radiation, minor injuries were sustained by an executive. Subsequently, Converter-B was put down for scheduled relining campaign. The other two Converters are functioning normally. Work is not hampered,” the release stated.
The last accident occurred in SMS-2 which was put out after a two-hour fire-fighting operation. This incident came on the heels of one of the tuyers of Blast Furnace-3 exploding the previous week.
Frequent mishaps at VSP have led to demands by trade unions to increase safety measures.