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Man Dies After Arm Gets Sucked Into Sewage Pipe During Water Leak Inspection; Industrial Accident in Oguni Town, Yamagata

According to the fire department, at around 2 p.m. on the 15th, they received a report that a male worker in his 60s had accidentally fallen into a water reservoir on the roof of a building under construction in Iwaizawa, Oguni Town, and was drowning. The man was inspecting for a water leak at the time and was found with one arm sucked into a sewage pipe on the roof. He was later confirmed dead.
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According to the fire department, at around 2 p.m. on the 15th, they received a report that a male worker in his 60s had accidentally fallen into a water reservoir on the roof of a building under construction in Iwaizawa, Oguni Town, and was drowning. The man was inspecting for a water leak at the time and was found with one arm sucked into a sewage pipe on the roof. He was later confirmed dead.

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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