Man working at Sinaia chairlift dies after falling from 2 meters
Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now.
An employee of the chairlift company in Sinaia died on Friday after falling from one pillar of the chairlift.
The man fell from a 2-metre height while working on one of the chairlift’s pillar at Cota 2000 in Sinaia mountain resort on Prahova Valley. The city manger of Sinaia, Marian Panait confirmed the man was employee of the chairlift company.
The accident occurred while the man was working on a live wire to repair the chairlift.
He fell down from 2m high and suffered a serious traumatism. When the rescue teams arrived on the scene, the man was in cardiac arrest, according to the spokesperson of Prahova Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, Raluca Avasiloae.
According to her, the 56-year-old man has been resuscitated for several tens minutes on the spot but didn’t respond to CPR procedures.
SMURD was also called to intervene, but hasn’t managed to take over the victim, as he died shortly after.
A witness called 112, reporting the fall.
DONATE: Support our work
In an ever changing and challenging world, the media is constantly struggling to resist. Romania Journal makes no exception. We’ve been informing you, our readers, for almost 10 years, as extensively as we can, but, as we reject any state funding and private advertising is scarce, we need your help to keep on going.So, if you enjoy our work, you can contribute to endorse the Romania Journal team. Any amount is welcome, no strings attached. Choose to join with one of the following options:
Donate with PayPal
Donate by Bank Wire
Black Zonure SRLUniCredit Bank. Swift: BACXROBU
RON: RO84 BACX 0000 0022 3589 1000
EURO: RO57 BACX 0000 0022 3589 1001
USD: RO30 BACX 0000 0022 3589 1002