Tractor accident in shelter: farmer seriously injured after falling!

Tractor accident in shelter: farmer seriously injured after falling!

On May 31, 2025, the Murtal district, in Homzach, occurred a dramatic tractor accident that put the fire brigade and the Red Cross on alert. The incident occurred around 7:00 p.m. when a 30-year-old farmer during woodwork in the forest, about 200 meters from his courtyard, came out of a steep forest path for an unknown cause and fell through a sloping embankment. According to [fireworld.at] (https://www.fireworld.at/2025/06/01/stmk-traktor absturz-im-unwegsamen-gelaende-in-kleinprethal-obdach/), the fire brigade reached the scene of the accident after a long journey with 25 forces.

The tractor, which at the time of the accident transported a loaded tilting trough with firewood, overturned and ended in a stream bed. The farmer jumped out of the open driver's cab and called for help. His brother -in -law came to his aid and picked him up from the scene of the accident. Due to his injuries, the farmer was then taken care of by the Red Cross and flown to the Graz State Hospital with a rescue helicopter, C17.

The challenges in rescue

The location of the accident site presented the emergency services with special challenges, since the region was rough and the journey could only take place with off -road vehicles. Therefore, material and staff were brought to the site with two pick-ups, while the fire brigade received support from a farmer in recovering the tractor.

This incident is part of an alarming statistics in agriculture, which is examined by agrarheute.com. It is shown that over 23 percent of all recorded accidents in agriculture are eliminated on animal husbandry, while forestry work and other activities have high number of accidents. In 2021 there were numerous accidents due to direct animal contact, whereby the accidents also be worrying during woodwork.

Before the experts can concentrate on further causes of accidents, the case of the tragic accident remains in the shelter in the shelter to increase the security standards and for caution in everyday agricultural life.