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A 45-year-old Tangedco Junior Engineer (JE) and 4 different unit including a foreman and powerline inspector (RI) were suspended connected Friday for not pursuing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) portion erecting electrical poles, that resulted successful the decease of a gangman connected work a fewer days ago.
Tangedco officials said, based connected the enquiry report, K. Jagadeesan, Junior Engineer (JE), S. Bhakthi Nathan and R. Mahalingam, who are powerline inspectors, foreman B. Sivakumar and K. Senthil Kumar of Onnupuram Tangedco substation adjacent Arani town, were suspended.
Initial enquiry revealed that the deceased gangman K. Prabhakaran (40) was roped successful to instal 4 electrical poles connected a caller crippled successful Vilankuppam colony connected September 23. He was accompanied by the suspended unit for the work. As the squad was erecting the poles successful the unfastened plot, 1 of the poles slid and touched a precocious hostility (HT) powerfulness enactment connected the route.
Prabhakaran accidently lifted the rod to forestall it from falling and was electrocuted. Based connected the alert, Kannamangalam constabulary inspected the spot. A lawsuit was registered. Residents and household members of the deceased gangman protested against Tangedco officials for not taking capable information measures. Based connected an enquiry done by S. Jayakanthan, Superintendent Engineer (SE), Tangedco (Tiruvannamalai), Tangedco officials were suspended. A probe is nether way.
