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An incident occurred at a municipal waste sorting facility in Nakhon Ratchasima, where a 20-year-old worker was killed after falling into a machine designed to process waste.

 

At approximately 16.00 on 10 February, officers from the Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima Police Station were called to the scene at the Nakhon Ratchasima Municipal Waste Disposal Centre, located in the Phoklang subdistrict.

 

Upon arrival, authorities found the body of Mr. Anuwat trapped in a rotating screw conveyor shaft of a waste sorting machine. The young man, who had been working at the facility for around 11 months, became entangled in the machine’s rotating spiral, which ultimately led to his death.

 

Despite efforts from the Sawang Metta Rescue Unit, who used hydraulic cutters to carefully extract his body, the victim’s injuries were severe and he was confirmed dead at the scene.

 

According to initial investigations, Mr. Anuwat had been taking a short break to drink water before returning to his duties. His colleagues heard a loud noise and rushed to the area, finding the young man trapped and mangled in the machine. It is believed that he may have lost his footing while inspecting the conveyor belt system and fell into the active machine.

 

The Nakhon Ratchasima Waste Disposal Centre, which processes up to 500 tons of waste per day, has several systems in place, including one for sorting community waste, organic waste composting, and producing fuel from non-biodegradable materials like plastic.

 

A full investigation to determine the precise cause of the fatality is underway

 

 

-- 2025-02-11

 

This is tragic. One can only hope that somehow his neck was the first to break so as to spare him any more agony. I would also like to applaud his company for not trying to cover this up, but to publicize it so that other companies and workers might learn from the accident. 

 

I do find it remarkable that this occurred the same day and in the same city as this other grousome workplace accident being reported on ASEAN Now.