Fatal accident in forest work: 74-year-old crushed by his own tractor
Created: 12/04/2022, 12:02 p.m
By: Miriam Haberhauer
In the district of Freising, a 74-year-old had a fatal accident while working in the forest.
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In the Freising district, a 74-year-old died in a forest work accident.
His own tractor had rolled on top of him.
Mauern – In a forest near Dürnseiboldsdorf, in the municipality of Mauern in the district of Freising, a fatal accident occurred on Saturday morning, in which a 74-year-old man died in his own forest.
Fatal forest accident: 74-year-old crushed by tractor
As the police now announced, the man was alone in a wooded area when the accident happened.
According to initial findings, the 74-year-old wanted to fell a tree and had previously parked his tractor in the forest.
For reasons that have not yet been clarified, the vehicle started rolling unnoticed.
As a result, the victim was crushed between the rear tire of his vehicle and a tree and fatally injured.
Neighbors found the 74-year-old who died in the accident.
According to the police, there is no evidence of third-party negligence.
The criminal police Erding took on the investigation to clarify the course of the accident.
Sad leader: most accidents during forest work in Bavaria
According to statistics from the Board of Trustees for Forestry Work and Forestry Technology (KWF), between 2013 and 2021, most accidents in Germany occurred during forestry work in Bavaria.
In 2019 there were 140 accidents in Bavaria, in 2021 there were around 50 fewer.
In its statistics, the KWF takes account of reportable forest accidents that lead to an inability to work for more than three days or have fatal consequences for the casualty.
The most common cause of accidents is negligence, a lack of manual experience, a lack of knowledge, as well as falling, lying or hanging trunks and branches.
According to the Bavarian forest administration, accidents in connection with heavy forest machines are among the rarest causes.
(mha)
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