Forestry accident in Upper Austria
Farmer fell from a ladder from a height of five meters
A forestry accident occurred on Wednesday in the municipality of Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald (Upper Austria). A 61-year-old farmer from Mühlviertel fell from a ladder from a great height. Fortunately, local residents heard his screams and set the rescue chain in motion.
The 61-year-old was working in his forest in Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald at around 2.30 in the afternoon. He was leaning an aluminum ladder against a trunk so that he could cut branches at greater heights with his chainsaw.
Slipped off
As the farmer was working at a height of around five meters, he suddenly lost his balance and slipped off the ladder. He fell to the ground and lay seriously injured in the bushes.
Loud cries for help
Fortunately, local residents heard the cries for help and immediately set the rescue chain in motion. The man from Mühlviertel received emergency medical treatment at the scene and was then taken to Rohrbach Hospital.
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