Argentina workplace accident injuries

In mid‑July 2026, a 46‑year‑old employee of the state utility EMSA was badly injured when a carbonised wooden pole collapsed on a provincial road in Misiones, sustaining poly‑trauma, fractures and a lung contusion before being admitted to intensive care. Emergency crews and EMSA staff remained on standby to restore the damaged power line while the patient’s condition was monitored.

A week later, two separate incidents in the province of Chaco resulted in severe burns to workers. In Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, a 35‑year‑old electrician suffered facial, neck and hand burns after an electric meter exploded while he was making a connection; he was treated and released from hospital. In Monteagudo, a 43‑year‑old man incurred extensive burns covering more than 60 % of his body when a gas stove exploded; he remains in critical condition on a respirator. Police, forensic teams and municipal civil defence agencies launched investigations into the causes of both explosions. Together, these events underscore a series of serious workplace accidents involving electricity and gas infrastructure in Argentina during July 2026.