Accident in the field – farmer run over by bales of hay – seriously injured

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Horrible accident at work on Sunday evening in the Tyrolean lowlands: a 45-year-old farmer was run over by a bale of hay on a slightly sloping field in Ebbs (Kufstein district). The local man suffered serious injuries. His daughter was among the first responders.

The serious incident occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. The 45-year-old farmer was harvesting hay in a field in Ebbs. “While placing a bale on the ground with his tractor and a silo bale machine, he noticed that one of the bales had started to roll on the slightly sloping field,” police said.

hay bales trailed 200 feet
The 45-year-old immediately got off the tractor and ran about 60 meters after the rolling bale. In the end, the man had an unfortunate fall and was run over by the bale of hay! He suffered serious injuries to his upper body.

Daughter and acquaintance as care providers
The man’s daughter and an acquaintance, who had helped with the hay harvest and watched the accident, immediately ran to the scene of the accident, administered first aid and started the rescue chain.

Brought to hospital with rescue
The seriously injured man was then given first aid on the spot by the alert emergency services and then taken to the Kufstein district hospital. In addition to the rescue service, the emergency doctor and the police, the fire brigade was also on site.

Source: Krone

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