Clay mass has collapsed – one person injured – news Vestland

One person has been taken to hospital after a work accident at Ullaland in Naustdal. The occupational accident occurred in connection with an excavator working on the site. Masses of clay must have erupted, and this got the man over him. A total of four people were present when the incident occurred. Operations manager Knut Dahl-Michelsen says the worker was partially caught in the crowd and was injured. He was awake and conscious when he was picked up by an ambulance and taken to hospital. Joachim Malterud is the site manager. The man was down in a pit where masts were to be erected when masses of earth fell down. Malterud says the extent of the damage to the man is unknown. The workers were a little scattered when the incident happened, but one of them witnessed the incident. – We are considering notifying the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority for an assessment of the case, says Malterud. Joachim Malterud is the site manager. Photo: Benedikte Grov / news In connection with excavator digging The man is awake and aware. There is no danger of new landslides, reports the police, who learned of the accident at 5.45pm. The police are on the scene and are working to find out what happened. Fire crews from Naustdal are on the scene. The man was not trapped. – The accident occurred in connection with excavator digging. An edge came loose and fell on a person. The other three were able to dig away the soil from those involved, says Dan Inge Gjesdal in the Alarm Centre. It is unknown how much land the worker got over. The accident happened in connection with digging in the area. Photo: Steinar Lote / news Working for BKK The accident occurred in connection with BKK’s work on the site. So says Rolf Sanne-Gundersen, press officer at BKK. He says that the workers were erecting a new mast when the accident happened. – The person received massages over parts of the body. He has been freed, says Sanne-Gundersen. He points out that the extent of the damage is unknown. – How was safety the hallmark when the incident occurred? – I don’t have all the details yet, but such cases are carefully reviewed, says the press officer.



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