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Workplace fatalities in Germany

Overview

A series of fatal workplace accidents involving falling objects has been reported in Germany.

In mid-August, a 56-year-old construction worker died in Bernau bei Berlin after a heavy container fell approximately four meters from a height, striking him at a residential construction site. Police initiated an investigation to determine if safety regulations were violated.

In September, a separate industrial accident occurred in Günzburg when a 1.5-ton concrete component detached from its anchoring. The falling object struck two workers; while one 29-year-old employee was rescued with a leg injury, a 50-year-old colleague died at the scene. Criminal police are investigating the cause of the structural failure.

Entities

Bernau bei Berlin · Neu-Ulm Criminal Police · Nuremberg Congress Hall · Günzburg

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Günzburg workplace accident leaves one dead after concrete part falls

    A 50-year-old man died and a 29-year-old was injured in Günzburg, Germany, after a 1.5-ton concrete part detached from its anchoring and fell on them in a work hall.

  2. 28 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Bernau: Construction worker killed by falling container

    A 56-year-old construction worker died in Bernau bei Berlin after a heavy container fell four meters and struck him at a residential construction site.

Sources

augsburger-allgemeine.de · deutschlandsuchtdensuperstar.de · merkur.de