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Worker seriously injured by falling equipment in Altenrhein
A 51-year-old worker was seriously injured in Altenrhein, Switzerland, on Tuesday, November 3.
He was working on Dorfstrasse shortly before noon when equipment weighing several hundred kilograms fell.
The falling equipment injured him while he was carrying out work.
Emergency responders treated him at the scene and took him to hospital.
The exact cause of the accident is not known.
St. Gallen cantonal police are investigating how it happened.
A 51-year-old man was seriously injured in a workplace accident in Altenrhein on Tuesday, 3 November.
A device weighing several hundred kilograms fell while he was working.
The accident happened shortly before noon on Dorfstrasse.
Emergency services treated him at the scene and took him to hospital.
The exact circumstances are under investigation by the St. Gallen cantonal police.
- Who
- A 51-year-old man.
- What
- He was seriously injured when a device weighing several hundred kilograms fell.
- When
- Tuesday, 3 November 2026, shortly before noon.
- Where
- Dorfstrasse in Altenrhein.
- Why
- The exact circumstances of the accident are under investigation.
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Emergency services received a report of a workplace accident on Dorfstrasse in Altenrhein.
Emergency services treated the injured man at the scene and took him to hospital.
- Injured worker
- 51-year-old man
- Accident date
- 3 November 2026
- Location
- Dorfstrasse, Altenrhein
- Falling equipment
- Several hundred kilograms
- Investigation
- St. Gallen cantonal police