At Everton’s new football stadium, which is being constructed in Liverpool, a worker passed away after suffering injuries.
According to Merseyside Police, the 26-year-old was hurt on the building site at Bramley-Moore Dock at around 12:30 BST and was taken to the hospital.
The force stated that it was collaborating with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and that the man’s family had been notified.
Everton expressed his condolences to his family, friends, and coworkers and said that everyone at the club was “heartbroken.”
Stadium contractor Laing O’Rourke announced that work has been halted at the location until further notice and that it has been “shocked and saddened” by the “tragic incident”.
‘Unimaginably sad’
“We can confirm that earlier today a member of our team was seriously injured in an incident while performing work for one of our sub-contractors,” the statement continued.He was brought by ambulance to the hospital, where he sadly passed away.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the man’s friends and family, as well as the entire project team.”
The HSE said that it was conducting inquiries “on-site.”
It would “cooperate fully with any investigation,” according to Laing O’Rourke.
“Everyone at Everton Football Club is heartbroken by the news a male worker has died following an incident at the Everton Stadium site at Bramley-Moore Dock,” the football team said in a statement.
coworkers during this unbearably depressing period.”
The club will move from its current location at Goodison Park, which opened in 1892, when the new ground on the banks of the River Mersey is finished in late 2024.
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