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24-year-old worker dies in accident at Bremen port
A 24-year-old worker died in a workplace accident in Bremen’s Neustädter Hafen during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
Police said he was servicing a lifting robot in a high-bay warehouse at about 11 p.m.
He became trapped in the machine and suffered an injury to his neck.
Colleagues tried to give first aid, but he died at the scene.
The exact cause and circumstances of the accident are still unclear.
Police are investigating to establish what happened.
The case concerns workplace safety in a warehouse, but no further details about the site or the investigation are available.
A 24-year-old man died in a workplace accident at Bremen’s Neustädter Hafen.
He was reportedly servicing a lifting robot in a high-bay warehouse when he became trapped in a machine and suffered a neck injury.
Colleagues tried to give him first aid, but he died at the scene.
Police are investigating the circumstances and cause of death.
- Who
- A 24-year-old man working at the site.
- What
- He was fatally injured after becoming trapped in a machine while servicing a lifting robot.
- When
- Tuesday night, at about 23:00; the accident was reported as occurring overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday.
- Where
- A high-bay warehouse in Bremen’s Neustädter Hafen. Kreiszeitung names the location as Senator-Blase-Straße.
- Why
- The exact circumstances and cause of the accident have not been established.
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The worker was reportedly servicing a lifting robot in a high-bay warehouse when he became trapped and suffered a neck injury.
Colleagues tried to give him first aid, but he died at the scene.
Police began investigating the circumstances and cause of death.
- Age
- 24 years old
- Location
- Neustädter Hafen, Bremen
- Time
- About 23:00 on Tuesday
- Equipment
- Lifting robot in a high-bay warehouse
- Injury
- Neck injury
- Outcome
- Died at the scene