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Together with a 35-year-old acquaintance, the man wanted to transport loose tree trunks that had been uprooted by a storm. The attachment to one of the trees came loose, whereupon a steel cable hit the 31-year-old in the face with full force.
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- Gallery: Serious forestry accident in Micheldorf
His colleague was also hit by the rope, but was uninjured. The casualty was taken by rescue to a nearby soccer field and from there flown by rescue helicopter to the Kepler University Hospital in Linz.
Both forestry workers were wearing protective clothing and a safety helmet at the time of the accident.
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