An 18-year-old young man died Monday in a slaughterhouse in Lanfains (Côtes-d'Armor) after being found for an as yet undetermined reason under a half-ton box containing poultry, said Monday the firefighters and the gendarmerie.
At around 10:45 am, at the LDC Bretagne slaughterhouses, “a man found himself under a box where poultry weighing 500 kg is stored.
When we arrived, the box was removed, ”said the Côtes-d'Armor firefighters.
“The victim was in cardio ventilatory arrest.
The Smur and the firefighters tried in vain to revive him, ”added this source.
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An investigation was entrusted to the gendarmerie, which will have to determine in particular the circumstances of the tragedy.
The LDC Group has 23,000 employees spread over 93 production sites in France and Europe, with a turnover of 4.4 billion euros, according to its website.
