Overview
- The collapse, which occurred Saturday during truck loading at BCCL’s Munidih washery in Dhanbad, buried workers under coal slurry and left four dead.
- Police said rescuers dug out all four bodies and identified the men as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
- Local police, CISF personnel, nearby villagers, and excavators worked to clear the debris as recovery teams searched the slurry pile.
- BCCL said it will pay Rs 20 lakh in two instalments to each bereaved family, offer one dependent a job through an outsourced agency, and provide Rs 75,000 for last rites.
- The company also formed a four-member inquiry into the cause, underscoring wider safety concerns around coal-handling in Jharkhand after a similar fatal collapse in Ramgarh last year.