Worker Dies on Construction Site in Fahrweid ZH
Published: Wednesday, Jul 26th 2023, 10:40
Updated At: Friday, Oct 13th 2023, 14:12
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On Tuesday afternoon, a 59-year-old worker died in a workplace accident in Fahrweid, Zurich. He was buried under a several hundred kilogram heavy formwork element. The construction worker was working on formwork with two colleagues around 2 pm, according to the Zurich Cantonal Police. When the element was lifted with a crane, the fastening broke and the element tipped to the side. The Cantonal Police and the Public Prosecutor's Office are now investigating how the accident happened.
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