In Santiago de los Caballeros, a worker died this Monday after falling from the tenth floor of a building under construction located on Estrella Sadhalá and Juan Pablo Duarte Avenues, which will house a hotel and a commercial plaza.
The identity of the deceased worker has not yet been released by the project developers, according to a report by Diario Libre, which states that, according to coworkers, the victim is a Dominican man who fell after slipping while trying to dismount from a type of pulley.
The deceased was on the tenth floor of the Santiago Center construction, a structure that will house a hotel from an international chain and a shopping plaza.
The body was recovered by personnel from the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif).
Workplace accidents
From the construction and real estate sectors, IDOPPRIL, the Dominican Institute for Prevention and Protection of Occupational Risks, received 4,485 notifications of accidents during working hours during the past year 2022.
According to the report from the protective agency, those linked to real estate activities reported 2,586 cases; while construction registered 1,899. The total number of cases presented amounts to 49,595 notifications of employees injured in the performance of their duties during 2022.
According to the institution, the Collective, Social and Personal Services submitted 1,601 reports.
Santiago Center
It will be the first commercial building in Santiago and the entire Cibao region certified as a “Green Building” under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.
Santiago Center will have 110,000 m2 of construction and will operate under the concept of urban mixed use, consisting of a hotel of the Curio Collection by Hilton brand and a commercial area with 30,000 m2 of GLA.
The project is scheduled to open in 2024 and is being built at the intersection of the two main avenues in the city of Santiago, Estrella Sadhalá and Juan Pablo Duarte, 20 minutes from Cibao International Airport and one hour from Puerto Plata International Airport.
It is a joint investment with Centro Cuesta Nacional (CCN), a Dominican business group focused on the retail industry, states the Ámbar Group website.
Sources: Diario Libre/Grupo Ambar.
Cover photo: Grupo Ambar.
