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Worker dies after olive-harvesting machine overturns in Osuna
A 34-year-old worker died on an olive farm in Osuna, a town in Spain’s Seville province.
The olive-harvesting machine overturned while he was working on Saturday morning.
Emergency services received a call at 10:15 a.m.
asking for help for the injured man.
Medical responders and the Civil Guard were alerted, but the man could not be saved.
The workplace safety body and labour inspectorate were notified about the death.
Trade union CCOO said he was the 28th person to die at work in Seville province in 2026.
The union called for the circumstances to be clarified and said it would seek accountability if responsibility is established.
A 34-year-old man died after an olive-harvesting machine overturned while he was working on a farm in Osuna, Seville province.
Emergency services received a call for help at 10:15 on Saturday morning.
The 061 emergency medical service confirmed the man had died and that efforts to save him were unsuccessful.
The 112 emergency service alerted the Guardia Civil, the Centre for the Prevention of Occupational Risks and the Labour Inspectorate.
CCOO of Seville said he was the 28th worker to die on the job in the province in 2026 and called for the circumstances to be clarified.
- Who
- A 34-year-old man died.
- What
- An olive-harvesting machine overturned while he was working, and he died.
- When
- Saturday morning, 24 October 2026. Emergency services received a call at 10:15.
- Where
- A farm in Osuna, Seville province, Spain.
- Why
- The machine overturned while he was working; the cause of the overturning is not stated.
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The 112 emergency service received a call for help after a machine overturned on a farm in Osuna.
The 112 coordination centre alerted the 061 medical service and the Guardia Civil.
The 061 service confirmed the man had died; 112 also notified workplace safety authorities.
- Worker’s age
- 34
- Location
- Osuna, Seville province
- Emergency call
- 10:15 on 24 October 2026
- Machine
- Olive-harvesting machine
- Workplace deaths in Seville province
- 28 in 2026, according to CCOO of Seville
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What people are saying
the importance of proper training in the use of the machinery with which the work is to be carried out
it is fundamental that workers are provided with all safety systems
we will be very attentive to ensuring that the circumstances of this fatal accident are clarified