Archive · 17 Jun 2025
Worker Dies, Six Injured in Nagpur Pharma Pipe Burst
A worker died and six others were hurt when a pipe burst at a pharmaceutical factory in Nagpur, India.
The pipe carried a mix of very hot water (125 degrees Celsius) and chemicals.
The accident happened on Tuesday at a unit of a company that makes a substance used in medicines and food.
One worker died, and two are seriously injured.
Authorities are investigating the incident.
A worker died and six others were injured in a pipe burst at a pharmaceutical company's unit.
The incident involved a mixture of hot water (125 degrees Celsius) and chemicals.
The company manufactures microcrystalline cellulose (MCC).
The deceased worker was identified as Sudhir Kalbande.
Two of the injured workers are in critical condition.
- Who
- One worker, Sudhir Kalbande, died, and six others were injured.
- What
- A pipe burst resulting in worker fatalities and injuries.
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Nagpur district, India, at a pharma company's unit.
- Why
- The pipe burst while mixing hot water and chemicals.
- Incident
- Pipe Burst
- Location
- Nagpur, India
- Company
- Pharma Company
- Injured
- 6
- Fatalities
- 1
- Time
- Tuesday
- Substance
- Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)
Sources
One killed, 6 others injured in blast at pharma company’s Nagpur unit
One Dead, Six Injured in Blast at Pharma Unit in Nagpur
Reactor blasts at Nagpur pulp factory; 1 worker killed, 5 injured
One dead, six injured as hot water pipe bursts at pharma firm’s unit
