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Cape Verde: excavator operator critically injured in fall on Fogo

By , based on Expresso das Ilhas

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A 48-year-old operator was seriously injured when an excavator fell into a ravine during clearance work on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. He has a head injury and is in critical condition at São Filipe Regional Hospital, according to the hospital’s clinical director quoted by Expresso das Ilhas.

A 48-year-old excavator operator is in critical condition after a workplace accident on Friday afternoon in Fogo, Cape Verde, reports Expresso das Ilhas.

The accident happened at around 2pm at Fio Cinzento, between Monte Velha and Piorno, during work to clear the road linking Chã das Caldeiras to Campanas de Cima. The Elevo company’s PW 180 excavator fell into a ravine, possibly after the platform on which it was travelling gave way, according to the company cited by Expresso das Ilhas. Traffic had been interrupted for about a week because of a landslide.

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