Seventeen-year-old Babatunde Abdulrahmon died after he was sucked into a mixing machine on the day he resumed work at the factory. The Lagos State Government has sealed the
Mingy Trading Company Limited, located at No 11, Ila Orangun Street, Ijegun-Egba, Satellite Town, for violating the State’s safety rules that led to the death of a teenage worker.Speaking
during the sealing of the company on Thursday, May 27, the Director-General,
Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola, affirmed the commitment of the
State Government to ensure the safety of lives and property of its citizens.
Narrating the
event that led to the death of AbdulRahmon, the Director-General disclosed that
the fatality occurred due to violation of safety precautionary measures. He
said the teenage worker was employed and immediately exposed to mechanical and
electrical manufacturing equipment without training and personal protective
equipment. In the process of operating the equipment, he lost his life.
"There
was also very clear evidence of poor housekeeping, lack of safety signage, poor
factory layout for emergency management, very poor recruitment process with no
documented training records, poorly installed electric cables and poor record
keeping." he stated.
"On no
account should any company employ an underage person to operate a mixer or
grinding machine without proper training and use of personal protective
equipment.”
He reiterated
the importance of having a tested electrical wiring system, appropriate safety
signage, good housekeeping and a clean environment devoid of infractions and
hazards to lives of workers.
Imploring
organisations to value lives above monetary gains and adopt best practices, the
DirectorDirector-General maintained that a culture of safety first should be an
individual and collective responsibility.
Mojola
declared zero tolerance for safety violations and warned that punitive measures
will be taken against organisations found culpable with an assurance that
extant safety Laws will be applied.
He urged
members of the public to report incidents and infractions regularly to the
Lagos State Safety Commission in the bid to have a safer Lagos for the
citizens.
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