Tension at Diamond Cement as machine chops worker into pieces

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Habib 9 years ago

If he didn't take the pictures they might have hidden the incident from the public

If he didn't take the pictures they might have hidden the incident from the public
Lucky-Ny 9 years ago

Nonsense. Learn about privacy.

Nonsense. Learn about privacy.
NDC IS A CURSE 9 years ago

WHY IS MAHAMA AND HIS NDC TAKING BRIBE FROM THIS COMPANY TO KILL THE STORY?

WHY IS MAHAMA AND HIS NDC TAKING BRIBE FROM THIS COMPANY TO KILL THE STORY?
Class 1 Boy 9 years ago

That horrific picture might end up on social media and imagine that to be your relation? You see the extent in which the opportunities that digital technology has provided are being abused? The public need to know of such inc ...
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That horrific picture might end up on social media and imagine that to be your relation? You see the extent in which the opportunities that digital technology has provided are being abused? The public need to know of such incident and not necessarily being shown the gory details!
Yaw 9 years ago

Someone is dying and in need of help and you can't help but instead starting to take pictures.Is it normal for a human being to do that? Think carefully my friend.

Someone is dying and in need of help and you can't help but instead starting to take pictures.Is it normal for a human being to do that? Think carefully my friend.
kwadu 9 years ago

this is becoming too much in Ghana. u meet a situation where someone is dying And see people taking pictures or making videos of them dying helpless all in the name of I was there. #Only in Ghana

this is becoming too much in Ghana. u meet a situation where someone is dying And see people taking pictures or making videos of them dying helpless all in the name of I was there. #Only in Ghana
CORNEY 9 years ago

It is wrong but what is the reason for the arrest,is there any law that the worker has broken for taking pictures apart from being morally wrong?
This story shows how unsafe our work places are,one can sleep right on top of ...
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It is wrong but what is the reason for the arrest,is there any law that the worker has broken for taking pictures apart from being morally wrong?
This story shows how unsafe our work places are,one can sleep right on top of running machines without thinking of safety.
I hope his death will serve as deterrent to other stupid ones who don't think safety is priority.
WOJAFFO/CHICAGO 9 years ago

The guy was already dead. There was absolutely nothing anyone could do to save him. If you say respect for the deceased,I'll say right on,but apart from that,hey we want to see what happened so don't repeat his mistakes,sleep ...
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The guy was already dead. There was absolutely nothing anyone could do to save him. If you say respect for the deceased,I'll say right on,but apart from that,hey we want to see what happened so don't repeat his mistakes,sleep while operating heavy machinery. May God have mercy on him.
Joe 9 years ago

You have said it all. Sometimes it baffles me whether people really ready these stories well before making such comments. The person was already dead man and pictures are very important for investigation and reporting purpose ...
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You have said it all. Sometimes it baffles me whether people really ready these stories well before making such comments. The person was already dead man and pictures are very important for investigation and reporting purposes. Even if they person was not dead what were the others doing. When did the police arrest him? Did they arrest him while the deceased was alive? If so what did the police themselves do
Yoofi 9 years ago

You were sent to work, not to be using your sleeping close by dangerous machinery and using the machineris lever as a pillow.

If you want to sleep call in sick, or go home.

Workplace is not your bedroom!

You were sent to work, not to be using your sleeping close by dangerous machinery and using the machineris lever as a pillow.

If you want to sleep call in sick, or go home.

Workplace is not your bedroom!
Wondering 9 years ago

Maybe he slipped and they're now trying to cover up so its not the company's fault

Maybe he slipped and they're now trying to cover up so its not the company's fault
VOH 9 years ago

DO HEY HAVE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN PLACE?
DO THEY HAVE COMPETENT SAFETY OFFICERS?
DO HE WORK ALONE?
IS GHANA WORKMEN COMPENSATION ACT EFFECTIVE?

DO HEY HAVE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN PLACE?
DO THEY HAVE COMPETENT SAFETY OFFICERS?
DO HE WORK ALONE?
IS GHANA WORKMEN COMPENSATION ACT EFFECTIVE?
olivia 9 years ago

may his soul rest in peace.

may his soul rest in peace.
Sylvester 9 years ago

Some of our police officers are working to save mother Ghana.You can't imagine where others were trained before joining the service,likewise the Agona Nkwanta command.

