# Industrial workplace fatalities in Brazil

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/industrial-workplace-fatalities-in-brazil
> Updated: 2026-08-24T11:29:10.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

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.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-24: 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.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/worker-dies-in-mining-accident-at-mina-do-sossego

### 2026-08-16: 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.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mechanic-dies-in-industrial-accident-at-nova-platina-bioenergia-mill

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