Albania: One worker severely injured in workplace accident; three people arrested over lack of occupational safety
Serious accident at the "Albchrome" Elbasan plant, three people arrested for lack of safety at work, 5 June 2025
A serious accident occurred...at the Albchrome Ferrochrome Plant in the Papri industrial area, where a plant mechanic, Rudin Meçja, was seriously injured during a technical intervention. The incident has led to the arrest of three people involved in the management and supervision of occupational safety...
The incident occurred at around 12:15, in the ferrochrome crushing department. At the time of the accident, Meçja was working under the plate of the crushing equipment, which, according to preliminary data, broke off and severely hit him in the shoulder and spine...
The accident occurred during a routine intervention to replace the shredder plates, a periodic technical operation at the plant...