Sunday 13 January 2013

The Rose Hall factory accident of 1970 - Stabroek News

The Rose Hall factory accident of 1970 - Stabroek News: It was indeed a sad day in Canje 43 years ago. Thousands of Guyanese flocked to Rose Hall Estate to determine what happened at the factory. They wanted to know what had happened to their loved ones who dedicated their lives to the sugar industry in Guyana. Their siblings left for work early on January 13, 1970. Seven of these workers did not return home alive. The sequence of events which led to the death of these men has been analyzed by several individuals for the specific purpose of avoiding similar industrial accidents.At the factory, everything was normal between 7am and 8am. Two men were assigned the task of cleaning the No 3 clarifier. They were supervised by process foreman Abdul Gafoor. However, shortly after 8am, shouts were heard, and several workers were seen running to and from the clarifier. Gafoor emerged from the No 3 clarifier and ran to the No 4 quad where a switchboard was located.

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