Ministry probing death of teen excavator operator

Ezekiel Benjamin
Ezekiel Benjamin

The Ministry of Labour yesterday said that its  Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department has launched an investigation into the fatal workplace accident on Tuesday at Kara Kara Mine in Mackenzie, Linden.

The accident claimed the life of 19-year-old Heavy-Duty Equipment Operator, Ezekiel Benjamin, who was employed by  Dindyal Sookram of D. Sookram & Daughters General Contractor.

Benjamin was operating an XCMG excavator to construct a drainage system intended to channel water from the surrounding area to the Kara Kara Creek. During the operation, the excavator  began sinking