Barajas de Melo worker injured in six-meter quarry fall

A 25-year-old worker was injured after falling approximately six meters at an aggregate quarry in Barajas de Melo, Spain. The accident occurred at a facility located near the M-241 road, close to the border of the Community of Madrid.

Emergency services, including the Civil Guard and a mobile intensive care unit from the Castilla-La Mancha Health Service (SESCAM), responded to the scene. After receiving initial stabilization, the worker was evacuated to the Hospital Universitario de Cuenca for trauma evaluation and treatment.

This incident follows several recent cases of serious industrial, maintenance, and agricultural accidents involving falls from heights in the Cuenca province.