Several Workers Trapped In Bengal Coal Mine After Pulley System Glitch
Several workers are trapped 50 meters underground at a coal mine in West Bengal following a pulley system malfunction. Rescue operations are currently underway, and authorities report that the workers have access to food, water, and ventilation.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing safety concerns and infrastructure maintenance challenges within the industrial mining sector.
Several workers were trapped around 50 metres underground at a coal mine in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district on Monday after a technical glitch in the pulley system halted the movement of the lifting cage, a senior official said.Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) CMD Satish Jha said the incident happened at the Kumardihi A underground mine after a rope slipped off the pulley drum, disrupting the mechanism used to transport workers in the cage."There were no casualties, and food and water had been supplied to the trapped workers.
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