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A certain excitement reigned this Monday morning, on the site of the Syded du Lot (Departmental Waste Elimination Union), in Catus, after the fall of a man into a waste bin. Firefighters who are experts in interventions in dangerous environments intervened with this victim. Narrative.
An unusual workplace accident took place on the Syded (Departmental Waste Elimination Union) site this Monday in Catus, Matalines area. The alert was given just before 8 a.m. A man working in this area fell more than three meters into a skip containing waste.
Fortunately, it was not a dumpster equipped with a garbage disposal device. This man, aged 35, fell from a platform located above his point of impact.
Back and rib pain
His fall was not cushioned by the waste. He fell on the lower part of the dumpster, where there were no bags or piles of garbage. He complained of back and intercostal pain.
Firefighters from the Catus rescue centers, their counterparts from Luzech, as well as a nurse, came to his aid. Its very delicate position in the skip also required the intervention of specialists from Grimp (Intervention group in dangerous environments).
The mayor of Catus and the gendarmes also on site
These expert first aiders managed to extricate him from his bad posture with the greatest care so as not to aggravate his injuries. Fifteen firefighters were on site.
The mayor of Catus and the sector gendarmes were also present. This employee was transported to the Cahors hospital center to treat his traumatic pain and treat his injuries.