On Tuesday morning, a terrible electrical accident occurred at the primary school in Friedburg (Upper Austria) – and an entire primary school class had to see everything: a worker got his lifting platform stuck in a 30 KV line during construction work on the lightning protection system. He could only be saved after the line was turned off.
A primary school class witnessed the rescue operation. According to a statement from the education board, the school responded quickly and took the children to the gym, where they were further cared for by their teacher. The Red Cross has mobilized an eight-member crisis intervention team to support teachers if necessary.
New floor for the primary school
It has not yet been revealed exactly how the terrible accident happened shortly after 9:30 am. According to initial reports, the worker (30) was in contact with the 30 KV line that supplies the Lengau industrial area with a lifting platform.
Friedburg primary school has been given an extra floor in recent months. Only the outdoor cables and a lightning conductor were missing and should be installed on Tuesday.
Lightning rod installed
A 30-year-old worker complained about the lightning rod on the building. He went up on a cherry picker and got stuck in an electricity cable. The other construction site employees immediately noticed the accident and alerted the emergency services. Four fire brigades were deployed to help the injured person. The seriously injured man could only be rescued and rescued after a shutdown initiated by the Red Cross. He was taken to a hospital in Salzburg by C6 helicopter.
Source: Krone
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