Monday, June 2, 2014

Worker in critical condition after falling five meters in … – The Associated Press

A 47 year old man was seriously injured on the afternoon of Monday, in Ponte de Lima, after a fall of nearly five feet tall, said the Lusa police source.

According to the source of the Territorial Command of the GNR of Viana do Castelo, the work accident occurred at 14:50 in the parish of St. Martin of Gandhinagar. The individual, said the same source, a construction company service, fell while he was repairing the roof of a dwelling.

“fell from the roof, from a height of about 4.70 meters, on top of a trailer that was already partially loaded with rubble and thence to the ground, “said the police source. The man, resident in the parish in which the work arose, he was transferred in critical condition to the hospital in Braga.

The Authority for Working Conditions was at the scene and opened investigation into the causes that led to the accident. To place two ambulances, one of the volunteer firefighters and Immediate Life Support stationed at the Health Center of Ponte de Lima were mobilized.

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