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Worker Dies in Workplace Accident Involving Forklift
A foreign worker in his 30s died after being struck and trapped by a forklift at a factory yard in the northern Israeli town of Bu'eine Nujeidat.
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What happened
- 01A foreign worker in his 30s died after being struck and pinned by a forklift in the northern town of Bu'eine Nujeidat.
- 02The incident occurred in a factory yard, with Magen David Adom receiving the emergency report at 10:52 PM on Tuesday.
- 03Fire and rescue teams from Tiberias used heavy engineering machinery to extricate the trapped worker from under the vehicle.
- 04Incident Commander Meir Elbaz oversaw the rescue efforts to free the critically injured worker at the factory.
- 05Paramedics found the victim with no pulse or breathing and pronounced him dead at the scene due to severe trauma.
- 06According to Kikar HaShabbat, the exact circumstances of the fatal workplace accident are currently under investigation.
According to Alarab, the incident occurred on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, when the worker became trapped under the vehicle. Firefighting and rescue teams from Tiberias were dispatched to the scene to free the trapped man. The incident commander, Meir Elbaz, oversaw the rescue efforts, which required the use of heavy engineering machinery to extricate the worker from the factory yard.
Magen David Adom reported receiving a call regarding the accident at 10:52 PM on Tuesday night. Paramedics who arrived at the scene found the worker with no pulse and not breathing. The victim had sustained severe, multi-system trauma from the impact of the forklift, and medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. Kikar HaShabbat reported that the circumstances surrounding the workplace accident are currently under investigation.
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