A quarry worker was seriously injured.

On March 4, Mr. Le Xuan Tho - Chairman of the People's Committee of Tru Son Commune (Do Luong District), said that the police had begun investigating the case of a worker at a quarry in the area who was seriously injured. "The conflict arose from the quarry blasting that broke some of the man's acacia trees," Mr. Tho said.

Previously, Toan Thanh Company Limited also filed a complaint against Mr. Nguyen Dinh Nga (62 years old, hamlet 4, Tru Son commune) for property damage and intentional injury. According to the complaint, on the morning of March 1, Mr. Nga entered the area where the company was blasting and quarrying, used a knife to threaten workers and not allow them to work, then used his hand to throw some equipment and machinery down from the mountain, causing damage and loss. In the afternoon of the same day, Mr. Nga continued to cause trouble, using a knife to slash a worker of the quarry's drilling team, injuring him. Also according to the complaint of this company, in October 2023, Mr. Nga also entered the quarry area when the workers were preparing to blast, used a knife to threaten and cut the detonator.

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Nga admitted to using a knife to slash and injure the quarry workers and said the cause was due to anger over broken acacia trees due to quarry blasting. “My acacia forest is located next to the quarry, they blasted and broke some trees, I submitted a petition to the authorities but it has not been resolved. I was so angry that I did that,” Mr. Nga said, adding that the acacia plantation area was land that his family reclaimed many years ago, and then bought from the commune People’s Committee.

Meanwhile, a representative of the quarry said that the area where Mr. Nga is planting acacia has been granted a license for the company to exploit stone. “It is true that the blasting process has affected some acacia trees. We have also raised the issue of compensation at a high price, but Mr. Nga still refuses and demands more. When his demands are not met, he often comes to cause trouble. Now all the workers of the quarry are afraid of being assaulted by him and do not dare to come to work anymore,” said the representative of the quarry.

The cadastral officer of Tru Son commune said that Mr. Nga's acacia forest area is under the management of the commune People's Committee, and was later granted a license to Toan Thanh Company Limited to exploit stone. "Mr. Nga planted acacia on that land without any documents. Although the land was granted a license to the company, because it was not possible to compensate for the assets on the land to clear the site, the land has not been handed over to the company yet," said the cadastral officer.

The case is being further investigated by the police./.