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 10 years ago
Nonsense. Learn about privacy.
Nonsense. Learn about privacy.
NDC IS A CURSE 10 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 10 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 ... read full comment
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 10 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 10 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 10 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 ... read full comment
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 10 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 ... read full comment
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 10 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 ... read full comment
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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 years ago
may his soul rest in peace.
may his soul rest in peace.
Sylvester 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 years ago
Kaku please are saying all Ghanaians are fools?
Kaku please are saying all Ghanaians are fools?
yaw 10 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 10 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 10 years ago
Where are our occupational safety officers?
Where are our occupational safety officers?
kwame ben 10 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 10 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 ... read full comment
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 10 years ago
Arrest the owners
Arrest the owners
setho 10 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 10 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 ... read full comment
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 10 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 10 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 ... read full comment
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 10 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 10 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 10 years ago
May his soul rest in perfect peace.
May his soul rest in perfect peace.
IRAQI 10 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
If he didn't take the pictures they might have hidden the incident from the public
Nonsense. Learn about privacy.
WHY IS MAHAMA AND HIS NDC TAKING BRIBE FROM THIS COMPANY TO KILL THE STORY?
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 ...
read full comment
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.
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
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 ...
read full comment
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 ...
read full comment
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 ...
read full comment
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!
Maybe he slipped and they're now trying to cover up so its not the company's fault
DO HEY HAVE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN PLACE?
DO THEY HAVE COMPETENT SAFETY OFFICERS?
DO HE WORK ALONE?
IS GHANA WORKMEN COMPENSATION ACT EFFECTIVE?
may his soul rest in peace.
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.
Thank God the picture was taken of it. It has been happening at Aflao. People get killed free of charge .
The safety officer should be arest not the one take pictuer
It happens,,a co worker fell asleep .waiting for elevator.....if yu tied please,take..time off..a.vac
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.
Kaku please are saying all Ghanaians are fools?
Oh God when will the unprofessional GH policemen learn.why ndc
May he RIP. Why would a worker sleep at work and whant is more, by an operating machine?
Where are our occupational safety officers?
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
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 ...
read full comment
Arrest the owners
why arrest an innocent man.
What at all is wrong with a man taking pictures of a dead man.
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 ...
read full comment
What ever the case this is work place accident and the deceased's family should sue the company big time.
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 ...
read full comment
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
who is responsible for your safety ?
is it the safety manager,officer or you yourself ???
May his soul rest in perfect peace.
Sleeping near a noisy manufacturing machine? The company is trying to blame the deceased