Male accidental death during tidy and tidy cleanup Fukushima Tamura Oct. 23 16:09
A man in his 70's in Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture, who had cleared the earth and sand that flowed into his premises due to the heavy rain of Typhoon No. 19, was found dead due to his body sandwiched between an electric transport vehicle and a garage. It was. The police are calling for caution when using heavy machinery to clean up after a typhoon.
On the 15th of this month, three days after the approach of Typhoon No. 19, Masanobu Sakuma (71), who had cleared the earth and sand that had flowed into his premises in Tamura, Funabiki, sandwiched his body between the electric vehicle and the garage. It was
According to police, Sakuma was being treated at the hospital, but died on the 20th of this month, five days later.
According to the family, the transport car is about the size of a mini passenger car, and Mr. Sakuma has been carrying the earth and sand on the loading platform every day since 13th.
Sakuma-san was working in quarrying and was accustomed to handling heavy machinery, so he was working alone on the day when the accident occurred.
The police seem to have lost their balance when going down the slope backwards, and the police are investigating the situation at the time.
The Typhoon No. 19 has been damaged by floods and landslides in various places, and is still being cleaned up. The police are calling for caution when using heavy machinery.