Overview

• The 55-year-old was carrying out a well-drilling job in the Frauenstein district when he became trapped in a self-propelled drilling device.
• A caller reported a fall into a borehole at about 3:10 p.m. near Quellbornstraße, and police and paramedics later confirmed the man’s death at the scene.
• Preliminary police findings indicate he had been commissioned for the well installation and was operating the machine when the accident occurred.
• The criminal police and the Office for Occupational Safety have begun investigations, and an expert has been engaged to examine the equipment and sequence of events.
• Emergency pastoral care was requested for several people who became aware of the accident.