The police reported on Twitter at 13.51 about a work accident in Valevåg in Sveio. Stones had fallen down on the Valevåg quarry. One person was initially missing, and eventually it became clear that the person had been taken by the landslide. At 14.13 the police reported that the person in question had been taken out. The accident was described as serious. Now the police confirm that the person died from the injuries. – The worker who was caught by the landslide was freed by the rescue crews, but unfortunately his life could not be saved, the police write. The man’s next of kin have been notified. QUARRY: The accident happened at Valevåg quarry. Photo: Eli Bjelland / news Investigating the accident It is currently too early to conclude on the cause of the accident, whether it was as a result of work or climatic conditions, the police write. The Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority and the police will continue to investigate the incident, and forensic technicians from the police will also assist in the work. There were several workers in the area and several of these were witnesses to the collapse. POLICE: The emergency services are on the scene after a work accident in Sveio. Photo: Eli Bjelland / news Crisis management in the municipality Sveio municipality has set up a crisis team after the incident. “The municipality is aware that there has been a serious incident in Valevåg. Municipal crisis management is seen. The rescue work is handled by the emergency services, and the municipality’s psychosocial crisis team assists,” they write on their own website. The ice crisis teams in Haugesund and Karmøy municipality have also been notified. They will look after relatives and workers who were involved in the incident.
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A man died after a rock slide at a quarry in Sveio – news Vestland
