Worker Dies After Falling Three Stories in Beit Shemesh Construction Accident

A young man, Mohammed Karim Hamdan, from the town of Za'tara east of Bethlehem, died after falling three stories during a work accident in Beit Shemesh, in the Jerusalem region. The worker, in his 30s, was pronounced dead on Friday morning after intensive resuscitation efforts by medical teams at the scene, according to Magen David Adom (MDA).

Magen David Adom reported that its emergency center received a call at 8:14 AM about a worker falling from a height at a construction site on Talmud Babli Street in Beit Shemesh. Paramedics arrived and began treating the worker, described as being in critical condition, while performing resuscitation. Initially, the worker was reported to have fallen approximately three stories.

Following advanced and intensive resuscitation efforts, MDA announced the worker's death, stating that his injuries were extremely severe. Paramedic Yedidya Fegshal and emergency medical technician Shalom Shisha said the worker fell from the construction site into a neighboring yard, landing on grass. They described him as unconscious with multiple severe injuries, and despite their efforts, they were forced to declare him deceased.

The Beit Shemesh police have opened an investigation into the fatal work accident, which occurred in the Ramat Dalet neighborhood. The deceased is described as a young man in his twenties from the Palestinian territories.