On the morning of the 27th, three male workers who were removing snow from the roof of a recycling plant in Otoineppu Village in northern Hokkaido were caught in falling snow and fell.
According to police, two of them were transported to the hospital and are in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest.
Around 10:00 am on the 27th, three male workers who were removing snow from the roof of a recycling plant in Otoineppu Village, Hokkaido, were caught in falling snow and fell.
According to the police and fire department, two of them fell under the eaves from a height of about 3 meters and were rescued from the snow and transported to the hospital, but both were in cardiopulmonary arrest.
Another worker was not injured.
According to the police, snow removal began around 9:30 am on the 27th, and at that time, seven people were working on the roof, and the three people who fell were on the same roof on the north side and were caught in the falling snow. That's it.
In addition, the police are investigating the situation at the time in detail, as none of the workers used a lifeline to prevent them from falling.