Work Accident At The Tempilang Tin Ore Mining In Investigation

The victim's body in the medical room/ Photo: ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Water and Air Police Unit of the West Bangka Police, the Bangka Belitung Islands Police investigated the case of a work accident at the tin ore mining site in Pasirkuning Waters, Tempilang.

"We are following up on this investigation to follow up on the mining accident incident at sea that occurred on Saturday, November 8, at around 15.00 WIB," said Head of the Public Relations Section of the West Bangka Police, Iptu Yos Sudarso, ANTARA, Sunday, November 9.

He explained that the incident resulted in one mining worker named Adil (23), a resident of Airnyatoh Village, Simpangteritip, West Bangka, dying on the seabed buried in the ground while mining by diving.

"The victim, along with two of his co-workers, Salman (23) and Lepan (19), departed since morning to work in the waters, while diving, the victim did not respond after the hose used was attracted to the seabed. The victim's colleagues then searched until finally the victim was found dead," he said.

As soon as he received information about a marine mining accident in the waters, the West Bangka Police Polairud Unit immediately moved to the location to take the first action at the crime scene (TPTKP), examined witnesses, and coordinated with the Tempilang Health Center to post-mortem the victim.

The results of the initial examination showed that no indications of a criminal act had been found in the incident, but the Police continued to carry out further investigations to determine the exact cause of the incident.

"The location of the incident is not far from the coast of Pasirkuning Beach, which is a local fishing boat line. We will take the location coordinates and evacuate the diving pontoon as evidence to be secured at the Polairud Unit Headquarters," he said.

He expressed his concern and condolences for the disaster, as well as appealed to the public to pay more attention to work safety factors when doing activities at sea.

"We urge the public, especially marine mining workers, to always prioritize safety. Use proper equipment and pay attention to the conditions of the surrounding environment in order to avoid similar risks," he said.