Mulden tipper crashed over dam in Kühtai

Unusual work accident in Kühtai: A 26-year-old fell over a dam with a 150-ton dump truck. He was hurled out of the vehicle, but was then able to leave the crash site with the help of colleagues. Wednesday at 2.30 p.m., the local (26) was busy with bulk work with a dump truck at the dam body of the dam of the Längental power plant reservoir.Several overstrokes at 150 metresDuring a reversing process to discharge the bulk volume of about 100 tonne…

A serious work accident occurred in Kühtai: A dump truck crashed 150 meters down a dam. The driver was hurled out of the vehicle and injured. On Thursday afternoon, March 27, 2025, an Austrian 26-year-old was busy bulking on the dam of the Längental Kraftwerkstausee in Kühtai. When driving backwards to discharge a load of around 100 tons, the dump truck fell too far over the edge of the dam. The heavy vehicle lost its balance and slipped over th…

At 2.30 p.m., an alarm was struck today: a dump truck had fallen on a construction site in the steep terrain in the municipality of Silz in Kühtai. During the accident, the handlebar was hurled out of the driver's cabin and suffered injuries – but according to the operatives, it was always accessible.Vulnerable is located in Innsbruck's hospital An emergency helicopter brought the injured to the Innsbruck hospital – however, the advanced volunte…

At the construction site of the Tiwag power plant in the Kühtai Längental, a serious work accident occurred on Thursday afternoon.