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Worker dies from injuries after becoming trapped in machine

A 49-year-old man who was seriously injured at the Gadderscheier industrial estate on 6 January succumbed to his injuries five days later.

A serious workplace accident occurred on Tuesday 6 January at the Gadderscheier industrial estate in Soleuvre, where a worker became trapped in a machine with his lower body. The 49-year-old man received first aid on site before being taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Police forensic officers and the Inspectorate of Labour and Mines (ITM) were dispatched to the scene. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
On Monday, the police confirmed that the man had died in hospital the previous day, on Sunday 11 January.

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