accident

Four tannery workers die in Vellore car accident

Published: March 16, 2020

The pickup truck they were travelling hit the compound wall of a tannery unit in the early hours of March 15.

Hydrogen sulphide kills two workers in Savar

Published: May 3, 2018

Two tannery workers are reported to have been killed, and a third was taken ill to hospital, after inhaling the poisonous gas at a raw hide processing plant in the Savar Tannery Zone.

Workers strike at Ethiopian tannery over safety fears

Published: November 1, 2017

Workers are reported to have taken strike action since October 14 when one of their colleagues was seriously injured in an accident at a tannery in Modjo. The workers allege it is not the first accident to occur at the company this year.

Gas leak leaves 3 dead at tannery

Published: December 8, 2015

Three workers were killed and two others taken to hospital with severe health conditions yesterday (December 7) after a poisonous gas leak in a tannery situated in an industrial complex.

Collapsed tannery wall kills worker

Published: August 7, 2015

Local media in Bangladesh has reported the death of a female tannery worker in Savar caused by the collapsing of a tannery wall.

Tannery accused of 19 violations

Published: July 31, 2015

The U.S tannery has been accused of 19 safety violations following the death of a fleshing machine operator last February. This is the second fatal accident in the plant in the past six years.

Conditional bail given to SIDCO employees

Published: March 25, 2015

The Vellore District and Sessions Court, on March 24, granted conditional bail to 11 people, including 10 office bearers of the Ranipet SIDCO Finished Effluent Treatment Company, in connection with the tannery accident in a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) that claimed the lives of 10 workers on January 31.

Ranipet tannery worker deaths compensation

Published: March 20, 2015

The Ranipet Sidco Finished Leather Effluent Treatment Company has complied with an order from the Southern bench of National Green tribunal, and has deposited the compensation of 75 lakh (US$120,265) with the state government for the accident that killed ten tannery workers on January 31.

Investigation into sludge tank deaths begins

Published: February 3, 2015

Work has started to clean-up an estimated 5,000 tons of waste sludge following an accident at the SIDCO industrial estate in Ranipet earlier this week. The National Green Tribunal has started an investigation into the accident, which claimed the lives of 10 tannery workers.

Operator killed in fleshing machine accident

Published: February 2, 2015

The operator of a fleshing machine in a U.S tannery has been killed in an industrial accident on February 1. The report comes shortly after 10 tannery workers also lost their lives last weekend following an accident at a tannery in India.