"dies ... when he is hit with a hook on the head"

The unexpected maintenance tasks are common sources of incidents. Because workers, supervisors, and managers fail to pause and think about safety prior to accomplishing the task. Here is a recent incident that we assume was an unexpected or random maintenance issue.

A 39-year-old worker, a native of Membrilla, died on Tuesday after being hit in the head by the hook of a crane in a warehouse of the aluminum company (name omitted).

According to sources from the Emergency Service, the incident took place after 4:30 p.m. in a warehouse located in (name omitted) industrial estate. Members of the Local Police and the Civil Guard and the (pertinent governmental safety agency )were sent to the scene of the tragic event, as well as an ICU, which has been unable to do anything to save the life of this worker.

Apparently, the worker climbed a ladder to fix a device near the overhead crane and there the impact occurred, later falling to the ground and dying instantly.

The company has suspended production, in principle, until the afternoon shift on Wednesday due to the fatal accident.

We offer our sincere condolences to the worker’s family, friends, and coworkers. The news media article did not state the distance of the fall from ladder by the worker. We assume the distance we of a height greater than 5 meters. Regardless of the exact distance the Aluminium Plant Safety Blog has posted fatal incidents of workers falling from 1-2 meters in height. All it takes is for the worker’s bare head to contact a fixed surface for death to be the likely result.

We pray that the reader will take this to their workplace and ask the simple question “Do we take safety into account before starting any random, unexpected maintenance task?”

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