Some of our police officers are working to save mother Ghana.You can't imagine where others were trained before joining the service,likewise the Agona Nkwanta command.
Kofi Gbagbladza 9 years ago

Thank God the picture was taken of it. It has been happening at Aflao. People get killed free of charge .

Thank God the picture was taken of it. It has been happening at Aflao. People get killed free of charge .
frempong 9 years ago

The safety officer should be arest not the one take pictuer

The safety officer should be arest not the one take pictuer
Coco 9 years ago

It happens,,a co worker fell asleep .waiting for elevator.....if yu tied please,take..time off..a.vac

It happens,,a co worker fell asleep .waiting for elevator.....if yu tied please,take..time off..a.vac
kaku 9 years ago

Any company worth its salt does not allow pictures to be taken inside the premises without authorization. Ghanaians, fools as we are, take everything for granted. No wonder nothing works in this country.

Any company worth its salt does not allow pictures to be taken inside the premises without authorization. Ghanaians, fools as we are, take everything for granted. No wonder nothing works in this country.
ATTIVOR 9 years ago

Kaku please are saying all Ghanaians are fools?

Kaku please are saying all Ghanaians are fools?
yaw 9 years ago

Oh God when will the unprofessional GH policemen learn.why ndc

Oh God when will the unprofessional GH policemen learn.why ndc
Rhyme 9 years ago

May he RIP. Why would a worker sleep at work and whant is more, by an operating machine?

May he RIP. Why would a worker sleep at work and whant is more, by an operating machine?
Esthie 9 years ago

Where are our occupational safety officers?

Where are our occupational safety officers?
kwame ben 9 years ago

May his soul rest in peace..But the factory should not use this as an excuse and creat any artificial shortage on the market and increase prizes...ots the trade mark of.this factory

May his soul rest in peace..But the factory should not use this as an excuse and creat any artificial shortage on the market and increase prizes...ots the trade mark of.this factory
Jamaica,La-pas kejetia,accra gh 9 years ago

You people haven't seen anything yet oooo hmmmmmm. Ask your brothers somewhere around bologna, padova, Treviso, Vicenza,Modena,Milano, etc and found out how many Ghanaians or Africans had fell victims of such situations. It i ...
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You people haven't seen anything yet oooo hmmmmmm. Ask your brothers somewhere around bologna, padova, Treviso, Vicenza,Modena,Milano, etc and found out how many Ghanaians or Africans had fell victims of such situations. It is very very pathetic scenario. Fatal mistakes causes death so the living must learn from it!
Sleeping on duty is like sitting on a timed bomb. Be cautious and be precautious of every moving machines in an industrial zone.
What a traumatic scene!
. May his soul rest in perfect peace.
Jersey 9 years ago

Arrest the owners

Arrest the owners
setho 9 years ago

why arrest an innocent man.
What at all is wrong with a man taking pictures of a dead man.

why arrest an innocent man.
What at all is wrong with a man taking pictures of a dead man.
ELIZABETH ACQUAH- REGIONAL LABOUR OFF 9 years ago

Kindly permit me to comment on the industrial accident that occurred on the 27th of August at Western Diamond company.
The Regional Factory Inspector and my good self called on Management of western diamond and were received ...
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Kindly permit me to comment on the industrial accident that occurred on the 27th of August at Western Diamond company.
The Regional Factory Inspector and my good self called on Management of western diamond and were received by the CORPORATE GROUP HEAD(HRM & ADMIN) and the GENERAL MANAGER. Having been brief by management we called for a discussion with the principal witness who happened to be the only witness.
narrating the circumstance of the accident the deceased workers' co mate at the work place explained that together with the deceased were direct employees of an outsourced service provider (third Party) of Western Diamond Company. He informed visiting officials that they took a decision to rest and thus moved to the said work area which happened to be in a tunnel. The said area was installed with a convey belt machine and was an unauthorized work area. Because the area was a no go area any work assigned was directly supervised by the safety officer applicable third party contractor. The deceased workman and his surviving co-worker entered the tunnel to sleep on one of the two conveyor belts that were not switched on, since a third conveyor belt was operational. When the operational conveyor was switched onto one of the remaining two the surviving co worker who was not deeply asleep quickly jumped but his effort to save his co-worker who was deeply asleep failed.
He raised an alarm and a search revealed his death.
The Regional Inspector of Factories and my good self gathered from our interrogation that for the two said employees it was a good hiding place to lazy about or sleep on duty. Obviously the two said workers disregarded all safety operating procedures and safe work practices.
An examination of the machine revealed that the convey belt had discharge chutes and the clamp gates that were meant to clamp on lumps was the machine is operational clamped on the body of the deceased workman.

