A 27-year-old engineer, Rafaela Martins de Araújo, died after being run over by a steamroller that apparently lost the brake during work at the Petrobras Terminal, located in Brazil.
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The tragic accident occurred this Monday morning, when the engineer was transferred to a Prompt Care Unit (UPA) in the Lagomar neighborhood, where unfortunately she did not manage to survive. The authorities are investigating the case to clarify the circumstances.
Rafaela Martins de Araújo worked for an outsourced company that provided services to Petrobras. According to preliminary reports, the roller that caused the accident was operating in the waste shed area of the terminal.
The main hypothesis of the authorities, headed by delegate Pedro Emílio Braga, points to a mechanical failure in the equipment. The driver of the vehicle, who was also injured and hospitalized, will be questioned in the coming days.
The Union of Oil Workers of Fluminense Norte (Sindipetro-NF) expressed its solidarity after the accident. Débora Simões, director of the union, expressed her pain: “We are very shocked by what happened and we offer our support to the family of the victims. No one leaves home to work saying that they are going to lose their life. I dedicate my deep condolences to his family. and friends.”
The Union of Oil Workers of Fluminense Norte (Sindipetro-NF) reported that it is investigating more details about what happened at the Cabiúnas Terminalin conjunction with the terminal management and base workers.
According to the Civil Police, a forensic examination has already been carried out at the scene, and witnesses to the incident are being heard. The investigation is still ongoing, and the delegate in charge mentioned that, so far, the main hypothesis is a mechanical failure.
However, He stressed that more evidence is still needed to determine if there was negligence or malpractice that contributed to the accident.
Petrobras reported on Tuesday that an internal commission will be formed to investigate the causes of the death of the engineer, who was an employee of MJ2 Construções, an outsourced company that provided services to the company.
Sérgio Borges Cordeiro, general coordinator of Sindipetro-NF, expressed that they want to clarify what happened in the accident. “We want to know what happened. If there was a driver fault“, said.
According to Cordeiro, the team involved in the accident was moving to refuel at the time when engineer Rafaela Martins de Araújo was heading to her workplace.
The coordinator explained that at the accident site there was no clear separation between pedestrian access and machinery access, although the roller operator was walking through an area considered safe.
Even a scout who accompanied the machine to assist the driver warned of the presence of a moving machine. The engineer tried to take refuge near a tree, which was felled by the steamroller, which ended up in a ravine after running over her.
Cordeiro added that the street where the accident occurred had a slope, which reinforces the hypothesis that the road roller lost its brakes. He also mentioned that there are reports that the driver lost control of the steering wheel..
The driver was deeply emotionally affected and had to be hospitalized after the incident. The work was being carried out in the Cabiúnas neighborhood, and the steamroller was being used in the drainage area of the site.
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