25-Year-Old Factory Worker Suffers Injuries from Laser Beam, Dies

The man was checking a machine, which uses a laser beam to slice metal sheets, after it stopped working, police said. But it suddenly turned back on, and the laser caught him on the head.

A 25-year-old factory worker was killed while repairing a laser cutting machine at a workshop.

The man suffered severe injuries from the laser beam and was declared dead on being taken to a hospital. The machine operator was arrested after by a complaint against him.

The incident happened at 1.40pm at Shanta Industries in Goregaon (East) when some workers were slicing metal sheets using a laser cutting machine. Police said the machine stopped working midway and the operator allegedly told to the young man to check what was wrong with the machine and fix it.