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Power station walkout after death Power station walkout after death
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Around 1,000 workers at Aberthaw power station in the Vale of Glamorgan have walked out over safety fears after a man died there. Hundreds of workers at Aberthaw power station in the Vale of Glamorgan have walked out over safety fears after a man died there.
The man, 49, who has not been named, died on Sunday, the police said. The ambulance service were told he had fallen from a platform into a pit.The man, 49, who has not been named, died on Sunday, the police said. The ambulance service were told he had fallen from a platform into a pit.
Police have cordoned off the scene for their investigation and the Health and Safety Executive have been informed.Police have cordoned off the scene for their investigation and the Health and Safety Executive have been informed.
Workers will meet at 0730 BST on Wednesday to discuss their concerns.Workers will meet at 0730 BST on Wednesday to discuss their concerns.
One contractor at the power station, which is near St Athan, outside Cardiff, said workers wanted a full-time medic to be based permanently at the site.One contractor at the power station, which is near St Athan, outside Cardiff, said workers wanted a full-time medic to be based permanently at the site.
He claimed a van was used to take a man to hospital after he was injured there in a separate incident a few months before because an ambulance took so long to arrive.He claimed a van was used to take a man to hospital after he was injured there in a separate incident a few months before because an ambulance took so long to arrive.
The workers who walked out had been employed on construction and maintenance work at the plant, a coal-fired power station which is currently not generating power because of servicing.The workers who walked out had been employed on construction and maintenance work at the plant, a coal-fired power station which is currently not generating power because of servicing.
The site is owned by npower but the contractors working there are not employed by the energy company.The site is owned by npower but the contractors working there are not employed by the energy company.
The Welsh Ambulance Service said they were called to the power station at 2237 BST on Sunday.The Welsh Ambulance Service said they were called to the power station at 2237 BST on Sunday.
Heart attackHeart attack
A paramedic and an ambulance arrived 19 minutes after the call and found the man was having a heart attack. They took him to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff where he died.A paramedic and an ambulance arrived 19 minutes after the call and found the man was having a heart attack. They took him to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff where he died.
South Wales Police said his next of kin had been informed.South Wales Police said his next of kin had been informed.
The ambulance workers reported that medical staff were already on the scene when they arrived, and the ambulance workers assumed those were part of the workforce at Aberthaw, the service said.The ambulance workers reported that medical staff were already on the scene when they arrived, and the ambulance workers assumed those were part of the workforce at Aberthaw, the service said.
A spokesperson from the union Unite confirmed there had been a walk-out at Aberthaw over the lack of medical facilities there.A spokesperson from the union Unite confirmed there had been a walk-out at Aberthaw over the lack of medical facilities there.
The union has told the workforce that its action is unofficial but it is waiting to hear from the power station's managers about whether they are prepared to respond to workers' demands for a registered nurse on site at all times.The union has told the workforce that its action is unofficial but it is waiting to hear from the power station's managers about whether they are prepared to respond to workers' demands for a registered nurse on site at all times.