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Workplace accidents in Brazil

Overview

Workplace accidents in Brazil have resulted in various injuries and a fatality across different regions.

In early August, two separate incidents occurred: a worker in Acre suffered multiple fractures and head injuries after a tree branch fell on him, and a construction worker in Santa Catarina was injured after falling six metres from a roof.

By mid-August, further accidents were reported in Santa Catarina. In Camboriú, a worker died following an eight-metre fall caused by a suspected snapped steel cable on a material transport elevator, while another worker sustained multiple fractures. Additionally, in Florianópolis, a worker suffered an exposed limb fracture and signs of traumatic brain injury after falling from a crane, requiring aerial medical transport.

Entities

Camboriú · Florianópolis · Santa Catarina · João Valmir Dias · Samu

Timeline

  1. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Santa Catarina workplace accidents result in death and injuries

    A fatal elevator fall in Camboriú and a crane accident in Florianópolis have left one worker dead and two others seriously injured in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [HEALTH] 3 sources
    Two serious workplace accidents injure workers in Brazil's Acre and Santa Catarina

    Two Brazilian workers suffered serious injuries in separate accidents in Acre and Santa Catarina, prompting emergency medical response.

Sources

araguaiabrusque.com.br · ederluiz.com.vc · hotsite.cnnbrasil.com.br