Construction site drama in Hohenems: 25-year-old falls four meters deep!

Construction site drama in Hohenems: 25-year-old falls four meters deep!

On March 25, 2025, a serious work accident occurred at around 10:50 a.m. on a construction site in Graf-Maximilian-Straße in Hohenems. A 25-year-old worker who was busy with cable laying on the roof of a building fell through a solving closed attic staircase. The fall occurred from a height of around four meters and led to indefinite injuries that needed initial care on site. The injured was then transported to the State Hospital Feldkirch.

This incident throws a light on the security situation on construction sites, especially with regard to the risk of accidents. Every year there are over 700,000 accidents of work in Germany, of which more than 135,000 are recorded on construction sites, as reported. According to the data, around 56 accidents of work were recorded in the construction industry in 2021, which means a probability of 5.6 % for one work accident per year.

frequent causes of accidents and devastating statistics

The construction industry has the highest rate of fatal work accidents and records more than three times as many accidents compared to other industries. Crashes are one of the most common causes of fatal accidents and make up 43 % of these tragic events. It is estimated that an average of 118,000 accidents of work on construction sites per year were registered in the period under consideration.

in 2021 2,700 of these accidents were heavy and 85 ended fatally. The most common injuries on construction sites are bruises, sprains and bruises, but fractures often occur. Security measures such as the provision of suitable personal protective equipment (PSA) and the training of the staff could help reduce the number of accidents and increase the safety of workers.

Another serious incident in Hohenems

Another serious accident occurred on a further construction site in Hohenems on April 1, 2021. During concrete work, a 30-year-old building polisher fell onto the concrete floor due to a breakthrough one of the scaffolding floorboards from a height of about 2.40 meters. He suffered serious head injuries and a wrist fracture. The recovery was carried out using the aerial ladder of the Götzis fire brigade, and the injured person was transported with a rescue helicopter to the State Hospital Feldkirch, as

The increasing number of work accidents on construction sites requires urgent measures to improve occupational safety. Various strategies, such as the top principle-technical, organizational and personal measures, could help reduce the risk of such tragic accidents. It is crucial to strengthen the security precautions and thus to minimize the dangers that workers are exposed to on construction sites.