Mumbai airport loader hurt as heavy cargo falls on his leg

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A 44-year-old loader, Mahinder Singh, suffered 'compound fracture' when a heavy cargo accidentally fell on his leg while moving pellet, an airport official said on Sunday.

The incident happened at around 3 am at the cargo terminal of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). MIAL (Mumbai International Airport Limited) medical break attended Singh, who is working for a private company, and shifted him to the Holy Spirit Hospital in Andheri east, the official said.

"He underwent surgery for a compound fracture of Rt Tibia & fibula and his condition is stable now," the official added.

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