A 65-year-old labourer who was working at the Yettinahole project site died after he suffered injuries in an on-location mishap at Jamnalli in the taluk on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Mallesh Rao, who hails from Visakhapatnam.
The incident occurred when a huge pipe, that was being shifted in a crane, slipped and fell, leaving him severely injured. Mallesh died on the way to the hospital. The Rural police have registered a case.
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