Netanya: iron rods fall from a crane onto a worker in a factory yard — he is in serious condition
On Wednesday morning heavy iron rods fell from a crane onto a worker in a factory yard on Tzvi Shechterman Street. He was taken to Laniado in serious, unstable condition.
A serious workplace accident took place on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, in Netanya’s industrial area. At about 9:30 a.m. emergency services received a report of a worker injured in a factory yard on Tzvi Shechterman Street.
According to the local news site NetanyaNet, the man was working in the yard when heavy iron rods fell on him from a crane.
Magen David Adom crews and United Hatzalah volunteers arrived and gave him first aid on the spot. An MDA paramedic said the worker was conscious when the team reached him and told them that a heavy object had fallen on him. United Hatzalah volunteers said people at the scene told them the rods had dropped from the crane while he was working.
He was taken by MDA intensive care ambulance to Laniado Hospital in Netanya. His condition was described as serious and unstable.
The report does not explain how the load came loose. Serious workplace accidents are normally reported to the Labour Ministry’s safety administration, which investigates the circumstances. Crane work is among the most dangerous jobs on building sites and in industrial zones: nobody should stand beneath a lifted load, and the area it moves over should be fenced off.
We will follow up on the worker’s condition.
Source: NetanyaNet, 11.11.2026
Photo: MDA operational footage, published by NetanyaNet
