Heavy current accident

“Even the socket at home is absolutely deadly”

The worker drove upwards with the lifting platform and got caught in the power line.

(Bild: Fesl Manfred/Manfred Fesl)

In the Innviertel region, a worker fell into a power line on Tuesday and was seriously injured and taken to hospital. After the accident, many people are once again realizing how dangerous electricity can be. And not without reason. Even at 60 volts, there is a danger to life. 

With third-degree burns, a 41-year-old worker from Kollerschlag was first flown to the Salzburg regional hospital on Tuesday and later to the specialists at the BG Unfallklinik Murnau (Bavaria) due to the severity of his injuries. As reported, the man from Mühlviertel had come into contact with a 30,000 volt power line while installing a lightning conductor at the Friedburg elementary school.