THE Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) has announced that an investigation has commenced into the Uitvlugt Estate Knife Turbine incident, which occurred in the factory on 11 August, 2018.

In a release, GuySuCo says a senior management team which includes several senior engineers, along with managers from Human Resources and Health and Safety comprise the investigation committee. The investigation commenced during last week and the accident is viewed as an engineering matter.

Approximately 111 tonnes of sugar was declared from the sugarcane which was burnt at the time of the incident, however, as a result of the staling of the canes, the variance from the estimated sugar expected from the canes is almost 68 tonnes of sugar. The investigation will be conducted over a three-week period.