Worker die in heavy pipe collapse at Telangana coal mine

KARIMNAGAR: A 40-years-old coal mine worker died after a heavy pipe of a Long Wall machine fell on him at the State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) in Ramagundam of Godavarikhani in Peddapalli district.

The coal mine worker was identified as Borla Saraiah. The incident took place when a heavy pipe of a long wall machine had fallen from the rooftop of RG-3 open cast mine of Adriyala long-wall project of APA (Adriyala Project Area) division of SCCL. Saraiah who was on duty died on the spot after suffering serious injuries to his head

Dead body has been shifted to the Singareni area hospital for postmortem.