Syrian worker killed in recycling press

A 39-YEAR-OLD Syrian worker was killed yesterday while trying to repair a paper recycling machine at a recycling plant in the Limassol area.

The incident happened at around 12pm while the man was working with a colleague on a paper recycling press.

“For some reason the machine started without warning, crushing the worker and causing dismemberment,” labour inspector Kypros Kyprou said.

The inspector said that power to the machine should have been interrupted from the moment work was going to be carried out.

“An order banning the use of the specific machine will be issued until the cause of the accident and possible malfunction or other violations are ascertained,” Kyprou said.

State pathologist Eleni Antoniou examined the scene while police immediately started an investigation to determine whether anyone can be held accountable for the death of the Syrian man.

“From the preliminary examination it looks like work was being carried out without taking the necessary measures – shutting power,” Limasssol CID chief Yiannis Georgiou said.

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