Seriously injured – 21-year-old fell six meters from the roof of the house

A serious accident at work occurred on Monday afternoon in the Tyrolean Zillertal. The victim was a 21-year-old who was working on a roof structure. Despite safety precautions, the young man fell from the roof of the house.

The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. in the municipality of Mayrhofen. The 21-year-old Austrian was standing on the roof of the house and probably slipped. As a result, he fell into a safety device that was mounted on the roof structure. Impact on the asphalt But the young man was particularly unlucky. A wooden rafter of the protection broke and the 21-year-old fell six meters from the roof. He crashed onto an asphalt road. After receiving first aid, the seriously injured man was flown to Schwaz Hospital in an emergency helicopter.
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