A 19 year old construction worker died yesterday in Marbella after falling nine metres while working on the roof of the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos.
The Labour Inspectorate have ordered construction work to stop until they have carried out an investigation into the security measures in place at the site.
Initial reports state that the youth was wearing a safety harness but that it was unhooked at the time of the accident. There are apparently several ‘lifelines’ in place on the site although the distance between them often necessitates temporarily unhooking the safetfy harness.