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The three arrested for the tragic accident in Gymno Evia, where three people died of electric shock, were released.
They were taken in the morning to the Chalkida prosecutor and they were released pending trial.
This is the foreman, the engineer in charge of the project, but also the site supervisor, who are facing charges of negligent manslaughter.
Friday morning after the trisagion carried out in memory of the three workers in the town of Gymnos, an expert appointed by the Prosecutor’s Office performed an autopsy at the scene of the tragedy, which is located 50 meters from the town square.
Ministry of Labor: sanctions for any infraction
According to the announcement of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, a group of the SEPE was already in the place yesterday to verify, in collaboration with the police and the prosecution., the circumstances in which the accident occurred and investigate whether the worker protection measures provided by law for said work were complied with.
He emphasizes that it is evident that severe penalties will be imposed for any breach of labor law.
It is recalled that a 45-year-old airman, a father of three children, a 43-year-old and a 55-year-old father of three children are dead. It is noted that the fourth employee, who is a 32-year-old technician, was injured and taken to the Chalkida hospital and according to the doctors has escaped danger.
How did the tragic incident happen: accident or negligence?
The three men who lost their lives were employees of a contractor who had undertake the underground works in the area.
As of Thursday morning there was a planned power outage PPC at the time, however, the unfortunate workers continued to work after the light was turned on.
He spoke to Newsbomb.gr about the circumstances of the accident. The president of the PPC technicians, Costas Maniatis, describes how the fatality occurred.
«To do the job andthere should have been a power outage, which didn’t happenAnd he went on to say that the technicians probably “went to prepare for the blackout on Saturday.” When they had the machine on the crane to do the stretching, this touched the medium voltage cable, so the current passed through them and they lost their lives ”.
“Unfortunately, the two workers on the pillar and the driver, who was also the crane operator, lost their lives,” he said. Newsbomb.gr Mr. Maniatis.
About the causes of the accident Mr. Maniatis He talks about a lack of training, “when you work close to the trend, you are trained for it, you have to have the right tools. I think contract workers have not received the same training as us. “
He spoke about the tragic accident of Newsbomb.gr and its president GENOP-DEI George Adamidis, who spoke of negligence.
“It is true that there was negligence, we do not know why they were worked with hypotension,” he stressed, adding that at the moment they have not reached a conclusion, but the finding is being investigated.
The testimonies of the neighbors are shocking
Residents who were at the scene of the tragedy within minutes of the accident describe what they saw to Newsbomb.gr. «We are surprised by what we saw when we got to the point where it is not described. Their heads were smoking, people were screaming, no one can forget what happened“They characteristically commented on Newbomb.gr.
In fact, people who were there on behalf of the authorities, commented that in the years they serve have not seen anything like it, speaking of an image – a scare that caused terror to the habitants.
One of the witnesses who arrived first on the scene spoke with Newsbomb.gr, saying surprised “I was one of the first to get to the point, I hope no one lives what we saw today“He characteristically said and went on to explain how the incident happened.
«It was a group of contractors, who were installing new PPC columns, alongside the existing ones. The crane is said to have placed the pillar next to the high-tension cables to lay it on the ground, with the result that those on and around the pillar were burned.».
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