As of: March 16, 2024, 9:41 a.m
By: Katarina Amtmann
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Two men carried out work in Lower Bavaria using a tractor.
There was a terrible accident.
Sankt Oswald-Riedlhütte - A man was seriously injured in the hand in an industrial accident in Lower Bavaria.
The police reported on Saturday that the 77-year-old and a 39-year-old were carrying out work using a tractor in Sankt Oswald-Riedlhütte (Freyung-Grafenau district) on Thursday, March 14th.
The older man was at the back of the vehicle.
A man was flown to a hospital with serious injuries (symbolic image).
© IMAGO / Daniel Scharinger
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Industrial accident in Bavaria: man seriously injured in the hand
For reasons that are not yet clear, a pump attached to the PTO shaft started moving and the 77-year-old's hand got caught in the machine.
He had to be flown to a special clinic with serious injuries, according to the police.
(came/dpa)
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