Another terrible construction site accident occurred this Wednesday morning in Carrières-sous-Poissy (Yvelines).
Following a load break, near a crane operating, a concrete slab of a staircase broke and fell on two workers aged around 30.
The events took place on rue Maurice-Berteaux, along Nelson-Mandela Park.
A major rescue system was quickly deployed, with the presence of numerous firefighters assisted by the Samu.
The national and municipal police quickly secured the area.
The vital prognosis of the two victims, an electrician and a worker working on the structural work, is in jeopardy.
One of the two men, found unconscious under the concrete, was evacuated by helicopter to the Beaujon hospital in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine).
The second, seriously injured in the legs, was transported to the Georges-Pompidou hospital in Paris (15th century).
A psychological unit for witnesses to the accident
“There was great emotion on site because some members of the victims' families also work on the site,” confides Eddie Aït, the mayor (various environmentalist) of Carrières-sous-Poissy, who visited the site.
A psychological unit was also immediately set up for witnesses to the accident.
The construction site was stopped.
The facts come three years after the death of a worker on another construction site in Carrières-sous-Poissy.
On September 21, 2021, a 30-year-old man found himself trapped in a two-meter deep hole after seeing the ground collapse under his feet.
In cardiorespiratory arrest, the man taken to hospital in serious condition ultimately died.
More and more fatal workplace accidents
More recently, on February 20, a truck driver was seriously burned after coming into contact with kilos of chemicals.
The 50-year-old man was filling a silo in a factory located in the industrial port of Limay (Yvelines).
Also read: Fatal workplace accidents in Ile-de-France: “I just want it to not happen to others”
According to the European Trade Union Confederation (CES), just over 800 workplace accidents were fatal in France in 2019, compared to 589 five years earlier.
This figure could reach 8,000 in 2030. That is, much more, still according to projections, than in Germany (3,143) or Italy (3,434).
Concerns are all the greater in Île-de-France as many major projects have been launched, such as those linked to the Olympics or the construction of the Grand Paris Express.