Hindustan Copper Limited disclosed to BSE and NSE on Saturday that a contractual employee engaged by a civil contractor met with a fatality at the Process Plant of its Khetri Copper Complex in District Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan on April 17, 2026. The company stated that it deeply mourns the unfortunate event and confirmed there was no disruption to plant operations as a result of the incident.
The disclosure was filed under Regulation 30 of the SEBI Listing Regulations by Company Secretary and Compliance Officer Mritunjay Kumar Dev.
The filing does not provide details on the circumstances of the fatality, the nature of the civil work being undertaken at the time, or whether any investigation has been initiated by plant management or statutory authorities. The contractual employee was engaged by a civil contractor rather than being a direct employee of Hindustan Copper Limited — a distinction that is standard in heavy industry settings where specialised civil and construction work is outsourced to third-party contractors while core operational workforce remains on the company’s rolls.
The Khetri Copper Complex in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan is one of Hindustan Copper’s key operational units, housing copper mining and processing facilities that contribute to the company’s overall production capacity. The company’s confirmation that plant operations continued without disruption following the incident indicates that the fatality occurred in a section of the facility that did not affect the primary production process.
Hindustan Copper Limited is a Government of India enterprise and India’s only vertically integrated copper producer, operating mines and processing plants across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Gujarat.
Disclaimer: This article is based on a regulatory filing and is for informational purposes only. The circumstances of the incident are subject to investigation by appropriate authorities.