Navi Mumbai: A 22-year-old worker was killed and 15 other workers were injured due to the sudden collapse of a colossal aluminium-alloy structure that was being erected for an under-construction warehouse shed of a logistics company in Mankivali village, Khalapur, Raigad, on Tuesday around 10.30 am.The deceased worker was identified as Subhash Niranjan Yadav, who hails from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, and was declared brought dead at Jakhotia Hospital, Khopoli.API Pradeep Rayannavar of Khalapur informed that the warehouse construction was being undertaken on 12-acre land of the company M/s Kasturi Logistics based in Baramati since March 2026. The construction work was allotted to Gaurav Engineers, Baramati, which is owned jointly by Sharangod Patil and Subhash Bhiman. Dnyaneshwar Sukhdev Mali was deployed by the engineering firm as the site manager for supervision. A total of 84 workers, all men, were deployed for erecting the metal structure. Six cranes and two rollers were deployed at the construction site.API Rayannavar said, “Twelve workers are undergoing treatment at Jakhotia Hospital, Khopoli. Of them, two workers are critical, as doctors informed. Two other workers are being treated at Khopoli Municipal Hospital, and one worker is at MGM Hospital, Kamothe. Prima facie, an accidental death case has been registered at Khalapur police station. Thereafter, further action will be taken after seeking a structural audit report of the under-construction warehouse shed.
