Two Workers Die, One Injured In MRPL Tank Incident In Mangaluru

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. on Monday said that two operators lost their lives and one was injured in an incident involving an oil storage tank at its refinery in Mangaluru, Karnataka, on Saturday.

The company said the incident took place when two employees climbed a tank platform to check oil levels in the oil movement and storage area. Both were later found unconscious on the tank roof and rushed to a nearby hospital, where they were declared dead.

A third operator, who was part of the rescue team, experienced nausea and was taken to a hospital in Mangaluru. He was reported stable and discharged after receiving first aid, MRPL said in its stock exchange filing.