In Istanbul's Bakırköy district, a worker who was struck by a piece of concrete that broke off from a block being lowered into a pit by an excavator during ISKI sewage works has died in the hospital.
As the concrete block was being lowered by the excavator, a piece broke off and fell onto worker Veysel Pala, who was working in the area, leaving a concrete fragment impaled in his leg. He was removed from the scene by bystanders. Health and police teams were dispatched to the location.
Despite all medical interventions at the hospital, the critically injured Pala lost his life.
SITE MANAGER ARRESTED
The excavator operator, Murat A., and the site manager, Sedat K., were taken into custody and referred to the Bakırköy Courthouse following their procedures at the police station.
Both suspects were arrested by the Duty Magistrate Judge.
A TABLE OF SHAME
According to data from Eurostat, the official statistical office of the European Union (EU), and the Social Security Institution (SGK), Turkey ranked first in 2022 among countries with the highest number of deaths due to workplace accidents.
News Source: AA
