The construction of the 11.40km Versova-Andheri- Ghatkopar Metro railway corridor has seen eight accidents since 2008.

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May 14, 2008 Vijay Kumar, who was travelling in an autorickshaw, died at JB Nagar when a boom of a piling rig fell on an auto rickshaw due to loose soil during shifting. Compensation was given to Kumar’s relatives and rickshaw driver Vinod SB Singh.February 22, 2009A reinforcement cage fell on a labourer holding it at Kurla Road leading towards Saki Naka. He was injured

July 14, 2009 Navin Prasad Singh, a supervisor, was electrocuted during heavy rains at the Andheri metro rail site. His family was given compensation of Rs4.68 lakhNovember 30, 2009Workers were injured while removing the scaffolding on the Western Express Highway. April 9, 2011Two children Pratap Padekar (9) and Dattatraya Padekar (11) drowned after they entered the restricted area at Subhash Nagar and went to bathe inside an excavated pit. The MMOPL gave Rs5 lakh compensation to the victims’ family and subsequently the excavated pits were covered with safety nets apart from posting security guards.

July 7, 2011Banwari Lal, a labourer, died after falling from a height of 11.9m while working on the deck slab below the girder near Navrang Cinema. Though the victim was wearing full body harness, he was not anchored to the horizontal life line. After the accident, the Mumbai Metro One Private Limited decided to ensure that workmen working at a height must use safety harnesses and always anchor the hook to a suitable anchor point.April 25, 2012A crane slipped near Sarvodaya Hospital at Ghatkopar (West) during crane placement operations for placing girders. As a remedial measure, a decision was taken to check soil condition for stability and ensure experienced supervision and competent operators.September 4, 2012An extended foot over-bridge, which was to link an escalator to be set up at the airport road metro station, in Andheri, collapsed, killing one and injuring 16.