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34-Year-Old Seriously Injured Multiple Times in Workplace Accident in Vienna-Meidling: Rescued with Construction Crane

Der schwer verletzte 34-jährige Arbeiter wurde in Wien-Meidling mittels Baukran geborgen.
Der schwer verletzte 34-jährige Arbeiter wurde in Wien-Meidling mittels Baukran geborgen. ©Berufsrettung Wien
In Vienna-Meidling, a work accident occurred late Tuesday morning, where a 34-year-old man fell several meters deep onto steel pipes in a construction pit. The man sustained several serious injuries. He was rescued with the help of a construction crane.

The accident happened around 11:30 AM in Köglergasse, Vienna, near the Trauma Center Vienna Meidling. A worker had fallen into a construction pit and suffered severe injuries to his leg as well as the pelvic and shoulder areas.

The Vienna professional rescue service provided the man with emergency medical care and medication on site. He was stabilized in a vacuum mattress and then placed in a rescue stretcher. Meanwhile, the Vienna professional fire brigade prepared the technical rescue from the pit. A construction crane was also used in this process. After his rescue, the 34-year-old was taken to the shock room of a clinic.

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