A handler died on Saturday at the Renault technocentre in Guyancourt, Yvelines, crushed by the 2.5-ton electric generator he was carrying, AFP learned on Monday from corroborating sources. Saturday at noon, this 45-year-old handler was operating a pallet truck on which was an electric generator when he collided with a step, according to a police source. "The generator fell on him, crushing his internal organs," said the same source, confirming information from the Parisian .
In cardio-respiratory arrest when emergency services arrive
According to another source, the man worked for an outside company. "He was found in cardio-respiratory arrest when the emergency services arrived," explained the Yvelines firefighters. Despite the care provided, he was declared dead shortly before 1 p.m., according to the same source.