Essequibo Coast teen falls to death at construction site

A 16-year-old worker died on Saturday after he fell from a rice mill shed which is under construction at Vilvoorden, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Dead is Amar Dindyal.

Reports are that Dindyal, the eldest child for his single mother, was employed with a private contractor of Pomona Scheme, Region Two, as a labourer.
The contractor was employed by the owner of the Golden fleece and Vilvoorden Rice Mill for the construction of a dryer shed at Vilvoorden.
Reports are that at about 15:00h a relative of the teen was contacted to inform the family that Dindyal fell from the shed at his worksite and was in a critical condition at the Suddie Public Hospital.
“This child was a simple and quiet boy, he is the eldest child for his single mother and works tirelessly in order to provide for her,” the relative told this newspaper.
The teen, however, succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical attention. An investigation has been launched.
Only on Thursday last, Guyana Times reported that at least 50 persons have lost their lives since August 2020, according to data released by the Labour Ministry.
Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton in releasing the data said that this occurrence has to be stopped.
“We have two choices in this matter. Either we continue our merry way, and we prepare to go wake houses and play dominoes and cards, and to attend funerals; or we change. For me, the first option is that I don’t want to shepherd that. I have already had to issue nearly 50 death announcements since I am a Minister. Fifty is too much,” he said.
The Minister said many times people pay attention to the statistics when their main focus should be the loss a family has to endure.
“For me, it is a person, a father, a husband, a son, and in many cases, persons who are leaving children behind because the breadwinner is gone. That cannot continue.”
Earlier this month, 22-year-old Sudesh Charran, a labourer of Lot 3964 West Minister, West Bank Demerara (WBD), was crushed by a metal lift while working at a supermarket at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara (WCD).
The now dead man was reportedly walking under the metal lift to enter the supermarket when it fell from the upper flat and pinned him to the ground.
As a result, workers rushed to his assistance and used a piece of wood to lift the metal structure from the man’s body. They managed to pull him out but by this time, he was motionless and a large wound was seen to the top of his head.
The Police were summoned, and the injured victim was taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) where he was pronounced dead on arrival. An investigation is underway. (G14)