Last year, France recorded an average of two deaths per day linked to occupational accidents.
Saturday April 27, a worker from Mali, who died on a construction site linked to the Olympic Games in Paris, was honored during a commemorative ceremony. A minute of silence was observed to remember Amara Dioumassy, a 51-year-old worker. His family demands recognition and justice, while according to his colleagues, part of the responsibility for this accident would be the responsibility of their employer. In 2023, 661 people lost their lives in the workplace. The CGT calls for the adoption of a law to put an end to these misfortunes.
In Normandy, 10 years ago, the life of Emmanuel Fammery, a logistics employee, was turned upside down. Victim of a accident where a forklift ran over his leg, it had to be amputated. According to him, this accident could have been avoided. “My boss did not check if the trolleys were compliant, there was no audible warning for start-up”he says in comments reported by -. The Le Havre court (Seine-Maritime) recognized this failure and condemned his employer for ‘inexcusable misconduct’.
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