Was not wearing a helmet
Forestry accident: Styrian man hit on the head by branches
A 53-year-old man was hit on the head by branches of a falling tree in south-eastern Styria on Monday. The man, who was not wearing a helmet, was flown to hospital by helicopter.
The clearing of storm damage in the forest caused another injury in Styria on Monday. According to the police, a 53-year-old man was working with a friend in Wiersdorf (south-eastern Styria) next to a municipal road on Monday afternoon.
While trying to loosen a stuck tree trunk with a tractor and a chain, the tree did not fall in the intended direction. Branches of the tree hit the 53-year-old, who was not wearing a helmet, on the head. The local man had to be flown by rescue helicopter to Wagna Regional Hospital with injuries of indeterminate severity.
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