🚑 Accidents & rescue · Tenerife · 30.09, 11:18
Work accident on Tenerife: 74-year-old man died after being struck by an excavator
A 74-year-old man died on the scene after being struck by an excavator bucket during work in the El Ramal area of La Orotava on Tenerife. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
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The Guardia Civil is conducting an investigation and is treating the incident as a workplace accident. The victim was working inside a property (finca) when he was struck by the machine and died on the scene.
The identity of the victim and the exact time of the incident have not been disclosed. The investigation is in its preliminary phase. It is not yet known whether health and safety regulations were breached.
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ON THE ESP DISPLAYNa Teneryfie 74-latek zginal po uderzeniu przez koparke. Guardia Civil prowadzi sledztwo jako wypadek przy pracy.