Egyptian Worker's Family Awarded Blood Money, KD50,000 in Electrocution Death

KUWAIT CITY, July 16: The Court of Appeals upheld the ruling of a lower court that obligated a contracting company and an insurance company to pay blood money (diya) and KD50,000 compensation to the heirs of an Egyptian worker who died of electrocution while working at the Mutlaa Residential City project, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

Attorney Jassim Al-Tuwaitan, lawyer for the heirs, stated that the civil suit was filed following the issuance of the ruling that established the contracting company’s liability for the accident. He said the company was convicted of manslaughter due to its failure to provide the necessary occupational safety supplies and precautions for the worker. He explained that the worker was employed by the contracting company and was electrocuted while at an electricity substation in Mutlaa Residential City project, resulting in his death at the work site. He added that the Criminal Court confirmed the company’s negligence in providing protective equipment and occupational safety measures, and deemed this failure the direct cause of the worker’s death.