3 publishers · first seen Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:41 UTC · updated Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:15 UTC
A 44-year-old employee died on Tuesday in Calais after falling into a tank at a waste treatment plant's methanization unit. The man, employed by Paprec, was participating in a maintenance operation on a compactor when he fell into a 4.50-meter diameter rotating fermentation tube. The circumstances of the accident remain unknown. The extraction of the body was complicated and required the intervention of numerous law enforcement and emergency services. A psychological support hotline has been opened to support employees.
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