A man of about 40 years old, a resident of Carandía, married and with children, has died this Tuesday morning in an accident at the Solvay factory in Torrelavega.
The worker, a crane operator for the company Cuevas SL, subcontracted by the chemical company, He died crushed by a pipe after a load shiftedhave informed Europa Press trade union sources.
The accident occurred between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. when the employee was carrying out work in the department called ‘Barros al mar’, specifically, repairs to the pipes of the pumps that send the mud, according to the aforementioned sources. At one point, the load shifted and a pipe crushed the worker, causing his death.
According to the same sources, the man – father of a boy and a girl – was a “professional” because he was “very careful” and “very rigorous” in his work, and followed safety measures “to the letter.” After the accident that occurred at Solvay, where there had been no work-related accident for “many years,” The corresponding investigation has been opened to clarify what happened.
