Overview
- The worker fell from the roof of an industrial unit in Parbayón’s La Pasiega estate on Jan. 27, and emergency medics confirmed the death at the scene.
- 112 Cantabria mobilized Guardia Civil officers, 061 medical teams, and labor inspectors, and the Guardia Civil opened on-site proceedings.
- Cantabria’s labor inspectorate activated its workplace-fatality protocol as inquiries continue into compliance with height-safety requirements.
- Sources cited by El Diario Montañés report the victim may have worn a harness that was not attached to the lifeline, while a colleague on the roof was connected.
- Local media identify the deceased as 28-year-old mechanic Mario Fernández who worked in Grupo Vela’s transport area, though another outlet reported a different age.