Now Reading: Vasai painter dies in 15-floor fall at unregulated site
-
01
Vasai painter dies in 15-floor fall at unregulated site
A 22-year-old painter, Mursalim Momin, died on Sunday after falling from the 15th floor of an under-construction 22-storey building in Vasai West. The accident occurred around noon at the Aryana building in Babola. Momin fell while climbing down to use a washroom, according to police.
He was rushed to Sir D.M. Petit Hospital with severe injuries to his head, face, chin and legs, but died during treatment. The police have registered an accidental death report. No arrests have been made.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Building construction in the Mumbai region, especially in the Vasai-Virar belt, remains largely unregulated despite the 2017 Maharashtra Factory Rules requiring basic safety harnesses, netting and guardrails for high-rise work. The state's Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) is responsible for inspection, but staffing shortages mean many sites go unchecked until a fatality occurs. Under the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996, the principal employer and the contractor face penalty for failing to provide safe working conditions. Applicable compensation under the Employee Compensation Act for death ranges from Rs 1.2 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh (a sum that has not changed since 2010), while a 2020 BJP-led committee recommended tripling the amount. The next step is a magisterial inquiry under CrPC Section 174, which will determine if the contractor complied with safety norms, a prosecution under the Act can only follow if that inquiry finds negligence.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Methodology and corrections.
