Serious construction site accident: 26-year-old trapped under tipper

Serious construction site accident: 26-year-old trapped under tipper

Sankt Andrä-Höch, Österreich - on June 12, 2025, around 3 p.m., a serious accident occurred on a construction site in Sankt Andrä-Höch in the Leibnitz district. A 26-year-old worker from the Deutschlandsberg district was busy with a front tipper, also called Dumper, to tip the gravel break in a art. The accident has again shown the dangers that lurk on construction sites.

During the work, the worker had to drive over a steep slope with a gradient of 20 to 25 percent. Suddenly the front tipper tipped down, which had fatal consequences. The man who had not put on a seat belt was thrown out of the vehicle and jammed under the tipper. Fortunately, other workers hurried to help, freed him and immediately informed the emergency services. After the first aid by paramedics and a first responder, he was flown to the LKH Graz with the emergency helicopter. The 26-year-old suffered serious injuries, while an external debt can be excluded according to the current state of investigation, reports 5min. .

The dangers on construction sites

accidents such as the latest incident in Sankt Andrä-Höch are not an isolated case. Studies show that the frequency of accident on construction sites is about twice as high as in other jobs. The consequences are often serious. There are various sources of danger, which must be observed on construction sites. This includes constant changes in the working environment, high physical stress, unpredictable weather influences as well as a great time and deadline pressure. These factors promote accidents that are often more difficult than in other industries, explains the Deutsche Handwerks Zeitung .

Tasks in transport and traffic are particularly dangerous, which according to Baua make up 33.2 % of all accidents in the construction industry, followed by extraction and manufacture with 24.1 %. Occupational safety on construction sites is therefore of essential importance and is regulated by numerous regulations. These include the Occupational Safety Act, the Workplace Ordinance, the Operations Security Ordinance and the construction site Ordinance.

regulations and responsibility

These regulations are there to ensure both security and health protection on construction sites. Employers must contact the responsible occupational safety authorities, monitor construction sites and offer advice. Responsible planning and execution lie in the hands of architects, construction managers, builders, coordinators and entrepreneurs, emphasizes the Federal Institute for Health Occupational medicine .

In order to minimize the risk of accidents, specific security measures are necessary. This includes instructions for danger spots and risky work areas as well as the creation of a risk assessment in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Safety Act.

The tragic incident in Sankt Andrä-Höch once again warns us not to underestimate the importance of occupational safety on construction sites. In many cases, work accidents can be prevented by compliance with safety regulations and a conscious handling of the dangers on site.