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Industrial workplace fatalities in Brazil

Overview

Two separate fatal industrial accidents involving maintenance workers have been reported in Brazil.

In mid-August, a 40-year-old mechanic, Carlos Roberto Nazareno, died at the Nova Platina Bioenergia sugar mill in Platina. The accident occurred when Nazareno attempted to retrieve a fallen sledgehammer from a moving feeder conveyor belt, resulting in him being pulled into the machinery and crushed by a milling roller.

On August 23, a second fatality occurred at the Mina do Sossego copper mine in Canaã dos Carajás. Iago Lima, a 26-year-old maintenance inspector, was struck in the torso when a lifting sling snapped during corrective maintenance on an excavator. While Lima was transported to a hospital, he succumbed to his injuries.

Entities

Platina · Carlos Roberto Nazareno · Vale Metais Básicos · Canaã dos Carajás · Iago Lima

Timeline

  1. 27 days ago

    [CRIME] 4 sources
    Worker dies in mining accident at Mina do Sossego

    A 26-year-old maintenance inspector died at the Mina do Sossego in Canaã dos Carajás, Brazil, after an excavator component fell during repair work at a Vale Metais Básicos site.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Mechanic dies in industrial accident at Nova Platina Bioenergia mill

    A 40-year-old mechanic died at the Nova Platina Bioenergia sugar mill in Platina, Brazil, after being pulled into machinery while attempting to retrieve a fallen tool.

Sources

carajasojornal.com.br · correiodecarajas.com.br · folhadoprogresso.com.br · rapidonoar.com.br