Two men employed with Russian-owned bauxite company, RUSAL, on Saturday suffered electrical shocks whilst carrying out maintenance works and General Secretary of the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers’ Union (GB&GWU), Lincoln Lewis has voiced his concern over the company’s lackadaisical approach to the accident.
The injured workers have been identified as Glendon Timmerman, a pump operator of Linden, and Romeo Thomas, a truck operator of Kwakwani, Linden. At the time of the accident the men were carrying out maintenance in the Kurubuka mines. Timmerman and Harris sustained injuries as they were carrying out works on a pump. It appears that there were electricians also undertaking works and unbeknownst to the injured duo, the power supply to the pump was reconnected which resulted in them being shocked.
Lewis yesterday told Stabroek News that the union has not been formally informed of the accident by the company and he only learnt of the accident on Sunday from union representatives.
