An engine roller at KAM Steel Integrated Company has killed one of the employees of the company, Yahaya Ibrahim.
The 27-year-old victim was said to have slipped on the machine at the company’s factory along the Sagamu-Ogijo Expressway in Ogun State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday at 4:50 am while the deceased was working at the company’s plant.
Ibrahim was reported to be operating the engine roller when he suddenly slipped and fell onto the roller in the early hours of Sunday.
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Efforts by other staff members to rescue the victim were unsuccessful, as the roller reportedly crushed him to death.
The incident was confirmed to The Punch by the Ogun State Police Command on Sunday.
The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident and stated that the deceased’s body had been taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital morgue.
“Our men on traffic inspection visited the scene when we received a distress call. It was an industrial accident. The body has been deposited at the OOUTH morgue in Sagamu,” Odutola stated.
Kazeem Badmus is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience. A professional in journalism and media writing, Kazeem prioritses accuracy and factual reportage of issues. He is also a dexterous finder of the truth with conscious delivery of unbiased and development oriented stories.
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