Belgrade: Worker Dies After Electric Shock on Scaffolding
A worker died from an electric shock while doing facade work on scaffolding at a Belgrade house. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition but did not survive, and an autopsy was ordered.
A worker died yesterday, September 22, in the afternoon after suffering an electric shock while doing facade work on a family house at a construction site in Belgrade.
According to unofficial information, the man was on scaffolding set up against the building and was carrying out facade work when he touched electrical wiring. The powerful shock left him severely injured, and he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
Doctors fought to save his life, but despite their efforts he died shortly after being admitted. The first reports of the accident appeared yesterday afternoon, between 3:55 p.m. and 4:20 p.m., and have since been picked up by other outlets that cover crime and accidents in the capital. Based on what has been reported so far, no one else was injured.
Police and the relevant prosecutor’s office were notified immediately. On the prosecutor’s order, the worker’s body was sent for an autopsy, which is meant to officially establish the exact cause of death. Ordering an autopsy in cases like this is standard procedure whenever someone dies suddenly outside of hospital treatment for a chronic illness, so authorities can determine with certainty whether the death was caused solely by the electric shock or by a combination of factors.
The investigation into the circumstances of the accident is ongoing. Police and the labor inspectorate are jointly determining how the worker came into contact with the electrical wiring while working on the scaffolding, and whether workplace safety and health regulations were followed at the site.
The outlets that reported the accident have not published the worker’s identity. His age, the exact address where the accident happened, the municipality where the house is located and the hospital he was taken to all remain unknown. Authorities typically withhold this kind of information while preliminary proceedings are underway, and no official statement with details of the on site investigation has been issued so far.
The case is currently in the preliminary proceedings phase, during which authorities are gathering evidence and establishing the circumstances of the accident before any criminal case is potentially opened. If the investigation finds that safety and health regulations were not followed at the site, those responsible could face criminal charges. Until then, the official cause of the worker’s death has not been determined, and the prosecutor’s office is awaiting the autopsy findings along with the report from the police and labor inspectorate.
