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Weekly Roundup / Six Workers Injured in Work Accidents in Past Week

It has been one month since the start of the search for Nir Dekel, an Israel Electric Corporation worker, who has been missing since a crane collapse in Ashkelon | Six workers sustained moderate injuries | Work accidents April 9-15

תאונת עבודה בראשון לציון בה נפצע קשה עובד כבן 35 (צילום: דוברות איחוד הצלה)
Workplace accident in Rishon LeZion in which a 35-year-old worker was seriously injured. (Photo: United Hatzalah Spokesperson's Office)
By Nizzan Zvi Cohen

This week, six workers were injured in work accidents. Since the beginning of the year, 26 workers have been killed in work accidents. The search continues for Nir Dekel, who has been missing since the collapse of a crane at the Ashkelon power plant coal unloading dock on March 14.

Sunday

A 40-year-old worker was injured by iron scaffolding that fell on him while working at a construction site on Shlomo Halevi Street in Rishon LeZion. He was evacuated in fair condition to Shamir Medical Center suffering from a head injury.

A 45-year-old worker was cut by an electric disc saw in a carpentry shop on HaMada Street in Ashdod and was evacuated to Assuta Hospital in fair condition with injuries to his limbs.

Monday

A 25-year-old worker was hit by an electric saw while working in the Ariel west industrial area. He was evacuated to Sheba Hospital at Tel Hashomer in fair condition with injuries to his limbs.

Tuesday

A 36-year-old worker fell from a height of about five meters while working at a factory in the Eshkol Regional Council. He was evacuated to Soroka Medical Center with multi-organ injuries.

Friday

A 30-year-old worker was moderately injured when he fell from a height of about 6 meters while working on a crane on a truck on Yigal Alon Avenue near the King Store junction in Be'er Sheva. He was evacuated to Soroka Medical Center with head and limb injuries.

Saturday

A 40-year-old worker was moderately injured by a heavy object while working at a factory in Tira. He was evacuated to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba with injuries to his back and limbs.

This article was translated from Hebrew by Benji Sharp. 

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