Falling granite kills 1, injures 3
A man was killed and three others seriously injured when slabs of granite collapsed on them at a Verulam warehouse.
|||Durban - A man was killed and three others seriously injured when slabs of granite collapsed on them at a Verulam warehouse.
The incident happened on Friday at the KatzStone Granite and Quartz warehouse when three men were removing slabs from a container.
The Department of Labour is probing the matter and has recommended it be taken to the Director of Public Prosecutions if negligence is found.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesman, Major Shooz Magudulela, identified the dead man as Mthokozisi Ngcwangula, 30.
Police have opened an inquest docket at the Verulam police station.
Rayiz Syde, the owner of the warehouse, was “injured badly”, said his wife, Katz.
Mokgadi Pela, acting spokesman for the Labour Department, said a preliminary investigation found that Ngcwangula had not been trained to perform the duty he was conducting.
“If the employer is found to be negligent and flouted any aspect of the law, a recommendation to prosecute will be made to the Director of Public Prosecutions,” he said.
Daily News