Accident at work Plasterer dies after falling from scaffolding in the Grisons Oberland

SDA

13.7.2024 - 10:22

After falling from scaffolding (photo), the seriously injured workman died in the Graubünden cantonal hospital.
After falling from scaffolding (photo), the seriously injured workman died in the Graubünden cantonal hospital.
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A 58-year-old plasterer fell four meters from scaffolding in the Grisons Oberland on Friday. The man hit a concrete floor and suffered fatal injuries.

Work colleagues and other people present provided first aid to the seriously injured man, as reported by the Graubünden cantonal police on Saturday. A helicopter flew the man from the scene of the accident in Curaglia to the Cantonal Hospital of Graubünden in Chur.

The workman died there in the afternoon. The public prosecutor's office and the police launched an investigation into the circumstances of the fatal accident at work.

SDA