Two people were killed and several others were injured in a construction accident in Tirat Carmel in northern Israel on Sunday morning, police said.
A shipping container that got disconnected from a crane at a construction site on Palmach Street fell to the ground and crushed two workers at the site.
According to paramedics, one worker in serious condition was rescued from inside the collapsed container. Two additional injured workers were listed in serious and light condition.
Police have opened an investigation into the incident as rescue services continued to search for people who may have been trapped under the collapsed container.
According to reports in Hebrew-language media, the container was used as an elevator at the site and was controlled by a crane.
A representative of Israel’s Directorate General of Labor within the Economy and Industry Ministry was dispatched to the scene, police said.
טירת הכרמל,קריסת מעלית משא על מבנה מגורים (מכולה),2 הרוגים במקום, 3 פצועים במצב בינוני ו 1 קל.???? pic.twitter.com/5eCJ3VcPwb
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Deaths of construction workers in Israel are a frequent occurrence, often attributed to poorly enforced safety codes.
The deadly incident joins a series of construction-related fatalities since the beginning of the year.
טירת הכרמל,תאונה באתר בנייה כתוצאה ממעלית משא שקרסה על מכולה/קרוואן בו שהו עובדים,2 הרוגים ו 6 פצועים בדרגות שונות.???? pic.twitter.com/yck4lRHrPf
— Real News IL (@RealNewsIL) August 21, 2022
According to the Safe Work in Israel lobby group, there was a 50% increase in construction worker deaths in the first months of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
