Female engineer, 27, crushed to death by steamroller on construction site

A FEMALE engineer has been crushed to death by a steamroller in a shocking work place accident.

Rafaela Martins de Araujo, 27, was working at the Petrobras oil firm in Macae, Brazil when the tragic accident happened.

Rafaela Martins de Araujo poses was crushed in a work place accidentNewsflash

The 27-year-old was working at the Pertrobas oil firmNewsflash

She was an employee of MJ2 Construction at the time of her deathNewsflash

Rafaela was an employee of MJ2 Construction, which provides services to Petrobras.

The steamroller was being used in the site’s waste shed area when its brakes malfunctioned and operators could not control it.

The heavy piece of machinery ended up crushing Rafaela.

She was rushed to the nearest emergency centre, however she died shortly after arriving.

It is unclear if the equipment had previously presented any problems.

Petrobras stated that it was “deeply saddened” by the death of the engineer and said it was “deeply dismayed” by the case.

The company said: “The victim’s family is receiving assistance from Petrobras and the company MJ2.

Petrobras has notified the appropriate agencies and will form a committee to investigate the causes of the sad event.”

Débora Simoes, director of the local Oil Workers Union of Northern Fluminense (Sindipetro-NF), said: ” We are deeply saddened by what happened and we offer our support to the grieving family.

“No one leaves home to go to work expecting to lose their life.
“I send my deepest condolences to the family and friends.”

Sindipetro-NF reported that it is “investigating more details of the incident with the company management and the workers at the base.”

Local police are also investigating the workplace incident.

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