Fourth Dead Worker of the Week, Bilbao, Falling from the Roof
- The worker died on Thursday morning at José María Ugarteburu Street in Bilbao. On Monday two workers died in Andosilla (Navarra) and Atxondo (Bizkaia) and on Tuesday another in Amurrio (Álava).
The Department of the Interior of the Government has reported the fatal accident. On José María Ugarteburu Street in Bilbao, a worker died after falling from a roof while working there at around 10:00.
Four dead this week, 24 in 2025
Having a disturbing week in the field of fatal workplace accidents in the Basque Country. On Monday, one worker died in Andosilla (Navarra), falling on the load, and another in Atxondo (Bizkaia), after a piece fell on him during the works of the AVE. On Tuesday, a subcontracted worker fell from the roof of Tubos Reunidos in Amurrio, Álava, where he died.
With the four fatalities this week, there are generally 24 workers who have died in workplace accidents in 2025 to date, according to the LAB union’s account. Last year the death toll was 64.
We have news from last week: A 67-year-old truck driver died while loading the truck. If it had been on the road, we would have heard “inconveniences on the road”, then, in a similar way, “a trucker has died in the accident”. Now that taking the train in Gipuzkoa has... [+]
"Prebentzio neurriek egiten dute huts behin eta berriz", salatu du LAB sindikatuko lan osasunerako Nafarroako arduradun Inko Iriartek. Atzo izan zen azken lan heriotza. Andosillako lantoki batean karga gainera erorita zendu zen 49 urteko errioxarra. Hamaika egunean... [+]
Buñueleko (Nafarroa) kasuan, 34 urteko gizona makina batean harrapatuta geratu da. Arratzun (Bizkaia), aldiz, garabiak goi-tentsioko linea bat ukitu ostean hil da 61 urteko gizona.
Betsaide enpresan gertatu da, 08:00ak aldera. Urtea hasi denetik gutxienez bederatzi behargin hil dira.
2024ko laneko ezbeharren txostena aurkeztu dute LAB • ESK • STEILAS • EHNE-etxalde eta HIRU sindikatuek aurtengo otsailean. Emaitza larriak bildu dituzte: geroz eta behargin gehiago hiltzen dira haien lanpostuetan.
