Worker Critically Injured in Accident in Vienna-Margareten

Two employees of an installation company were conducting repair work on a roof. For this purpose, two ladders were set up on the snow guard of the roof.

Worker Taken to Hospital with Life-Threatening Injuries

One of the two employees, a 63-year-old man, slipped and fell approximately 15 meters along with the ladder. The man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries - open fractures and a severe traumatic brain injury - after initial treatment by the Vienna professional rescue service, reported the Vienna State Police Directorate on Friday. "The patient has been admitted to an intensive care unit and is unfortunately in a life-threatening condition," said the AKH.

(APA/Red)

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