Overview

• A 119 call at about 10:35 a.m. on October 20 reported a man trapped under a pallet at a construction site in Utsukushigaoka 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Yokohama.
• Rescuers freed the worker and transported him to a city hospital in cardiopulmonary arrest.
• The site is building a multi-level mechanical parking facility for a condominium, according to the Aoba Police Station.
• Authorities say the pallet is believed to have fallen from the second level to the first, and the precise circumstances are under investigation.
• Officials have not released the worker’s identity or employer, and no additional condition update has been provided.