Woman caught in concrete mixer dies this morning

(Baonghean.vn)- After about 7 hours of being taken to the hospital in critical condition, the woman who was caught in a concrete mixer was brought home and died at her home in the early morning of November 23.

As reported, at around 10:30 a.m. on November 22, at the unburnt construction brick dashboard manufacturing facility owned by Mr. Nguyen Huu Cuu, 45 years old, residing in Quynh Thach commune (Quynh Luu), a serious work accident occurred. The victim was Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhung (born in 1991), residing in Hamlet 4, Quynh Hau commune, Quynh Luu district.

Brick making machine kills female worker. Photo: Bao Minh.

According to initial information, Ms. Nhung was working (150,000 VND per day) at a non-fired construction brick dashboard manufacturing facility owned by Mr. Nguyen Huu Cuu. At that time, Ms. Nhung was crawling under the concrete mixer to clean it before operating it when the machine suddenly started operating, causing the victim to be sucked into the mixing chamber.

Immediately after that, people shouted to cut the circuit breaker and pulled the victim out to take him to the district hospital and then transferred him to the provincial hospital for emergency treatment. However, after many hours of coma, at 4:00 p.m. the same day, the hospital returned the victim and he passed away at 2:30 a.m. this morning, November 23.

Brick making yard of Mr. Nguyen Huu Cuu (in Quynh Thach commune, Quynh Luu district). Photo: Bao Minh.

Talking with Mr. Hoang Van Khoa, Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Thach Commune, Quynh Luu District, the cause of the unfortunate accident was due to the carelessness of workers at the construction brick production facility.

Mr. Khoa also said that in Quynh Thach commune, there are about 24 unburnt brick production facilities. These facilities are all spontaneous, without licenses or any procedures with the authorities or local government, and the workers are mainly farmers who go to work during the off-season to earn extra income.

It is known that Ms. Nhung has a very difficult situation, her two children are still young, and her husband is also a construction worker who earns a living every day.

The cause of the work accident is currently being investigated by the authorities.

Bao Minh