On this tragic Tuesday, May 13th, three masons lost their lives after being crushed by a wall while working on a construction site in Pommard (Côte-d’Or). The Dijon public prosecutor has initiated an investigation for involuntary manslaughter.
A tragic accident occurred this Tuesday, May 13th, just before 9 am, where three masons lost their lives on the construction site of a wine building in Pommard, near Beaune, in Côte-d’Or. They were working near an old stone boundary wall when it collapsed on them, burying them.
Who are the victims?
According to Olivier Caracotch, the public prosecutor of Dijon (Côte-d’Or), who visited the scene of the tragedy in the morning, the workers were aged 45, 56, and 58 respectively. No other details about their identities have been revealed, except that they all worked for the same company.
The company, «Guy Bernard,» specializes in work on vineyard estates. Based in Savigny-les-Beaune, it had eight employees. According to Agence France Presse (AFP), it was placed in judicial liquidation in 2024 before being acquired by «a small company mainly working on the renovation of old and classified buildings«.
How did the accident happen?
For now, the exact circumstances and causes of the accident remain unknown. However, it is known that the three victims were working on a project that had started about a month earlier, with the aim of constructing a shed and a winery.
At the time of their deaths, the masons were working to strengthen the wall that collapsed. Their colleagues, as well as deputy mayors who arrived promptly, were unable to extract them from the rubble. In total, 28 firefighters were mobilized at the scene.
What are the next steps?
The Dijon public prosecutor has opened an investigation for involuntary manslaughter in the workplace. This investigation has been entrusted to the Beaune gendarmerie brigade and labor inspectors. Additionally, a psychological support medical unit has been established.
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