In Klagenfurt

Ladder started to slip: Worker fell

A work accident has occurred in Klagenfurt: Because a ladder slipped, a 53-year-old man fell to the ground from a height of almost five meters.

The man from Klagenfurt had been working on a container on Tuesday. The 53-year-old had climbed a ladder to do this. For unknown reasons, the ladder may have slipped out from under the man. The worker fell from a height of around 4.60 meters onto the ladder below. He was injured and had to be taken to Klagenfurt University Hospital after initial treatment by the ambulance service.