Two workers died after a sealed plastic drum burst while it was being cut with a saw at a plastic scrap factory at Jeedimetla on Thursday.
The victims Saroz (35) and Suresh (30), both from Bihar, were working in a factory where plastic scrap is cut into small pieces and sold to plastic recycling units.
“Saroz placed a sealed plastic barrel under the blades of the saw machine and suddenly the drum burst. Apparently, some chemical was stored inside the barrel leading to formation of gases,” Jeedimetla Inspector M. Sudarshan said.
Death was instant for Saroz who was hit by splinters of the drum while his assistant Suresh standing beside the machine too suffered grievous wounds.
Suresh was rushed to Gandhi Hospital where he died while undergoing treatment.