Heavy forest accident: 19-year-old in the hospital to Baumstamm crash

Heavy forest accident: 19-year-old in the hospital to Baumstamm crash

A terrible forest accident seriously injured a 19-year-old man from Southeast Styria in Edelsbach near Feldbach on Saturday morning. The young man and his father were near a tractor while performing woodwork. According to meinzirk.at , it was the attachment of a shaken beech to an electrical winch. While he tried to attach further tree trunks, an careless hand movement with the remote control loosened the tense rope and catapulted a tree trunk on his right leg. The impact was so violent that it was thrown to the ground and the tree trunk remained on it.

rescue measures ushered in

The father of the injured person was quickly on hand and immediately activated the rescue chain. The emergency doctor supplied the seriously injured young man on site before he was admitted to the LKH Feldbach. The Red Cross and three fire departments with a total of 40 helpers were used. After the initial investigations, the police could not determine any third -party debt, which makes the Situation no less tragic for those involved, so steiermark.orf.at .

This incident throws a bright light on the dangers associated with working in the forest. Such accidents illustrate the importance of security in agriculture and forestry, where a single moment of carelessness can have devastating consequences. The man's health remains to be seen, while the emergency services and the investigating authorities analyze the accident more precisely.