Man dies in five-storey fall at construction site
A 57-year-old man from Birkirkara fell to his death on Monday in another occupational accident, this time at a construction site in Qormi.
The police said the man died after falling down a shaft from a height of around five stories.
The victim is a Maltese national.
The accident happened in Sqaq iż-Żiemel, limits of Ħandaq, at around 10.15am.
A medical team and members of the Civil Protection Department were called on site to assist the victim but he was declared dead on the spot.
An inquiry is being held. The police are investigating.
In a brief statement, the Occupational Health and Safety Authority said it is investigating the incident. This is the fifth construction fatality registered in 2022. There were nine fatal accidents in the construction sector in 2021, the OHSA said.
According to data published by the National Statistics Office for the first half of 2022, 151 injuries resulting in one day of sick leave and over were reported for the construction sector - 43 fewer than in the same period last year.