Fatal accident when changing tires at the company’s Redlham facility

Online since October 17, 2020 at 5:57 pm, updated at 8:05 pm

Redlham.

A fatal accident when changing tires on a truck occurred on Saturday afternoon at a company premises in Redlham (Vöcklabruck district).

Emergency services were alerted to a company site in Redlham because a person was trapped under a vehicle.
“A 58-year-old man from the Vöcklabruck district wanted to change the front left tire of a truck in Redlham on October 17, 2020 around 2:00 pm. His 28-year-old son helped him with this. The 58-year-old man installed a jack in the steering knuckle area and lifted the vehicle. His son loosened the wheel bolts with an impact wrench, lowered the tire and removed it to get the new one. His father lay on his back under the The truck fell for an unknown reason from the jack and caught the 58-year-old underneath in the upper body area. The 28-year-old heard a loud bang and noticed the accident. Along with a helper who had approached , they lifted the truck again with the help of the jack and removed the victim Both immediately provided first aid and started the rescue chain. First the policemen and then the ambulance took over the resuscitation measures. h failed and the H Ombre succumbed to his serious injuries at the scene of the accident, “police said in a press release that night.

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