The Aiaraldea medium has had the opportunity to read Osalan's preliminary report on the occupational death that occurred last Monday and has been able to see that there are clarifying data.

To begin with, the healthcare institution has indicated that the deceased worker in the company Zorroza de Donostia-San Sebastián fell from a height of 8.7 meters. Security experts have explained to Aiaraldea that if you have to work more than 2 meters high, among other things, you must use the harness.

However, the medium that existed for the Senegalese worker was a ladder of hand. Apparently, their role and that of the other three operators was to change the ceiling channells.

Peli Ortiz de Zarate, a specialist in occupational prevention and a member of LAB, has assured that in these cases the regulations do not allow the use of the ladder, since the platform should be used the elevator.

For its part, the ELA trade union’s occupational prevention officer, Leire Heredia, has stated that minimum training is needed when the height of 2 meters is exceeded. The deceased worker stayed for a week in the company Zorroza, dedicated to the manufacturing of explosivos.Heredia adds that this kind of responsibilities must be defined and cannot be assigned to anyone.

Change of elements on the roof

Osalan has taken up another curious fact in his report. In fact, he has pointed out that elements have been changed in the roof of the building, in the place of the accident, after it occurred.

8.7 meters high

When the Aiaraldea medium contacted the Ertzaintza last Tuesday to try to clarify the work accident, the police communication service indicated that the worker suffered a fall of 4 meters.

When asked again about these facts, the Ertzaintza has made it clear that the people who called 112 to alert the emergency did not specify the height of the one he jumped. Subsequently, the emergency services collected the data of 4 meters high, once in the workplace.

Finally, Osalan pointed out that this is a drop of 8.7 meters in height, which has not been effective.