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86-year-old injured by tractor while working on wood – police are investigating!
An 86-year-old man was hit by a tractor while doing woodwork in the Völkermarkt district and was seriously injured.
86-year-old injured by tractor while working on wood – police are investigating!
A serious forestry accident caused a stir in the Völkermarkt district on Friday afternoon, October 2nd, 2025. An 86-year-old pensioner was hit by a tractor during logging work while he was loading cut wood into the loading box of his vehicle. The incident occurred around 1:00 p.m. when the tractor started moving for unknown reasons and knocked the man to the ground. Loud Small newspaper The pensioner was at work alone and was only found by a colleague who was also doing woodwork nearby.
The 68-year-old man who witnessed the accident acted quickly and immediately alerted the emergency services. Shortly afterwards, the injured person received emergency medical care and was flown to the Klagenfurt accident hospital in the C11 rescue helicopter. The rescue of the trapped man from the forest was carried out by the St. Peter am Wallersberg fire department in collaboration with the rescue workers and the police MyDistrict reported.
The cause of the accident is still unclear
The exact cause of the violent accident is still unclear and is currently being investigated by the police. The incident sheds light on the dangers of woodworking. According to the Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (SVLFG), there was a 6.3 percent increase in work-related accidents in forestry in 2022. A total of 4,302 work accidents were registered, which makes it clear that working in the forest is not without risks. Especially the wood processing, which increases in spring, often leads to accidents, such as SVLFG communicates.
- 737 Personen erlitten Arbeitsunfälle bei Fällarbeiten.
- 1.113 Personen hatten bei der Holzaufarbeitung einen Arbeitsunfall.
- 433 Menschen verletzten sich beim Rücken oder Heranbringen des Holzes.
Such incidents call for caution and highlight the need for sound training and safety measures in the forestry sector. The SVLFG offers numerous information materials and training measures to minimize the risk of accidents and work more safely in the forest. After all, no one should lose sight of the dangers when moving in the forest or doing woodwork.