Worker crushed to death at factory

Worker crushed to death at factory

JAKARTA (JP): A worker was crushed to death by a rolling
machine at a steel manufacturing factory at the MM-2100
industrial estate in Karawang yesterday.

The victim, identified as Laurensius Uje Diaz, 24, was
reportedly trying to fix the machine at the plant owned by PT
Bisma Narindra when the engine suddenly started.

A colleague, Agam, 27, told reporters that he heard other
workers scream when they saw Laurensius' body was stuck in the
machine.

"When I got there, he was already dead. His head was crushed
with his neck turned to the left," he said.

Agam said he had been in the same work team with Laurensius
since June last year.

"Last August we were trained in Malaysia for a couple of
months." He speculated that human error was the cause of the
accident.

Separately yesterday, a gas-fired stove exploded in Tanjung
Duren, West Jakarta, killing the house owner.

Muksin, 29, was unaware there was a gas leak when he tried to
light the stove in his kitchen.

"It happened so fast when a ball of fire hit him. He died
instantly," said Herman, a relative of the deceased.

Muksin's body was taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital for an
autopsy. (edt)