The Ministry of Labour is investigating the fatal incident involving Kersa Robertson, a Bosai worker who was badly burnt two Sundays ago at the company’s compound located at Republic Avenue, MacKenzie, Linden, in Region Ten.
The Ministry in a release issued on their Facebook page, stated that Senior Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) Officers of the Ministry, Roydon Croal and Maxean Bess; OSH Officer for Region Ten, Timica Bayley; OSH Coordinator, Dwain Bagot; and Junior Safety and Health Officers of the Bosai Minerals Group, Yanic Cornette, Owen Bacchus, and Cleavon Barker, are all conducting an investigation into the fatal incident.
The release added that the investigations thus far have revealed that on the day of the incident Robertson, shortly after arriving at work, was heard screaming. He was then seen by other workers running in the compound, engulfed in flames, then he subsequently collapsed.
He was rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex where he was admitted suffering from third and fourth degree burns to 95 per cent of his body. He died at about 8.45 am while receiving treatment.
Additional workplace inspections done by the team also revealed that the organisation is in compliance with the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Cap 99:06. The team also provided advice and guidance on ways in which working conditions and the environment could be improved.
Robertson, 39, of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden, was employed with the company for approximately 10 years as a plant operator.
The police had reported that the incident occurred at approximately 6 am just after Robertson had visited the foreman’s office and headed into the compound.
The area was searched by the police and they found Robertson’s haversack and what appeared to be a burnt plastic bottle and a box of Swinger matches in a small concrete structure in the company’s compound.
