Woman working on powder coating machine dies of electric shock in Thane district

Thane, Jun 21 (PTI) A 45-year-old woman died of an electric shock while working on a powder coating machine in Maharashtra’s Thane district, a police official said on Saturday.

The incident took place at a workshop owned by victim Akshata Jadhav in the Dombivali area on Thursday, he said.

Jadhav was busy operating a powder coating machine when she got electrocuted and collapsed, said the official from Manpada police station.

Others working at the workshop rushed Jadhav to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

The police have registered an accidental death report and launched a probe, said the official. PTI COR NR