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Pune: A 17-year-old worker died after getting trapped in a stone crusher machine in the Lonikand area off Pune-Nagar highway on Sept 12. The deceased was identified as Prince Vijaysingh Dhurve (17), a native of Dindori, Madhya Pradesh. At 2 pm on Sept 12, Dhurve got trapped in the stone crusher machine.
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Lonikand police said contractors illegally employed the boy in the crusher which is a hazardous workplace for minors. Police constable Ajit Kurhe lodged a complaint at the Lonikand police station. “He had been working here for the past two months, without any safety equipment. He was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Download the TOI App.
Police registered a case against the contractors on Sunday.