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Workplace fatalities in Brazil

Overview

Fatal accidents involving electric shocks have been reported at work sites in Brazil.

In Itajaí, Santa Catarina, a worker named Artur Felipe da Silva Pereira died after a reflector fell from a scaffold, damaging electrical wire insulation. Despite resuscitation attempts by emergency services, the individual suffered cardiorespiratory arrest.

In Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, 25-year-old Matheus da Silva Castanha died following an accident during stage equipment installation. Castanha suffered an electric shock while working at a height of approximately three meters, which caused him to fall from a ladder. The fall resulted in a traumatic brain injury. Following the incident, the President of the Union of Artists and Technicians in Entertainment of Mato Grosso (Sated-MT) highlighted concerns regarding “recurring reports regarding a lack of protective equipment and poor contracting conditions” within the events sector.

Entities

SATED-MT · Goianésia · Liberal Party · Matheus Henrique Oliveira Silva · Cuiabá

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 12 sources
    Goianésia: 19-year-old dies in Flávio Bolsonaro campaign caravan

    A 19-year-old man died after falling from a moving truck during a Flávio Bolsonaro campaign caravan in Goianésia, Brazil.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Itajaí worker dies after electric shock at construction site

    A worker named Artur Felipe da Silva Pereira died in Itajaí, Santa Catarina, following an electric shock caused by damaged wiring at a construction site.

Sources

areavip.com.br · dev.tnonline.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · metropoles.com · mixvale.com.br · ndmais.com.br · odia.ig.com.br · oestadoonline.com.br · pontaporainforma.com.br · tnonline.com.br · tribunadepetropolis.com.br · viagemegastronomia.com.br