Serious work accident in the quarry: Styrian seriously injured!

Serious work accident in the quarry: Styrian seriously injured!

On June 12, 2025 at 10:30 a.m., a serious work accident occurred in the quarry of the Voestalpine in the Steyrling lime works, Upper Austria. A 44-year-old machine operator from the Leoben district, Styria, was seriously injured when he tried to compensate for an approximately 20 kg inner tube. The accident was caused according to 5min.at by the cantung of the inner tube, which caused the inner tube head to be dissolved from the fishing bell and a fall height of around 2.5 meters reached.

The mechanical engineer concerned suffered serious injuries to the right thumb. Immediately after the incident, an emergency doctor provided first aid before the injured worker was transported to Linz with the rescue helicopter C14 to Med Campus III. The local authorities, more precisely the labor inspectorate Wels, were informed of the work accident.

Another work accident in Köflach

meinbezirk.at , the driver was appealing and was flown to the LKH Graz with a rescue helicopter after the fire department in the motor compartment of the Baggers quickly extinguished had. The technical condition of the vehicle is currently being examined by an expert.

The situation of work accidents in Germany

in parallel to these incidents, a report by the [BG Bau] (https://www.bgbau.de/die-bg-bau/ueber-uns/sumen-daten-fakten/jahres report-2022/arbeitsunfaelle-und- and--und--und--und--und--und--und-unde-und-und- and occupational diseases in Germany is also increasingly increasing. In 2022, cases of hearing loss were increasingly registered, which leads to increased awareness and further educational efforts. These initiatives aim to clarify the employees about the irreversibility of hearing loss and the need for sufficient UV protection.

Overall, the serious work accidents in different regions illustrate how important security measures and the investigation of employees in industrial areas are. Both the current incidents and the statistical data emphasize the need to act preventively and to ensure the safety of employees.