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The man was flown to a special clinic in a rescue helicopter.
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The Mindelheim police are investigating a woman for negligent bodily harm.
A man's arm was completely severed during wood splitting work.
Wideregg - On Monday afternoon, the Mindelheim police were called to an accident during wood splitting work.
A couple used a tractor-operated hydraulic splitting machine to split heavy tree trunks.
Man's hand completely severed in wood splitting accident
During the splitting work, the man stood on the splitting machine and straightened the logs while his wife operated the machine.
Due to a misunderstanding and carelessness on the part of both people, the wife started the splitting process.
Mindelheim police are investigating negligent bodily harm in Wideregg
According to the current status of the investigation, at this moment the husband grabbed the trunk again to put it back in position.
Since the process had already started, the blade now caught the man's right hand.
The hand was completely severed from the arm by the blade.
The woman tied off her arm and alerted the emergency services.
The man was flown to a special clinic in a rescue helicopter.
The police opened an investigation against the woman for negligent bodily harm.
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