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A worker fell from a height of 7 metres on a construction site in Toulouse, finding himself thrown into a pit. Firefighters specialising in interventions in hazardous environments were able to extract him, and he was hospitalised at the Purpan University Hospital in a relatively emergency condition.
Tragedy on a construction site in Toulouse this Monday, September 2, 2024. Firefighters intervened around noon on the Airbus site, at the Lagardère factory in Blagnac, where aircraft parts are assembled. A worker fell 7 meters from a guardrail, the structure of which apparently gave way, and found himself stuck in a pit according to initial information.
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The firefighters used all means to extract the victim from his point of fall. It was the specialized rescuers of the Reconnaissance and Intervention Group in dangerous environments, the Grimp, who intervened and brought him back to the surface.
Taken care of by the emergency medical services teams who were on site, he was not seriously injured. “This person is an employee of a company outside Airbus. He was taken care of by the emergency teams and transported to the hospital for further examinations. We have no additional information to communicate at this stage,” explains an Airbus spokesperson.
Was the equipment that gave way compliant? “The labor inspectorate went to the site at the same time as the national police. We want to understand the causes of this work accident. Investigations will be carried out in the coming hours by the police,” assures the public prosecutor.
