Eight workers, in their 30s, were injured (today) as a result of a roof collapse at a school in the southern Galilee, while installing solar panels. Injured in critical condition, evacuated by helicopter to the hospital, When he is anesthetized and respirated and suffers from a multi-system injury. Israeli police officers arrived at the scene, closed the site and opened an investigation.
Three more wounded were transferred to Poria and Haemek hospitals in moderate-severe condition and four more were transferred to Poria Hospital in a light condition. The head of the Lower Galilee Regional Council, Nitzan Peleg, said that no student was injured in the incident.
The event of a roof collapse at a school in the Galilee
MDA paramedic Wissam Zoabi and emergency medicine paramedic Maurice Harish said: “When we arrived at the scene we saw a great deal of destruction after an iron shed collapsed at a construction site. There were eight wounded lying unconscious and some trapped. During lengthy rescue operations, we provided them with advanced and life-saving medical care that included bandages, fixations, bleeding stops and pain medication. The seriously injured man was evacuated by MDA helicopter to the hospital in a critical condition, anesthetized and respirated. “
The roof that collapsed (Photo: MDA operational documentation)To date, more than 400 workers across the country have been injured during 2020, of whom about 70 are in critical condition. The number of deaths in work accidents since the beginning of the year stands at 63 people.