Overview
- A 54-year-old construction worker died after suffering a fatal head blow during work at Camp Nou on Friday, July 24, 2026, and emergency teams were unable to revive him at the scene.
- Mossos d’Esquadra responded to the Les Corts site, notified the examining court and the Catalan Department of Empresa i Treball, and have opened an official investigation into the circumstances of the accident.
- Early accounts say the worker was struck by construction machinery, but investigators are still determining how the impact occurred and whether safety procedures or equipment failures played a role.
- FC Barcelona and some reports say the club intends to keep the renovation schedule, though that plan could change pending the outcome of police and labor inquiries and any required safety orders.
- The project, which began in June 2023 and has faced earlier on-site conflicts, now faces increased scrutiny over worker safety and oversight with potential consequences for contractors, site rules, and nearby workers’ daily lives.