One Worker Dead, 18 Injured in Israeli Workplace Accidents Last Week
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
One worker died and 18 were injured in Israeli workplace accidents last week, with two in serious condition. Since the start of the year, 59 workers have died in such incidents, primarily in construction and industry. The accidents involved falls, vehicle collisions, falling objects, and allergic reactions across various locations in Israel.
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- One worker died and 18 were injured in Israeli workplace accidents last week.
- Since the start of 2024, 59 workers have died in workplace accidents.
- The construction sector accounts for 35 of the year's workplace fatalities.
- Industrial accidents have caused 19 worker deaths this year.
- Injuries included falls, vehicle impacts, falling objects, and allergic reactions.
Over the past week, 18 workers were injured in workplace accidents across Israel, with two sustaining serious injuries. One fatality was reported. Since the beginning of the year, 59 workers have died in such incidents, including 35 in the construction sector and 19 in industry.
Incidents included falls from heights at construction sites in Barta'a, Yeroham, Nazareth, Sderot, Ashdod, and Beit Shemesh. One worker in Beit Shemesh fell approximately five meters and was hospitalized in serious condition. Another worker in Sderot fell from scaffolding at a commercial center construction site.
Other accidents involved a 73-year-old worker struck by a vehicle in a garage in Rishon Lezion, sustaining serious limb injuries. A worker in Ashkelon fell from a truck ramp, while another in Kiryat Shmona was injured at a commercial center. A worker in Be'er Yaakov suffered a life-threatening allergic reaction to rock wool during renovation work.
Fatalities included Mahdi Amin Salim Faris, 51, from Horfeish, who died after falling at a construction site in Beit Jann. Other incidents involved workers being hit by heavy objects in Tayibe and Givat, falling from scaffolding in Jat, being struck by a crane arm in Tel Aviv, and being hit by a falling wall in Kfar HaRaa. Accidents also occurred involving a bus in Beit Shemesh and heavy materials in Gan Yavne and Ashdod.