Bengaluru toddler dies after accidentally falling into bucket of hot chemicals at factory

A one year and nine-month-old boy died on Saturday, November 14, nearly two weeks after accidentally falling into a bucket of hot chemicals at a factory in Bengaluru’s Srirampura. The child had suffered severe injuries in the November 2 accident and remained under intensive treatment at a private hospital.

The boy, identified as R Subramani, was playing with his eight-year-old sister when the accident occurred around 11 am at Shivam Copper Maker factory in LN Puram. The factory is located next to the family’s house in Lakshminarayanapura.

According to the police, the children had entered the factory premises while playing. CCTV video of the incident shows Subramani walking backwards, hitting a bucket containing hot chemicals and falling into it. The bucket overturned, spilling its contents on him. His sister pulled him away, while factory workers rushed to rescue him.

The child was first taken to a nearby hospital and later shifted to a private hospital in Koramangala for specialised treatment. He was admitted to the intensive care unit but died on November 14 after failing to respond to treatment.

Subramani was the second child of Ramesh Kumar and his wife, both of whom work at private companies. Their elderly paternal grandmother looked after the children while their parents were away at work, the police said.

The footage of the accident captured on CCTV cameras installed at the factory has since been circulated on social media.

The Srirampura police have registered an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) and are investigating the incident.