Mina Investment Clearance Group has been suspended over an accident that took place at Male’ port early Friday morning, along with some Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) staff..

A 28-year-old man was left with serious injuries in the accident after a roll of carpet fell on top of him. MPL said the accident took place while Mina Investment was handling a shipment of goods at the port.

MPL in a statement said that the cargo and freight company has been suspended following the accident, together with the MPL staff involved in the operation that night.

Noting that the case is being investigated by its Accident and Investigation Committee, MPL said that action will be taken against all found responsible.

This is the second serious accident reported from the Male’ port this year; 27-year-old Abdulla Asim succumbed to injuries sustained from a falling glass palette inside the MPL area on 7 January, while in hospital on January 16.

MPL has established health and safety protocols for those operating within the MPL yard, with groups and companies handling goods within MPL made aware after the fact and encouraged strongly to follow them.