WEST BANDUNG REGENCY,
The Upper Cisokan Hydropower Mega Project will be in the public spotlight regarding the incident of a heavy vehicle (wheel loader) falling from a height of 200 meters outside working hours which is suspected of lack of K3 supervision from PLN to the Main Contractor BUMN China (CGGC), the incident resulted in one of the loder operators dying at around 17.00 Western Indonesia Time Saturday afternoon, 6/22/2024 Cimarel village Sukaresmi village Rongga District West Bandung Regency Sunday, 6/23/2024.
The incident started in the implementation of the Upper Cisokan Hydroelectric Power Plant, outside working hours by using a heavy wheel loader vehicle owned by Chinese BUMN CGGC (China Gezhouba Group Co,. Ltd) carried out the process of digging and leveling the soil base. Suddenly fell from a height of 200 meters, causing the vehicle to be torn from above.
In addition, as conveyed by eyewitnesses who were reluctant to mention their identities to convey to the media crew. The process of working outside working hours seems to impose without any K3 safety that is needed by the workers, so that the death toll named Cecep from the Indonesian citizen is addressed to Kampung Cikuda. And, ironically, it is reported that one of the victims's family did not receive insurance or even health benefits during work or compensation from the CGGC until now. "He said.
Sources emphasized, that Safety or K3 is an obligation for all actors in the project, especially the BUMN PLN as the person in charge of the project which is authorized to the Chinese BUMN (CGGC). More concerned with the safety of a person's life with the existence of K3 regulations, namely all activities to ensure and protect the safety and health of workers through efforts to prevent work accidents and occupational diseases. "Staistly.
However, until the news that was published was still in the stage of collecting information from various sources, both the Polsek and PLN and the CGGC with the incident for further information. (07)
Editor Toni Mardiana.