The wife of deceased Massy Energy worker Allanlane Ramkissoon, is seeking an offer of settlement from Massy and NiQuan Energy following the accident that claimed his life.
On June 15, Ramkissoon, who worked as a pipe-fitter with Massy, was burned while working at NiQuan’s gas-to-liquids plant in Pointe-a-Pierre. Three days later on June 18, Ramkissoon, of Barrackpore, died in Colombia, where he was being treated.
Lawyers for Sarah Ramkissoon are demanding a “comprehensive report,” and for Massy and NiQuan Energy to make an offer of settlement. They have been given seven days to respond.
In the letter to the Massy Group’s chief executive, Gervase Warner, attorneys from the firm Martin George and Co said to date, the company has not told Ramkisson’s widow the cause or origin of the accident and they want all of the relevant details.
In their letter to NiQuan’s director and founder Ainsley Gill, Ramkissoon’s attorneys said she has not been notified by the company. Gill was also asked for details of the incident at its plant.
They also asked for details of the company’s track record for safety and details of previous accidents.
Ramkissoon’s attorneys want an official report and to know whether NiQuan complied strictly compliance with occupational safety and health laws.
Both companies were told they owed a duty of care to Ramkissoon, NiQuan as the occupier of the premises in Pointe-a-Pierre, and Massy as his employer.
Massy has been asked to provide an offer of settlement for “negligence, pain and suffering, his loss of pecuniary benefits, his loss of earnings and the loss of expectation of life.”
NiQuan was told to provide “an offer of settlement in relation to the negligence on its part for the pain and suffering the deceased would have endured, his loss of pecuniary benefits, his loss of earnings and the loss of expectation of life.”
The letters were signed by attorney Keshavi Khoorban.
The incident in June was described as an “accidental flash fire.”