A 53-year-old man was seriously injured on Wednesday after an accident at work in the Neves-Corvo mines, in the municipality of Castro Verde, Beja district, a Civil Protection source told Lusa news agency.
The source from the Subregional Emergency and Civil Protection Command of Baixo Alentejo indicated that the alert of the accident, “a trauma”, was given at 2:50 p.m., and the victim was transported by helicopter from the National Institute of Medical Emergencies (INEM) to the hospital in Beja.
According to a source from the Beja Territorial Command of the GNR”The man was trapped between some sheets of nylon and an iron table.”
Contacted by Lusa, a source from Somincor, the concessionaire of the mining complex, indicated that the causes of the accident “are being investigated” by the Working Conditions Authority (ACT), which was on site.
According to the same source, the injured person is a contract worker.
12 firefighters from Castro Verde, INEM and GNR were mobilized to the scene, supported by four vehicles, including the Beja emergency and resuscitation medical vehicle (VMER) and an Immediate Life Support (SIV) ambulance from Castro Green, and the helicopter.
Source: Observadora
