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Magen David Adom paramedics arrive to the site of a scaffolding collapse in Tel Aviv which killed one construction worker on August 26, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
August 26, 2025, 2:29 pm
Construction worker killed as scaffolding collapses at Tel Aviv building site
Rescuers need three hours to reach victim buried under four stories of trusses; site manager detained for questioning
By Charlie Summers
Illustrative. An ambulance belonging to the Magen David Adom ambulance service. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
September 18, 2023, 10:48 am
Construction worker killed in Netanya
First responders declare man dead at the scene; cause of accident not immediately clear
By ToI Staff
An illustrative file photo of an ambulance on August 23, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 7, 2023, 1:28 pm
Worker, 78, killed by tractor in central region
Machine hits man during refurbishment work in community of Nofekh, medics declare him dead at the scene
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. An ambulance belonging to the Magen David Adom ambulance service. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
July 30, 2023, 2:36 pm
Foreign worker crushed to death at construction site
Man, 40, reportedly falls along with collapsed scaffolding, with firefighters struggling to extract him
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance is seen on the coast of central Israel. (Magen David Adom)
May 21, 2023, 11:15 am
Construction worker killed when struck by heavy object near Shoham
Paramedics find man without vital signs, pronounce him dead after resuscitation efforts fail
By ToI Staff
Emergency responders at a construction site in Ramat Gan where scaffolding collapsed, killing two and injuring several others. (Israel Fire and Rescue Services)
March 16, 2023, 4:57 pm
2 killed, 6 wounded in construction site scaffolding collapse in Ramat Gan
Firefighters and paramedics extricate people trapped under debris; police say Lahav 433 investigative unit to probe incident
By ToI Staff
Police and Magen David Adom paramedics at the scene where the body of a man was found on a beachin Ashdod, March 15, 2023. (Magen David Adom)
March 15, 2023, 9:24 am
Body of man missing since crane collapse washes up on Ashdod shore
Naftali Edri, a retired electric company worker, had been fishing on pier when winds pushed lifting equipment into sea; authorities still searching for crane operator
By ToI Staff
An illustrative file photo of an ambulance on August 23, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 13, 2023, 7:31 pm
Man crushed to death by factory machine; construction worker falls to his death
Separate fatalities in Ashkelon and Netanya said to bring to 10 the number of people killed in work accidents since the beginning of the year
By ToI Staff
Rescue and medical teams at the scene at a fatal construction accident in Ashdod, February 8, 2023. (Flash90)
February 8, 2023, 4:44 pm
Two construction workers killed by collapsing wall in Ashdod
Both suffer head injuries and are declared dead at scene; labor minister vows to up supervision in effort to stamp out worksite deaths
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Construction in Rishon Lezion on August 8, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
November 18, 2022, 2:32 pm
Construction worker dies after being hit by ceramic tiles in Rishon Lezion
Victim pronounced dead on the scene after being found underneath heavy slabs in a factory
By ToI Staff
Police officers are seen at the scene of a deadly incident at a Rishon Lezion landfill, where a 40-year-old Palestinian worker was crushed to death by an excavator, August 29, 2022. (Israel Police)
August 29, 2022, 6:04 pm
Palestinian worker crushed to death by excavator at Rishon Lezion landfill
Police detain driver in his 20s for questioning after work accident
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Construction in Rishon Lezion on August 8, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
August 23, 2022, 3:24 pm
Construction worker killed by falling object in Rishon Lezion
Incident comes after three laborers were killed on Sunday, two of them crushed by a falling shipping container
By ToI Staff
An elevator that crushed a worker to death at Jeruslaem's Vert Hotel, May 11, 2022. (Israel Fire and Rescue Services.)
May 12, 2022, 7:51 am
Maintenance worker crushed to death by service elevator at Jerusalem hotel
Worker was trying to repair machinery when he was trapped against shaft at Vert Hotel, safety lobby group says
By ToI Staff
An illustrative file photo of an ambulance on August 23, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 2, 2022, 6:48 pm
Two men killed in unrelated work accidents
Foreign worker plummets 40 meters to his death from crane in Tel Aviv; Israeli fatally injured by shredding machine in olive orchard
By ToI Staff
A picture taken on November 1, 2017, shows a general view of buildings in downtown Gaza City and the Israeli port city of Ashkelon in the background (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)
January 23, 2021, 10:14 am
Blast in northern Gaza destroys house, said to injure 36 people; cause unclear
Hamas says it is investigating; IDF Arabic spokesman asserts building was used to store weaponry: ‘The story of this house is the story of many homes in the Strip’
By ToI Staff
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