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Electrocution and Crushing Accidents in Calatayud and Guarromán Prompt New Safety Probes

Labor probes launched by regional inspectors join a judicial inquiry as unions demand tougher safety enforcement after the incidents.

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Hospital Universitario de Toledo
Ambulancia de Emergencias Sanitarias
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Overview

  • Two maintenance workers were electrocuted in Calatayud when their repair platform’s boom reportedly contacted a medium-voltage line, bringing Aragón’s work-related death toll to 21 this year.
  • A 29-year-old employee in Guarromán died after being crushed by an estimated 200-kilogram metal frame inside an industrial warehouse.
  • The Calatayud case is under investigation by the local judicial police and has been referred to Court No. 1, with labor inspectors and the regional safety institute examining protocol compliance.
  • In Jaén, the Guardia Civil, local police, Inspección de Trabajo and the Centro de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales have opened an inquiry to verify whether safety measures were properly applied in Guarromán.
  • Guarromán’s town hall declared a day of official mourning and CCOO Aragón and UGT Aragón have called a demonstration in Zaragoza to press for stronger enforcement of workplace safety regulations.