A Syrian man suffered a life-threatening fall while cleaning windows in Baumgartenberg on Wednesday. The 35-year-old fell about six meters to the ground after his scissor lift was suddenly knocked over by an opening gate. The seriously injured man had to be flown to the accident hospital in Linz.
The 35-year-old Syrian from Linz had cleaned the skylights on the ceiling at a company in Baumgartenberg around 1 p.m. To get there, he stood on a scissor lift and went up about twenty feet. He had not turned off the main switch of the aluminum fence.
Alutor suddenly opened
The rails for the gate run parallel to the ceiling at a height of approximately five meters into the interior of the hall. The scissor lift was located between these two rails. For reasons still unclear, the large aluminum gate was activated and opened. This caused the worker to be overthrown.
Serious injury
The 35-year-old hit his head on the concrete floor and suffered serious head, arm and leg injuries. He had to be treated by an emergency doctor and was flown to UKH Linz by rescue helicopter.
Source: Krone
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