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Lift falls on factory worker in outer Delhi, dies

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 04 2016 | 12:22 AM IST
A 50-year-old factory worker was killed after he was crushed under the wall of the factory lift that collapsed in outer Delhi's Bawana area.
Satish was taking raw material from the ground floor to the fourth floor through the lift of the building on Tuesday when the lift wall collapsed killing him, police said.
Factory workers told police that the lift was over loaded when the incident took place.
Police said the workers told them that there was a single lift that they used to carry materials.
Satish's cries were heard by his friend Amar, who informed the factory owner, Sanjay Bansal, police said.
Bansal called up the police and informed them about the incident. PCR vans and fire brigade personnel reached the spot on receiving information about the incident, police said.
Satish was taken out and rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead, police said.
A case has been registered against the building owner and further investigation is underway.

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First Published: Nov 04 2016 | 12:22 AM IST

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