Terrible accidents of work: heroic rescuers and dramatic missions!

Terrible accidents of work: heroic rescuers and dramatic missions!

Vöckla­markt, Österreich - An alarming day for workers in Austria, where several serious accidents of work took place. In the Spittal/Drau district, a 58-year-old worker injured himself on Monday while working with his truck. The man climbed to a ladder leaning towards the side wall and fell head across the asphalt from a height of about two meters. Despite his serious injuries, he managed to independently request help in the company's secretariat. The rescue chain was immediately started and it was flown to the Klagenfurt accident hospital after the emergency medical initial care with the rescue helicopter C7, reports klick-kaernten.at .

On the same day, another incident occurred in Hermagor, where a 43-year-old worker with his foot got between solid and moving parts of a machine. An attentive colleague immediately pressed the emergency stop button, which prevented worse injuries. After the initial care on site, the man was brought to the Villach State Hospital. In a separate, but also dramatic incident on December 16, 2024, a 56-year-old man from Vöcklamarkt was seriously injured while woodwork on a circular saw. For reasons unknown, he got into the ongoing saw with his right hand. He received quick help on site from an emergency doctor and the emergency services and was immediately brought to the Salzburg hospital, as