Since the accident base was an unauthorized area whilst work was on going, the accident was a result of a workers blatant disregard for occupational safety. My sincere advise to media personnel and media stations is that serious efforts should be made to present true facts to our reading public. False publications such as "deceased slipped and fell directly on an operating machine"; are obviously a play on words. Before publicizing, efforts should be made to reach all stakeholders so as to present genuine circumstances.
Let our readers be informed that the deceased workman is a Ghanaian and a native of Twifo Heman and not from Togo as purported.

Meanwhile work at Western Diamond is ongoing since Monday 29th August and the industrial environment is calm.
Bome 9 years ago

What ever the case this is work place accident and the deceased's family should sue the company big time.

What ever the case this is work place accident and the deceased's family should sue the company big time.
ELIZABETH ACQUAH 9 years ago

REJOINDER : OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT AT WESTERN DIAMOND CEMENT.

Kindly permit me to comment on the industrial accident that occurred on the 27th of August at Western Diamond Company.

The Regional Factory Inspector and my ...
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REJOINDER : OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT AT WESTERN DIAMOND CEMENT.

Kindly permit me to comment on the industrial accident that occurred on the 27th of August at Western Diamond Company.

The Regional Factory Inspector and my good self called on Management of western diamond and were received by the CORPORATE GROUP HEAD(HRM & ADMIN) and the GENERAL MANAGER. Having been brief by management we called for a discussion with the principal witness who happened to be the only witness.
Narrating the circumstance of the accident, the deceased workers' co mate at the work place explained that together with the deceased were direct employees of an outsourced service provider (third Party) of Western Diamond Company. He informed visiting officials that they took a decision to rest and thus moved to the said work area which happened to be in a tunnel. The said area was installed with a convey belt machine and was an unauthorized work area. Because the area was a no go area, any work assigned was directly supervised by the safety officer OR applicable third party contractor supervisor. The deceased workman and his surviving co-worker entered the tunnel to sleep on one of the two conveyor belts that were not switched on, since a third conveyor belt was operational. When the operational conveyor was switched onto one of the remaining two, the surviving co-worker who was not deeply asleep quickly jumped but his effort to save his co-worker who was deeply asleep failed.
He raised an alarm and a search revealed the death of his co- worker.

The Regional Inspector of Factories and my good self gathered from our interrogation that for the two said employees it was a good hiding place to lazy about or sleep on duty. Obviously the two said workers disregarded all safety operating procedures and safe work practices.
An examination of the machine revealed that the conveyor belt had discharge chutes, and the clamp gates that were meant to clamp on lumps when the machine is operational clamped on the body of the deceased workman.

Since the accident base was an unauthorized area whilst work was on going, the accident was a result of a workers blatant disregard for occupational safety.
My sincere advice to media personnel and media stations is that serious efforts should be made to present true facts to our reading public. False publications such as "deceased slipped and fell directly on an operating machine"; are obviously a play on words. Before publicizing, efforts should be made to reach all stakeholders so as to present genuine circumstances.

Let our readers be informed that the deceased workman is a Ghanaian and a native of Twifo Heman and not from Togo as purported.

Meanwhile work at Western Diamond is ongoing since Monday 29th August and the industrial environment is calm and peaceful.

ELIZABETH ACQUAH –REGIONAL LABOUR OFFICER / WR
Niibi 9 years ago

Out of reverence for the unfortunate victim, I will not take fotos .

I think the family deserves the compassion of remembering their son in his best moments not when decapitated

Out of reverence for the unfortunate victim, I will not take fotos .

I think the family deserves the compassion of remembering their son in his best moments not when decapitated
alfred 9 years ago

who is responsible for your safety ?
is it the safety manager,officer or you yourself ???

who is responsible for your safety ?
is it the safety manager,officer or you yourself ???
SALAZY 9 years ago

May his soul rest in perfect peace.

May his soul rest in perfect peace.
IRAQI 9 years ago

Sleeping near a noisy manufacturing machine? The company is trying to blame the deceased

Sleeping near a noisy manufacturing machine? The company is trying to blame the deceased

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