Industrial Machine K!lls Employee In Ogun Factory

An employee of Quantum Steel Industry in the Ogijo area of Ogun State has tragically d!ed following an industrial accident.

The incident occurred barely two months after the Ogun State Government sealed the factory following an explosion that left seven employees critically injured.

Punch gathered on Tuesday, May 27, that the incident occurred last Monday when the employee, identified as Abayomi, a forklift operator, got stuck in the scrap grinding machine.

A casual worker at the factory, who spoke with the publication on the condition of anonymity for fear of victimisation, disclosed that the machine operator had instructed Abayomi to remove a scrap that was stuck in it without knowing that the machine was still powered.

The worker added that immediately after Abayomi removed the scrap, the machine began working and rolled him like a scrap.

He added that other workers at the scene of the incident rushed to rescue him, but he was brought out d3ad.

“A fellow worker at Quantum Steel Industry was killed by a scrap grinding machine last Monday. He was instructed by the scrap machine operator, who is a foreign national, to enter the machine and remove a scrap that was stuck in it,” the source said.

“Unfortunately, he did not know that the operator had not switched it off. As soon as he removed the stuck scrap, the machine picked up and rolled him.

“Other workers at the factory tried to rescue him, but when he was brought out, he was already d3ad.”



A police officer in the area who was privy to the incident but not permitted to speak with the press confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation on Tuesday.

“Yes, it happened,” the police source said.