On the morning of the 8th, earth and sand collapsed at the tunnel construction site of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen in Toyooka Village, Nagano Prefecture, and one worker injured his leg.
Regarding the Linear Chuo Shinkansen, a collapse accident occurred in a tunnel construction in Gifu prefecture last month, and JR Central was in the process of taking safety measures.
According to JR Central, at around 8:20 am on the 8th, when the explosives were being installed at the construction site of the "Ina Mountains Tunnel" on the Linear Chuo Shinkansen in Toyooka Village, Nagano Prefecture, the earth and sand collapsed.
This earth and sand hit the foot of a male worker, injuring the calf of his right foot and being taken to the hospital.
Regarding the Linear Chuo Shinkansen, a collapse accident that killed and injured two workers occurred at a tunnel construction site in Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture on the 27th of last month, and JR Tokai was in the process of taking safety measures.