Bourgeoisie crimes against the proletariat in Greece in the third third of 2024
We hereby share an unofficial translation of an article published by Proletconnect.
We publish yet another attempt to record workplace crimes from the beginning of September to the end of December 2024.
1/9 A courier worker in Corfu was injured when he was hit by a car that entered the opposite direction.
3/9 19-year-old Kostas Sarakis died while returning from work. The car in which he was a passenger crashed into a cliff in Lefkada. He worked at a beach bar in Kathisma.
4/9 A worker at ELPE in Aspropyrgos was injured after a fall.
5/9 A worker in a bauxite transport in Fokida was seriously injured after a tire truck explosion.
12/9 A 20-year-old construction worker from Egypt died when he was crushed by a paddock in the area of Rentis.
12/9 A construction worker was seriously injured and was intubated in hospital, after falling from a great height in the area of the Village cinemas in Rentis, in projects undertaken by the REDEX company.
13/9 A 63-year-old a turbine operator for electricity production in the “TERNA ENERGY” group, at a PPC factory in Kos, died a few minutes after starting his work.
17/9 A 48-year-old worker, with a fixed-term contract, as a cleaning worker (he had been assigned to the road sweeping of the 5th sector of the Cleaning-Recycling Directorate) died. He had suffered a heat stroke in August, when he was working midday hours under hot conditions.
17/9 A 35-year-old forest worker in a logging workshop in North Evia died when he was hit by a tree trunk.
17/9 After a large fire at the “Motor Oil” facilities in Agioi Theodorou, Corinthia, caused by explosions, four workers (sub-contractors) suffered burns and several more workers were slightly injured.
20/9 A 51-year-old worker in a contracting company, for PPC works, suffered craniocerebral injuries when he fell from a height of 8 meters, during pruning operations in Rethymno.
22/9 A 66-year-old tracked vehicle operator died when he was crushed by the vehicle, during earthworks in Argolis.
25/9 A worker at Sklavenitis supermarket in Patras was seriously injured when he was hit by a pallet.
26/9 A 45-year-old assistant cook in a hotel in Kefalonia suffered a stroke during his work and was hospitalized in critical condition.
26/9 A 50-year-old worker died during the construction of a bar machine. After an explosion the worker was hit at his head and was killed instantly.
27/9 A 59-year-old contractor worker at the Industrial Facilities of ELPE Thessaloniki suffered burns from condensed steam, during work in the equipment maintenance department.
29/9 A 19-year-old worker died in Rethymno, when he was crushed by an excavator. Another colleague of the same age was seriously injured and is hospitalized with intubation.
30/9 Two cleaning workers in the Municipality of Rethymno were injured in the face when a car battery exploded in front of them.
2/10 A 61-year-old worker at a factory unit in Ilia lost his leg, from the knee downwards, when he was crushed by a machine.
2/10 A contractor worker was injured at the hand during work on the fencing of a photovoltaic park in Kozani.
3/10 Working as a cashier in a “Sklavenitis” supermarket in Thessaloniki, a worker suffered a stroke during her work.
4/10 A distributor for “A Wolt” died in Menidi when he was hit by a truck .
5/10 A 36-year-old worker in a cheese factory in Kalavryta, of the company “Militsopoulos SA”, lost his life when he was hit by an electric cable.
7/10 A 25-year-old worker at a ginning plant in Larissa died when she got trapped in a machine.
8/10 Two workers, in a DEDDIE contractor workshop, in Ioannina were seriously injured when the arm of a lifting machine broke and the workers fell.
9/10 A 31-year-old worker, in renovation work at a hotel in Benitses, Corfu, lost his life when the elevator basket overturned and the worker was thrown from the fifth floor.
9/10 A worker from India, in a construction material enterprise in the Prinos area of Rethymno, died when he fell from a great height.
11/10 A cleaning worker in the center of Thebes was seriously injured when the garbage truck trapped him and crushed his leg.
11/10 A 42-year-old worker died when he fell from the first floor, during work on the balcony of an apartment in Kalamata.
14/10 A worker of the “Iron Mountain” company, which undertakes digitization projects in businesses, died at work from a stroke. The employee had a sub-contract, through a contracting company, for one month.
15/10 An electrician died during work at a hotel in Kos.
15/10 A 47-year-old worker at the “SOVEL” company, in Almyros Magnesia, suffered a heart attack and died during his work.
16/10 A distributor in Chania was injured when his motorcycle collided with a car.
20/10 A worker at a ginning plant in Karditsa lost his hand during cleaning work on a machine that did not have a safety mechanism.
24/10 A 22-year-old immigrant worker in a photovoltaic installation contracting company, was injured in the leg during work at a PPC workplace in Eordaia.
29/10 A 64-year-old worker died when he collapsed during cleaning work in the elevator at a church in Tripoli, Arcadia.
31/10 A 53-year-old cleaning worker of the municipality of Rhodes died while working at the “Taxiarchis” cemetery of Rhodes.
31/10 Two workers at the “NAVERCO” repair shop in the Perama Shipyard Repair Zone were injured a few hours apart. One suffered a serious neck injury while the second broke his leg after falling.
2/11 Two immigrant workers from Nepal died after a vehicle transporting them to fields overturned. A total of 13 land workers were on board the vehicle.
2/11 A worker at the General Hospital of Nice suffered an electric shock from a broken socket in the kitchen of the cardiology clinic.
4/11 A cleaning worker of the municipality of Metamorfosi died when he suffered a heart attack during his work.
6/11 A worker at the “Mandragos” contractor workshop, in the Ship Repair Zone of Perama, was injured at the leg after a fall.
6/11 A worker at a gas station in Larissa suffered minor burns after a fire.
10/11 The 55-year-old firefighter Dikousis Paschalis lost his life while extinguishing a fire in Lagadas, Thessaloniki.
12/11 A worker at the “Leroy Merlin” store in Piraeus was injured when he fell down a ladder.
14/11 A 36-year-old worker was seriously injured when he fell from a height of three meters at the construction site of the new Heraklion airport.
25/11 A worker in the Town Planning Department of the municipality of Almyros was injured in a serious traffic accident while leaving from work.
27/11 A truck driver was seriously injured during loading and unloading at the “IRIDA SA” animal feed production plant.
27/11 Two workers, 23 and 25 years old, at a construction site in Heraklion, Crete, fell from a height of 15 meters during the construction of an apartment building. They suffered broken arms and legs.
3/12 A 29-year-old worker at a paper factory in Oreokastro, Thessaloniki, died when he was pulled by a machine belt.
3/12 A worker was seriously injured and is being treated in the ICU when, during the renovation work of a department store in Kavala, he was trapped between the protective railing of the machine and the roof of the store.
4/12 A delivery worker was injured in Pyrgos when his motorbike collided with a car.
6/12 A 20-year-old worker at the metal processing company “BEEM Iosifidis” in Patras was seriously injured at the hand.
9/12 A 62-year-old worker at a concrete factory in Naxos lost his life when, during work, he was carried away by a machine and was dismembered.
10/12 Two rural workers from Palestine were found charred in a house in Papadianika, Laconia. A third colleague was taken to the hospital with breathing problems.
16/12 A Worker seriously cut his hand during work at the “Copy Express” business.
16/12 A 40-year-old fish farming worker was injured at his hand in the area of Gatza Larymnas.
20/12 A worker at the “Hellenic Train” Engine Room in Rentis cut 4 fingers of her hand when they were closed on a carriage door.
