Horrible accident at work in Hanover: mechanic fights for his life!

Horrible accident at work in Hanover: mechanic fights for his life!

In a shocking industrial accident on Thursday morning, January 9, 2025, in Hanover, a 56-year-old mechanic was critically injured when the operator's cockpit of a grab excavator suddenly began to sink. The incident occurred on a company premises in the Brink-Hafen district during maintenance work. For reasons that are still unclear, the pulpit trapped the mechanic, who immediately found his life in acute danger. The man's colleagues acted quickly and immediately made an emergency call, which led to a massive deployment of fire and rescue workers who are trained for such complicated technical rescue operations as fireworld.at reported.

When the rescue workers arrived, the injured man's colleagues had already raised the pulpit, but the mechanic was still seriously injured. The man was immediately freed from the predicament by the fire department. Despite the rapid rescue efforts, his condition was critical; he had to be resuscitated at the scene before being transported to a nearby hospital. This was also confirmed by reports from n-tv.de. The circumstances that led to this tragic incident are currently unknown, and investigations by the Trade Inspectorate are now beginning to clarify the causes of the serious accident.