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An excavator fell yesterday down a steep slope in Oftringen. The operator of the excavator died of serious injuries at the scene of the accident.
The accident at work occurred on Monday, September 14, 2020 at around 11 am at Höhenweg in Oftringen. The employee of a horticultural company carried out dredging work there on steep terrain. The small excavator must have slipped, after which it fell about 15 meters down the slope.
Finally he stopped at the seat of a house below.
Ambulance and police found the worker dead next to the bulldozer on the ground. Despite immediate resuscitation measures, any help came too late for the 45-year-old.
The exact circumstances of the accident are not yet clear. The Aargau canton police have started their investigations.
The Zofingen-Kulm prosecutor’s office opened an investigation.
