MIAMI, United States. – A 21-year-old man died and another was seriously injured in an accident that occurred at the “Antonio Sánchez” Central (popularly known as Covadonga) in Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos province, according to reported the sugar factory itself on its Facebook page.
According to the publication of the Central “Antonio Sánchez”, in the accident that occurred in the early morning of this Thursday, April 13, the young Diosvany Dariel Cabrales Valdés, 21 years old and a worker in the manufacturing area of the sugar mill, lost his life when he was operating in the tipper and mill area.
The worker fell into the funnel, where he was buried by the sugar. Along with him, another young man who had no employment relationship with the company and who is currently “in critical condition” also rushed.
“Minutes later [de ocurrir el accidente] Paramedics, rescue and rescue teams appear at the scene, but only managed to save the life of a young man, who is in the hospital with danger to life, “said the source.
The publication also states that the event occurred when the factory was stopped due to lack of cane.
“For all the mills that still grind, they must be more demanding so that they do not happen or we have to regret events like these,” advised the profile of the Sugar Agroindustrial Company “Anthony Sanchez.”
The fatal accident is the second known incident in a sugar mill in Cuba so far in 2023. In March of this year, Iosbel Olivera Mesa, 36 years old, lost his life after falling under a machine at the “Urbano Noris” Central, in the province of Holguín.
Olivera Mesa was a custodian at the plant and was in a manufacturing area that was not working. However, the second-hand auger —as the machinery is known— began operations and the unfortunate accident occurred, as reported by the local media outlet on Facebook. Radio San Germán The Voice of Sugar.
“The custodian went to get sugar from inside one of the milling machines that were stopped and the mill started to walk,” said journalist Francisnet Díaz Rondón, from the official newspaper. Vanguard, from Villa Clara.
“Olivera Mesa suffered injuries incompatible with life, and thanks to the efforts of the factory workers, and specialists from the Ministry of the Interior, it was possible to recover the body to carry out the necropsy, and subsequent family wake,” he indicated, for his part, Radio San Germán The Voice of Sugar.
Among the comments raised by the fatal accident, some users asked the management of the sugar mills to keep risk areas marked and train workers to avoid fatal accidents.
