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The Hindu
The Hindu
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P Sridhar

Worker killed in freak accident in GDK-11 incline underground coal mine

A contract worker was killed in a freak accident in the GDK-11 incline underground coal mine of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL)’s RG-I Area in Godavarikhani of Peddapalli district around Thursday midnight.

The deceased was identified as Krishna Murari, 40, a contract worker of a private mining services firm deployed in the continuous miner panel in the underground coal mine.

He hailed from Madikonda in Hanamkonda district.

Krishna Murari died on the spot when a portion of the side wall collapsed on him while working on the continuous miner panel late on Thursday night, sources said.

The Godavarikhani two-town police have registered a case and are investigating.

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