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Labourers fall ill while cleaning dust catcher in Jamshedpur

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Thursday, November 19, 2009 16:58 IST
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Jamshedpur: Two contract labourers fell ill while cleaning the dust catcher in the blast furnace of Tata
Steel works here today, official source said.

The labourers were cleaning the dust catcher in the blast furnace but felt dizziness after they came in contact with the gas accumulated in it, factory inspector, Manish Kumar Sinha said.

Both the workers were rushed to Tata Main hospital (TMH). The factory nspector said both the workers are stable and out of danger. Tata Steel sources also confirmed the incident.

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