GUWAHATI, JULY 27: Assam Labour Welfare Department on Wednesday suspended senior inspector of Factories Dinesh Chandra Roy for negligence in duty after tea worker Maina Nayak injured herself at Leptakatta factory during her work at CTC machine in upper Assam Dibrugarh.
In the notification issued by the Principal Secretary, Labour Welfare Department, Govt of Assam, the factory inspector has neglected his duty of supervision and enforcement of Rules under 7(a) 2 (c) and 22(2) of the Factories Act, 1948 in the Tea Garden areas under his jurisdiction and it has been reported that his negligence of duty has lead to the occurrence of an incident, where a lady factory worker suffer major injuries while discharging her duty in the Lepetkata Tea Esate in Dibrugarh District.
On July 19, tea worker Maina Nayak(24), was seriously injured while working at Lepetkatta tea factory in Dibrugarh when her hair got stuck in the CTC(cut, tear, curl) machine.
The incident has sparked tension among the workers of the tea factory.
The tea organisations demand a probe into the matter and alleged that due to negligence on the part of garden management the incident took place.
Maina Nayak undergoing treatment at Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and government have decided to shift her at AIMS if needed.