On the morning of the 5th, a 74-year-old man in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, fell while the roof of his work place was being snowed down and died at the hospital where he was transported.
Around 11:30 am on the 5th, Kazuyoshi Tanaka (74), who lives in Hachibusemachi, Nagaoka City, fell while the roof of the work place attached to his house was being snowed down, and a security guard at a nearby construction site told him that he was on fire. There was a report.
Mr. Tanaka was taken to a hospital in the city by hitting his head hard, but died about an hour and a half later.
According to the police, Mr. Tanaka was alone in the snow and fell from the roof 7 meters high, but he did not wear a helmet.
In addition, it was said that there was about 60 cm of snow near Mr. Tanaka's house, but the place where he fell was that the snow had melted with a snow-melting pipe.
Niigata Prefecture does not remove snow by itself, but when removing snow in high places such as roofs, we call on people to be careful about safety, such as wearing a helmet, wearing a lifeline, and checking the scaffolding.
Accidents during snow removal work in Niigata Prefecture, the highest number in 10 years
In Niigata prefecture this winter, it was found that the number of accidents during snow removal work was the highest in the last 10 years, with 5 people killed and 60 people seriously injured during snow removal work.
According to Niigata Prefecture, 121 people were killed or injured this winter, including 5 people killed and 60 people seriously injured in a personal injury during snow removal work, surpassing 103 people in the same period in 2014, the highest number in 10 years. It has become.
Of these, in Uonuma City, a man in his 80s who seems to have fallen during snow removal was found buried in the snow and died, and in Myoko City, a man in his 50s fell and died while removing snow from the roof. ..
In Kashiwazaki City, a 9-year-old boy died when his father, who was using a hand-pushed snowplow, took his eyes off his arm.
According to the "Snowplow Safety Council" made by snowplow manufacturers, snowplows shipped by manufacturers that have joined the council since April 2004 are equipped with a safety device called "Deadman Clutch". The machine automatically stops when you release your hand, but according to Niigata Prefecture, the accident occurred with a type without such a device.
In the prefecture, keep an eye on the machine during snow removal, including the type with a safety device, and if the snowplow is clogged with snow, be sure to stop the engine before removing the snow. I am.