Archive · 23 Jun 2025
Tea Estate Accident Claims Life, Sparks Safety Protests
A tea garden worker died when a vehicle carrying tea leaves overturned in a tea estate.
The vehicle was overloaded and the roads were bad.
Other workers were also hurt, and they got angry.
They protested because the estate didn't have good roads or safe vehicles.
They also said there wasn't an ambulance.
The union is now looking into what happened to make sure it doesn't happen again.
A tea garden worker died and five were injured in an accident at Kotalgoorie Tea Estate.
An overloaded vehicle transporting tea leaves overturned in Section No. 2 of the estate.
The accident occurred due to poor internal roads and outdated vehicles.
Workers protested, citing negligence in safety measures and lack of an ambulance.
The Jorhat Tea Labour Union condemned the incident and will investigate.
- Who
- Tea garden workers and management.
- What
- A fatal accident involving an overloaded vehicle transporting tea leaves.
- When
- Monday, June 23
- Where
- Kotalgoorie Tea Estate, Mariani, Jorhat
- Why
- Due to poor road conditions, outdated vehicles, and alleged negligence.
Workers
Management
Cause of Accident
Workers
Management negligence caused the accident due to unsafe practices and lack of infrastructure.
Management
No differing perspective was provided by the Management in the article.
- Incident Location
- Kotalgoorie Tea Estate
- Injuries
- One death, five injured
- Cause
- Overloaded vehicle, poor roads
- Protest
- Workers protested at the administrative office
- Union Response
- Jorhat Tea Labour Union to investigate