A contract worker died after falling into an oven at a Visakhapatnam steel plant. The police have registered a case.
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BY-RAJA PENTAPATI AP BUREAU CHIEF
AMARAVATI , OCT 17, A contract worker died after falling into a coke oven at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL) on Saturday, October 17, 2026. He was found to have fallen into an oven in Battery-1. Police said he was working as a contract mechanical supervisor in the plant. The Visakhapatnam Steel Plant police have registered a case and started investigating the death.
According to sources, He was returning from inspecting ovens 222 and 223 in Coke Oven Battery-1 when he accidentally fell into oven 226. His body was found in a burnt condition and was shifted to a government hospital for the postmortem examination.
Initial reports suggest that the accident was due to a technical fault in ovens; the exact mechanical or operational failure has not been made public yet.
Earliear in the plant A major accident at RINL on June 8, 2026, in which molten steel at SMS-2 spilled, killing 10 workers—five regular employees and five contract workers—and injuring four regular workers.
The police are investigating the accident to determine the exact cause, safety lapses, and accountability.
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