A serious industrial accident ended fatally in Upper Austria on Tuesday morning. As reported, an 18-year-old from the Perg district fell while using a ladder at a large construction site. A colleague wanted to save him and almost fell into the depths himself. The young electrician was taken to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Dramatic scenes took place at a construction site in the Kaplanhofviertel in Linz around 9:20 am on Tuesday. An 18-year-old electrician was carrying out cable preparation work with a colleague on the third floor.
Colleague wanted to save him
Suddenly the young man’s foot hit a drainpipe, the ladder tipped over and he fell into the depths. His colleague, a 44-year-old Pole, was able to grab the ladder and was dragged away himself.
Worker hangs from the parapet
To avoid falling, he had to let go of the ladder and was just able to hold on to a concrete railing. Colleagues came to his aid and pulled the 44-year-old back upstairs.
The seriously injured 18-year-old was resuscitated by the emergency physician and taken to hospital. But the doctors could not save his young life. He died a short time later from his injuries.
Source: Krone
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