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The worker in his 40s was struck by a 500-kilogram steel beam.
The man was taken by air ambulance to Haukeland University Hospital. Photo: Jonas Been Henriksen
At 09.55, the police were notified of a work accident in Gullbrå in Eksingedalen in Vaksdal municipality.
A worker in his 40s had a steel beam on him. Emergency services were withdrawn and first aid was put in place.
– It must be a serious accident. The man was hit by a steel beam weighing about 500 kilos, said Operations Manager Knut Dahl-Michelsen in the West Police District.
The injured man was airlifted to Haukeland University Hospital, but his death has now been confirmed, police wrote in a press release.
The accident occurred in connection with landslide prevention work. The man is said to have been lying in a difficult position on the ground and was carried on a stretcher from the mountainside.
The cause of the accident is unknown, but it is being investigated by the police.
The man’s relatives have been notified of the death, police report.
