A Chinese national died on Monday after industrial machinery pulled him into its mechanism at a cement factory construction site in Balaka District. Zeng Yuxin, 42, was placing safety stickers near a milling machine at Portland Cement Limited's facility in Ng'onga hills when air pressure from the operating equipment drew him inside around 3 p.m. Balaka Police station publicist Gladson M'bumpha confirmed the incident occurred during plant testing operations.
Yuxin had started his assignment at 6 a.m., but colleagues grew concerned when he failed to answer phone calls by 9 a.m. Workers searched the premises and checked a Chinese restaurant before management examined security camera recordings. The footage revealed the fatal accident, prompting the immediate shutdown of the machinery and the recovery of his body from the site. Authorities moved the deceased to the company's cold storage facility and continue their investigation.
Yuxin had started his assignment at 6 a.m., but colleagues grew concerned when he failed to answer phone calls by 9 a.m. Workers searched the premises and checked a Chinese restaurant before management examined security camera recordings. The footage revealed the fatal accident, prompting the immediate shutdown of the machinery and the recovery of his body from the site. Authorities moved the deceased to the company's cold storage facility and continue their investigation.
