Industrial
plants plagued by workers deaths
Port Spain
Petroleumworldtt.com
12 16 07
Industrial plants in south Trinidad continue to
be hit by workers deaths either accidentally or
through natural causes.
State-owned
Pertrotrin reported yesterday that
Herman Soochit, a timekeeper at the Petrotrin refinery,
complained of feeling unwell around 3 p.m. on Friday.
Soochit was taken to the Augustus Long Hospital
where he died on arrival.
A release from Petrotrin stated that the matter
has been referred to the coroner for further investigations.
Last
week Sunday Finbar Adonis, 48, of Gasparillo,
a contract worker employed on the construction
of the New Catalyst plant at the Pointe-a- Pierre
refinery, Â fell 15 feet to the ground and
died. Investigations are continuing into this death.
The
Express learned that a worker employed by a contractor
at Lake Asphalt Limited at La Brea, Â died
from natural causes on the job minutes after
reporting to co-workers that he was feeling unwell.
This
incident occurred around 6.30 a.m. on Saturday
while the worker was operating a piece of equipment and
complained of feeling unwell.
He
was taken to the nearest shed, but before
medical assistance became available, he died.
Story
by Louis B Homer from
Trinidad Express, South Bureau
Trinidad
Express
Sunday, December 16th 2007
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