Crane arm broken
15-meter fall: Two workers in mortal danger
Two workers fell around 15 meters in the district of Melk on Monday and suffered life-threatening injuries. The 15-year-old and the 34-year-old were carrying out maintenance work on a church roof. A part of the crane's jib arm is believed to have broken.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen On Monday, a serious work accident occurred in Blindenmarkt in the district of Melk in which two workers suffered life-threatening injuries. The two men, a 15-year-old and a 34-year-old, were carrying out maintenance work on a church roof when they fell around 15 meters.
Breakage of the crane extension arm
According to the Lower Austria police, the accident was caused by the breakage of an extension arm of the crane that had lifted the workers into the air. After the accident, the injured workers from the Amstetten district received immediate medical treatment and were then transported by emergency helicopter to St. Pölten University Hospital and a hospital in Linz.
The Lower Austrian police called in the responsible labor inspectorate to investigate the exact circumstances of the accident and examine possible safety deficiencies.
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