Police officers investigate the site of the accident at Leoch Super Power Co Ltd in Bình Phước Province. — VNA/VNS Photo

BÌNH PHƯỚC — The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of the southern Bình Phước Province has established two inspection teams to look into two separate fatal accidents that occured in Chơn Thành Town over the past week.

On May 25, a female worker at Leoch Super Power Co Ltd was repairing a steam pipe inside a drying chamber when the doors, where she was standing, suddenly started operating. The incident caused her fatal injuries.

Earlier, on the afternoon of May 23, a male worker at a plywood production company in the same town was caught in a mixer’s rotating shaft when pouring flour into the machine. He succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.

A provincial-level investigation team comprising representatives from the local trade union and health department, headed by the chief inspector of Bình Phước Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, visited the accident sites to work with the local police and procuracy agencies.

Further investigations are being carried out. — VNS