In Hægebostad, Norway, a worker received an electric shock during an electrical inspection of a power cabinet. The worker was transported to the emergency department in Kristiansand by ambulance, and an air ambulance was also called. Police are investigating and will notify the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority.
In Gudbrandsdalen, a person was seriously injured after being hit by a tractor on a farm. The incident appears to have involved the person's own tractor. The injured person was flown by air ambulance to the nearest hospital.
At the Babcock site at Devonport dockyard in Plymouth, a worker was taken to hospital following a serious incident on a nuclear submarine dry docked at the naval base. The injured person was an apprentice working on HMS Audacious. Babcock confirmed the incident on April 2 but did not release further details.
An investigation has been launched and the Health and Safety Executive is aware. In Rissne, Sweden, a man in his 60s was injured in the head and one arm after being hit by a pallet truck at a workplace. In Kiruna, a man received a deep cut in his forehead from a 400-gram metal sheet that fell while he was installing a roof at a metal company.
The 60-year-old man is being treated at Kiruna Hospital. The accident occurred on Kiirunavaaravägen, a road leading to LKAB's mining industrial area. The man is from Luleå municipality.
In Oslo, a man was seriously injured when parts of a chimney fell on him during renovation work in a detached house. The man was alone in the house and was freed and taken to hospital. In Hammerfest, a person got a body part caught between a lifting strap and a container at Polarbase in Rypefjord.
The injuries were not life-threatening or serious. In Stord, a person was seriously injured in a possible workplace accident at Aker Solutions. In Sjöbo, a man was seriously injured in the face when a metal object hit him at Sysav recycling center.
In Tomelilla, a man was taken to hospital after being hit by a forklift at a company. Police have not been able to speak with the man and are interviewing witnesses. In Munktorp, a man in his 20s suffered a fall accident at a workplace and was taken to hospital by ambulance with unknown injuries.
Police filed an initial report regarding workplace environment crime and causing bodily harm. In Gällivare, a man suffered a burn injury on his leg while working at a mine. He was taken by ambulance to medical care.
In Högadal, a woman was taken to hospital after a workplace accident. In Pajala, a woman fell and injured herself in a shop and was taken to medical care. In Luleå, a man suffered a head injury while working in central Luleå.
In Upplands Väsby, a man was injured after getting caught in a machine at Marabou's chocolate factory. The man was awake and able to speak with police. In Heby, a man injured his hand in a conveyor belt at a workplace and was taken to hospital by ambulance.
In Uppsala, a person was taken to hospital after getting cooking oil on themselves at a restaurant, with possible burns. In Sölvesborg, a workplace accident occurred where molten aluminum spread in an explosive manner during emptying of a furnace crucible. In Åsbro, Askersund, a man got cement in his eye at a workplace.
In Valåkra, Högsby, a workplace accident occurred on April 10, reported to the Swedish Work Environment Authority. In Færder, a person was hit by a truck at a company and was conscious, receiving treatment on site. In Hillevåg, a serious workplace accident occurred and the patient was taken by ambulance.
Ulf Brännvall lost more than half the vision in his right eye after falling over a cable protector at work at Ur & Penn in Luleå in summer 2024. The current condition of the injured worker at the Babcock Devonport site remains unknown. The exact nature of the injuries in the Munktorp fall accident has not been disclosed.
The cause of the metal sheet falling in the Kiruna accident is still under investigation.