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Bereavement: Worker dies in construction of the Arena Palestra stadium

April 18th, 2013 | Comments Off

São Paulo, April 15th , 2013, in an accident in the construction of the Arena Palestra, a worker died at the worksite during the renovation of the stadium. The accident happened when part of the old grandstand collapsed implying not only the death of the worker, but also in the wounding of another. During the accident some of the workers were in an activity on safety at work. The stadium of Palmeiras is under construction since October 2010 and it will be finished in the end of 2014. This accident occurred less than a month after the death of worker Arena Amazonas in Manaus. He fell five meters when he was working. The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) laments the accident and believes that the deaths of workers … Read entire article »

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