Tragic work accident in the city of San Martin de la Vega. A 53-year-old worker died after being hit in the head by a concrete slab weighing around 400 kilos, reported the spokesperson for 112 Madrid.
The events occurred around 12:50 p.m. rue Bronce in the aforementioned municipality. As reported by the aforementioned sources, the victim suffered severe head trauma. For this reason, the Summa medical team could only confirm the death of the worker.
Investigate the facts Civil Guard. The local police of San Martín de la Vega also intervened during the event.
A 53-year-old worker died after hitting his head with a concrete slab.
The medical team of #SUMMA112 He was only able to confirm the death.
Presence of #LocalPolice. Investigate @guardiacivil. pic.twitter.com/OSeYadjzbu
— 112 Community of Madrid (@112cmadrid) November 22, 2024
Work accidents in Madrid
The month of October left bad figures in the Community of Madrid regarding work accidents. According to the Madrid workers’ commissions, a total of 12 people lost their lives during this month while working. According to the union, this is the month in which the most deaths have been recorded so far in 2024.
As reported by CCOO in total, 74 people lost their lives in the working environment so far this year in Madrid. A figure which shows a clear increase compared to 2023, since over the same period there was a total of 60 deaths.
After analyzing the data provided by the Regional Institute of Safety and Health at Work, the CCOO of Madrid concludes that Safe work procedures continue to fail.
The last fatal work accident recorded during the month of October: took place last Tuesday October 29, when A 36-year-old worker dies after 600-kilogram concrete slab falls in an industrial warehouse in Leganés. Upon their arrival, Summa 112 professionals could only confirm the death of the victim.
Generally speaking, the sectors with the most work accidents are construction or maintenance work or work that requires physical effort on the part of the employee.
For example, another work accident that highlights this reality occurred in Torrejón de Ardoz at the beginning of October, when a 56-year-old worker suffered an electric shock while working on a high voltage line.
Although medical teams performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers for 35 minutes, they were unable to reverse the victim’s cardiopulmonary arrest. and confirmed his death.
