Contract worker electrocuted during smart city work

The deceased, Pounraj (28) from Tiruvannamalai, was working with four other men at the YMCA bus stop at Royapettah when the incident took place.

While he was drilling the road around 12.30 am, the other workers were laying the concrete slabs for the pavement. “The machine accidentally came in contact with underground electric cables and Pounraj suffered a shock,”said the police.

The other workers rushed him to the Royapettah Government Hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival. His body was handed over to his mother after autopsy. The Anna Salai police have detained the site supervisor Pandian and were inquiring him.

The police said that the site supervisor had not followed the safety norms and did not get permission for the work.

A Corporation official said, Pounraj, was employed under a sub-contractor and was working for the pedestrian project. “We will conduct inquires and further action will be taken,” said an officer.