(Updated) Somincor: Two seriously injured in work accidents in the Neves-Corvo mine.
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Two workers were seriously injured in a work accident occurred this morning in the mines Neves / Raven, in Castro Verde. One was evacuated by helicopter to the Hospital of Santa Maria, in Lisbon, other, by ambulance to the Beja Hospital. The Somincor issued a statement about the accident.
News MAIL ALENTEJO
Two young people in their 27 years were injured on Friday, 26 June, following an accident in the mines of Neves-Corvo, in Castro Verde municipality.
According to found the "CA" from an official source Somincor, The accident occurred about 8:00 am in the zinc would wash, where two young, both in the area of ​​Coimbra and workers of a sub-contractor, They were to carry out work at height.
The basket where they worked the two young people will have turned after the arm of the machine that held have given, ending workers to be designed to the ground.
Both harnesses insurance estavam, but the fact that they are working at a height that was not very high made this measure security had no effect. "If they were higher they had not suffered anything", point source of Somincor.
The two workers were promptly assisted on site by the rescue team Somincor and the INEM, one of which, in serious condition, He was transported by helicopter to the Hospital of Santa Maria, in order to avoid the possibility of the need for more detailed examinations. The second youth was referred to the Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, in Beja.
Statement from the Office of Public Affairs of SOMINCOR
The SOMINCOR, a company of the Lundin Mining Group reports on the occurrence of an accident at work in the installation of Lavaria Zinc's Neves-Corvo Mine, by 08:30h, which involved a platform lift provided by Motrinde company - Technical Assemblies and repairs Industrias (company that provides services to SOMINCOR). As a result of this accident two workers were injured Motrinde.
These workers were performing maintenance work on a lift platform having a portion of the given platform and the workers lying on the ground.
They were promptly assisted on site by the intervention group and later by the medical team SOMINCOR, and one of the injured was transported by ambulance to the Beja Hospital and the other was transported by helicopter to the Hospital of Santa Maria in Lisbon.
Our main priority at the moment is the welfare of rough and we undertake the necessary efforts to support these workers and their families.
The causes of this accident will be cleared following the investigation that has already begun in collaboration with the official authorities and the service company.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
