The 28-year-old from Grevena ended up who has been hospitalized since yesterday intubated in the ICU of Papanikolaou Hospital of Thessaloniki, after explosion at a timber processing plant in the Mavranians of Grevena.
The 28-year-old was transported yesterday with severe burns from the Hospital of Grevena and underwent surgery, while his condition was judged extremely critical.
According to the announcement of the hospital, the 29-year-old had suffered universal burns of 95% extent and a heavy inhalation burn of airways.
Full announcement:
“The 29-year-old burn victim, victim of a work accident from an explosion that was served yesterday 04/05 in the afternoon from the Grevena Hospital intubated in the Burns Unit, passed away today at 12.05 noon.
He had suffered total burns of 95% of the total body surface area and accompanied by heavy inhalation airway burns.
On the night of 04/05, he was taken to the operating room for the necessary emergency surgeries and then remained in the Burn Unit in repression and with the support of his vital functions in critical condition “.
It is reminded that the explosion occurred yesterday just before 3 p.m.
In the meantime, the investigation of the causes which led to the explosion at the Alfa Wood plant in Grevena, took over pre-investigation unit of the Fire Servicefollowing an order from the prosecutor of Grevena.
In this context, it was defined four-member committee by experts, consisting of two engineers, an electrical engineer and a chemical engineer, who after thorough research will draw up the relevant finding which will be forwarded to the Prosecutor.
According to the commander of the Fire Service of Grevena Antonis Kalaidopoulos«The team of experts will start the investigations as soon as the company pumps the water that has flooded the area where the explosion took place and the fire followed.».
Representatives of the company told the Fire Department that the unit was out of order and maintenance was carried out on electromechanical parts of the facility under the supervision of foreign technicians.
In an announcement, the Labor Center of Grevena notes that “the accident happened by explosion in the boiler of the power unit“And points out that the factory construction company,”who was responsible for maintenance did not comply with security measures». They also ask “the full investigation of the accident and the actual punishment of those responsible»And require from the auditing services of the State«carry out unannounced checks on the implementation of health and safety measures at work».
The biomass power plant has a capacity of 1 MW and was put into operation on April 15, 2021.
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