Shock in Bschlabs: Workers falls seven meters from scaffolding!

Shock in Bschlabs: Workers falls seven meters from scaffolding!

Bschlabs, Österreich - A serious work accident occurred on Wednesday, June 18, in Bschlabs in the Reutte district. A 53-year-old Austrian worker fell from a double-storey scaffold during renovation work and fell about seven meters to the concrete floor. The man suffered serious injuries and had to be flown to the district hospital in Reutte by the emergency and emergency medical team by the emergency helicopter. Information on its current degree of injury and health has not yet been available, as Meinbezirk reported.

This terrible incident throws a light on the dangers that exist at work in the construction industry. On the same day there was another emergency helicopter use in the outer. Here a 28-year-old German citizen fell with his motorcycle when he was traveling uphill from the ground. He was also flown to the Zams hospital with the rescue helicopter. Such accidents illustrate the risks associated with physically demanding professions.

The dangers in the workplace

If you look at the numbers for work accidents, it quickly becomes clear that security at work plays an important role. According to Statistics Austria are healthy conditions an important health policy task. This includes identifying job -related health risks and problems and taking appropriate measures.

Statistics Austria regularly collects data on risks, health problems and accidents at work. The survey is based on EU regulation No. 349/2011 on statistics on work accidents and the results are accessible via the Aussa (Austrian Social Science Data Archive). The umbrella organization of social security institutions also leads an annual statistics to recognized insurance cases that include work accidents and occupational diseases and provides central key figures.

The serious injuries to the 53-year-old man in Bschlabs are an urgent reminder that every workplace harbors its dangers. It is all the more important that both employers and employees take responsibility for security measures seriously and are aware of existing risks.